Guest Viewpoint: Sales tax on bottled water is a bad move for Vermont
The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) urges Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin to continue his opposition to the sales taxes included in the budget proposals recently approved by both the Vermont Senate and House of Representatives.
From the Editor: Sophie's Choice in Vermont
"Death with Dignity" law signed by Gov. Shumlin
There’s something unsettling to me about feeling good about living in a state where a law that legalizes assisted suicide—“death with dignity”—is being considered as a social and medical advance by some.
Adopt A Pet - Make a Friend at the Rutland County Humane Society
Losing a pet is a very emotional thing.
Second terms and three strikes
Thoughts from Behind the Pressline
Is it just that the lure of a second presidential term is so unlike anything else that administrations will do anything to secure it?
From the Editor: Jim Cleaveland and his merry men
You’re never too old to adopt a superhero as your very own. My guy has always been Zorro, the fictional character of books, movies, and television, created by Johnston McCulley back in 1919.
A year’s worth of weather, in a week
Notes from the North Woods
It certainly has been an interesting week to be in the woods.
Fly fishing prairie guys
Conservation Conversations
They say the early bird gets the worm. It should read: “The early riser gets the bird,” and hopefully that bird’s a turkey, but for me, I think the “bird” is all I’m getting, so to speak!
Adopt A Pet - Make a Friend at the Rutland County Humane Society
The Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) is holding a yard sale to raise money for the homeless animals.
Letter to the Editor: Rotary Club flag project
The Middlebury Rotary Club is launching its Flag Raising Project to promote patriotism and raise funds for charitable use in our community.
Truth or consequences
Thoughts from Behind the Pressline
Back in the 1950s, “Truth or Consequences” was a popular television show where contestants received roughly two seconds to answer a trivia question correctly before “Beulah the Buzzer” sounded.
From the editor: A capital idea
It occurred to me recently that the only way ‘we the people’ might be able to regain a voice in the running of our republic is to move our nation's capital.
Letter to the Editor: The high cost of renewable energy in Vermont
Using the same service days, 29, and the same kWh, 555, a spreadsheet calculation shows my February 2013 electric bill is 3.8 percent greater than my February 2012 bill.
Letter to the editor: Vermont's new gas tax
When the annual transportation bill came out on the House floor, with its numerous construction and maintenance projects, it proposed a combination of fuel tax increases and new bonding to close a $36 million gap between available revenues and spending.
Letter to the editor: Binge taxing in Montpelier
It is time to rethink one-party rule in Montpelier.
Letter to the editor: Limits to state government
On the heels of the Vermont bill making small adjustments to contain property tax increases, and in a session in which we were forced into a big hike in the penny-rate (with another big hike predicted for next year), it seems contradictory to add a new spending mandate on our schools.
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