A contribution to the Sept. 4 Letters from Readers column called out U.S. Rep. Peter Welch for not voicing support for impeaching President Donald Trump.
Welch, in fact, called for Trump's impeachment on July 18.
As thousands of Vermonters experiencing homelessness stand to lose their state-funded emergency shelter come July, Secretary of Human Services Jenney Samuelson said she expects some of the estimated 2,500 people to “self-resolve” their lack of housing by the time the state winds down the pandemic-era program. “There are some of the individuals who we talked to in the hotels who have alternative plans, and they're waiting for the program to end before initiating those,” Samuelson told reporters at a May...
Writer Fred Taylor and clay artist Alan Steinberg will offer “Reawakening to Life: Art and Nature as Healing Tools,” on Saturday, Sept. 10, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Together they have led work-playshops for many years that they say “emphasize the role of the arts and nature in healing our inner and outer relations with nature, self, and community. With Covid and its long periods of debilitating isolation, the need for that healing has never been greater.” This workshop...
I am pleased to join Emily's List and other individuals and organizations in endorsing Rebecca Holcombe for governor of Vermont. I have had the opportunity of meeting Rebecca and talking with her subsequently about issues of personal concern including health care, education, and ethical government. I am convinced that she has an in-depth grasp of the issues before us as we move Vermont forward in these challenging times, coupled with a passionate desire to address those issues in consultation with...
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