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People sometimes ask me how I while away the lonely hours now that I’m retired. Well, actually I don’t think anyone has ever asked me that, as…
One of the reasons I didn’t have many friends growing up (aside from being a nerd who spent all day reading and staring at computer screens be…
It’s time that we all woke up to the very dangerous and scary threat that the extreme activist judges on the Supreme Court are posing for our …
In a highly anticipated but not unexpected 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled on June 30, 2022, that the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan exceeded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s authority under the Clean Air Act.
As the Secretary of the Agency of Human Services (AHS), I am listening to what Vermonters want: broader insurance coverage, well-supported healthcare providers, and a stable health care system. On Tuesday, Vermont secured federal funding to meet these goals and to support the health and well…
We bring our big water bottle in from the truck, and the nice waitress goes off to fill it up. We are sitting in a corner booth, and I am fidgeting with an LAX parking receipt, watching my 12-year-old son demolish a short stack of pancakes from his plate, at a place called the Blue Dolphin Diner.
A very long time ago I first got to visit Fort Ticonderoga. Included in the museum’s collection was the saber of Ethan Allen, which had a fierce looking dog’s head on the pommel. In Allen’s most famous statue he wears that sword on his left hip, while his right hand is (according to the scul…
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Fireworks, events planned to mark Independence Day in Bennington County
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Haunted castle in Vermont, 'They will play tricks on you'
It could have all gone spectacularly wrong.
Don’t just “hope” school districts will stop using Native American mascots. Mandate it.
Register to vote. Then vote. Not tomorrow. Today. Local ballots for the Aug. 9 primary are available; early voting has begun. And the need for…
The housing bills signed by Gov. Phil Scott recently present an opportunity for Manchester and other Bennington County towns to address a hous…
If you think there’s ever been a better time to call the Bennington area home, think again.
Public servants aren’t servants. They are our friends, neighbors and co-workers who generously volunteer their free time to serve on boards an…
There is no justifiable reason for any child in Vermont to go hungry.
There’s a sea change taking place in Montpelier.
Sen. Patrick Leahy took to the floor of the U.S. Senate this week in defense of the Women’s Health Protection Act. The vote failed.
Governors typically stay on topic at media briefings, adhering to pre-planned talking points and always trying to bring reporters’ questions b…
Letters to the Editor
Thanks for uplifting story
Message of Roe v. Wade ruling
Don’t miss ‘Souvenir’ at Oldcastle
We need ‘Improved Medicare for All’
To the editor: As proud residents of Arlington, we are dismayed and embarrassed by the unsightly Dollar General property that greets us and vi…
Thanks for the Knapps
Considered motorized uses for Racetrack
This is a belated thank you to everyone who contributed in one way or another to bringing MayFest back to Bennington.
It’s Trump’s character that disqualifies him, not ‘personality’
