OPINION: Think Twice Before Cutting Medicaid
The 400 richest Americans now make as much money as the poorest 150 million by Peter Sterling To paraphrase Mark Twain, tales of Medicaid’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Recent news reports...
View ArticleOPINION: Give Thanks — And Give it Away!
by Jon M. Sweeney and Rabbi Michal Woll Thanksgiving may just be the most universally cherished and observed of American holidays. We share it without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, geography or...
View ArticleOPINION: Life These Days
by Constancia Gomez Thanks to my Psychology class at the University of Vermont, I can understand American society a little bit more. As a teacher and a mother, I see everyday kids struggle. Kids...
View ArticleOPINION: Why Did a Group of Elmore Residents Work to Defeat the Merger?...
by Jan Miller The reason is simple — because we want Elmore to remain a viable and sustainable community that continues to offer unique educational opportunities to its children and families -— in...
View ArticleOPINION: Giving Thanks
by Rebecca Holcombe Ask anyone in Vermont about his or her favorite educator, and you are likely to get an animated response. In fact, chances are that if you ask people about who had the greatest...
View ArticleOPINION: Eminent Domain: Public Tool or Economic Weapon?
by Gerard Renfro If “the public good” is the motive, smashing the beverage store is not the right means. Bicycle use here in Montpelier is never going to be adopted by the mainstream in any significant...
View ArticleOPINION: Zero-Sort (of) Recycling
by Cassandra Hemenway In the last issue of The Bridge, Larry Floersch provided a bit of entertainment with his tongue-in-cheek analysis of “Zero-Sort” recycling in “A State of Mind: Zero-Sort...
View ArticleOPINION: Industrial Wind Turbines Jeopardize Air Travel Safety
by Brian Dubie, Chair, Vermont Aerospace and Aviation Association It was my honor to serve as Vermont’s Lieutenant Governor for eight years. While I was in office, I was invited to tour the site of a...
View ArticleOPINION: Entrepreneur Asks Economic Questions
by Wavell Cowan A widely acknowledged economic “problem” of this political year is the increasing gap in wealth between the so-called 1 percent and the rest of us. Economic inequality was recently...
View ArticleOPINION: Educational Reform: Another Brick In the Wall?
“Hey, teacher, leave those kids alone” — Pink Floyd by Gerard Renfro The Act 46 forum at the Kellogg Hubbard Library was a refreshing change to the usual debate and I definitely appreciated Dave...
View ArticleOPINION: Fossil Fuel Investments Too Risky
by Maeve McBride, Coordinator of 350Vermont I’m struck by the strange pace of life under the golden dome in Montpelier. On one hand, policy-making seems to progress at a glacial pace. On the other...
View ArticleOPINION: Vote for Local Control (Ballot Article 14)
by Page and Jed Guertin, Montpelier Every state in New England — except Vermont — uses proactive management strategies to protect drinking water sources: regulating access, creating intake protection...
View ArticleOPINION: A Better Way to Support North Branch Nature Center
by Alex Geller Amongst a number of ballot items this year, you will be asked to vote on whether or not you feel the city should grant $75,000 to the North Branch Nature Center in support of their...
View ArticleOPINION: Vote For A 1% Local Rooms, Meals and Alcohol Tax
by Phil Dodd, Montpelier If Montpelier votes on Town Meeting Day in favor of a 1 percent local rooms, meals and alcohol tax, the city will be joining 17 other Vermont cities and towns that already have...
View ArticleOPINION: Worth a Taste
by Jeremy Hansen Not long ago, many people believed that tomatoes were poisonous since they were in the same family as nightshade. If the “common sense” is that something is harmful, most people will...
View ArticleOPINION: Lights Out
by Art Chickering, East Montpelier Ted Koppell’s Lights Out — A Cyber Attack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath, calls for local, state, regional and federal responses. For some time he was...
View ArticleOPINION: Fund Parent Child Centers: Prevention Invests In Our Children’s Future
by Claire Kendall, Moretown The ripples and shockwaves from the tragic shooting events that occurred in our community last August can still be felt throughout the state. Our deepest sympathy goes out...
View ArticleOPINION: Health Agency, School Leaders Are Wrong On Pot Issue
by Stuart Friedman, Middlesex Last issue’s editorial about cannabis regulation “Slow Down, Answer the Questions — It’s about Children and Youth” lacked balance and research. The author, having had...
View ArticleOPINION: Act 46 Causes Loss Of Community Investment
by Jennifer Marckres (Craftsbury School Board Member) Craftsbury Schools is a PK-12 system serving the town of Craftsbury and tuition students from several neighboring communities. We are very proud...
View ArticleOPINION: Exercise Should Be Fun, Not Enslaving
by Hannah Eschelbach Being ‘healthy’ is such a relative term that it doesn’t even seem to have a meaning. A definition on Medical News Today, an online resource, states, “Health is a state of complete...
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