Columnists
Bear management, especially hunting bears with hounds, is a hot topic in Vermont these days.
Lately, all I see on the news is rage. This is not good. I fear the nation is beginning to boil over. Sure, COVID alone is enough to drive us …
Long-time Arlington resident Norman Rockwell memorialized the unique position of the Arlington area country doctor. The famous illustrator wou…
It’s almost Valentine’s Day — love is in the air — and the con artists are falling in love (with your money).
“African American voters cast ballots at similar rates to Americans.”
BENNINGTON — Imagine spending your days surrounded by the beautiful words of Amanda Gorman, Louise Erdrich, Anthony Doerr and Amor Towles. Or visiting the magical midnight library, the memory-filled kitchen of Stanley Tucci, or the inspiring mind and vision of Jane Goodall.
It only takes just a few minutes online to get a snapshot of America in 2022; a country divided; a digital battleground of rhetoric where information is wielded as a weapon.
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There are two very different pictures of the current state of the Northshire Rescue Squad, the independent nonprofit ambulance service that pr…
The latest report on The State of Vermont’s Children adds to the cacophony of alarm bells concerning the care and education of our youngest ci…
When discussing the coronavirus crisis that has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans and turned the world upside-down, we often speak in …
It was interesting to hear the range of pundits talking about Gov. Phil Scott’s State of the State address Wednesday. It was scattershot.
It’s rare and remarkable when something good comes from something tragic.
It took about 90 minutes for Philadelphia to experience its first homicide of 2022.
The gradual unfolding of the James Webb Space Telescope, currently en route to its station 930,000 miles from Earth, is high drama. The long y…
It’s been nearly a year since a mob, incited by President Donald Trump’s lies of widespread voter fraud, attacked the U.S. Capitol hoping to s…
We at Vermont News & Media join the voices of Vermonters and other businesses across the state calling for immediate and urgent assistance…
Communities need to publicly celebrate successes. In this regard, Bennington has been rich in celebration – for everything from new businesses…
Letters to the Editor
GOP finding ways to ensure Republican victories
The late Judge Mandeville was fair, scrupulous
To the editor: What do conservatives in Vermont and across the country have in common with economist Thomas Sowell, Britain’s Margaret Thatche…
I write in response to Ms. Burnice Loveland’s letter in the (Jan. 6) Banner. The project she references is the water main improvement project …
As lawmakers return to Montpelier, one of their top priorities must be continued progress on police accountability and criminal law reform. In…
An elderly friend just had his hip replacement put off as Burlington, Middlebury, and Rutland hospitals had no bed for him. Of these patients,…
End qualified immunity for police
To the editor: Brattleboro businesses and residents must be so proud. The Select Board became the first in the state to reimpose the mask mand…
To the editor: Not that many businesses in Brattleboro will care, but you will not have my money courtesy of your Select Board. I will go to o…
