This is what the Rutland Herald had to say about land acknowledgement: We have an obligation to acknowledge the land we live on here belonged to Indigenous peoples. At several in-person town meetings prior to the pandemic, some communities or community members took a moment before the business began to[Read More…]
Editorials
Editorial: Help Ukraine
This is what The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus had to say about how to help provide humanitarian relief for Ukraine: Social media feeds are full of friends and family offering help to the people of Ukraine. As of Thursday, more than 1 million people have fled Ukraine, and at least 160,000[Read More…]
Editorial: Good progress
This is what the Rutland Herald had to say about American’s changing mentality on COVID-19 as cases continue to trend downward: It feels good this Town Meeting Day to know that Vermont’s COVID numbers have seen a steady decline. Hopefully, in the coming days as school-age children return to classes,[Read More…]
Editorial: We can do better
This is what the Rutland Herald had to say about gun safety in Vermont: The same week that Gov. Phil Scott vetoed a bill designed to keep firearms out of hospitals and close the so-called “Charleston Loophole” to make it harder for people to purchase firearms when they are prohibited[Read More…]
Editorial: Our choices
This is what The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus said about political rhetoric, both locally and nationally: A week from today, on Town Meeting Day, town clerks from most municipalities will report the results of town warnings and local and school elections. It is the one day of the year where Vermonters[Read More…]
Editorial: Well-deserved
This is what the Rutland Herald had to say about Jim Condos’ announcement this week that he will not seek re-election: A lot has happened in the world since 2011. That was the year of Tropical Storm Irene, which devastated communities around Vermont. It forced our state to rethink how[Read More…]
Rutland Herald: Guess again
This is what the Rutland Herald had to say about the word game Wordle: Who knew it would be a word game that would provide us with common ground again? The concept behind Wordle, which bears a sticking resemblance to the television game show “Lingo,” is simple: Once a day,[Read More…]
Rutland Herald: History in the making
This is what the Rutland Herald had to say about Proposition 5: Members of the Vermont House of Representatives put the state on a course Tuesday to amend the state constitution with a proposal that protects reproductive rights. Unsurprisingly, the plan — and the 107-41 vote — is controversial, even[Read More…]
Rutland Herald: Under pressure
This is what the Rutland Herald had to say about building tensions along the Ukrainian border: How nervous should we be right now? Pretty nervous, actually. A crisis may not feel imminent, but the next few weeks could prove critical for the rest of 2022 and beyond. There are a[Read More…]
Rutland Herald: Logical
This is what the Rutland Herald had to say about the Vermont Agency of Administration’s annual Outcomes Report: Remember learning about logic models? By definition, a logic model is a graphic depiction that presents the shared relationships among the resources, activities, outputs, outcomes and impact. In simpler language: It depicts[Read More…]