Ben Underhill
Illegal parking impedes my access
I use a wheelchair, so when I park my car in a handicapped parking space, I have to park in one with an access aisle next to the driver's side of my vehicle.
This access aisle is the adjacent space that is usually marked with crosshatched lines. It is not a parking space. It is there so people have enough extra room to enter and exit their vehicles, especially if they have a ramp that they use to assist them.
Oregon woman highlights value of Death with Dignity law in Vermont
Brittany Maynard passed away Nov. 1. If you don't know who Brittany is, you should learn more about her. On New Year's Day 2014, Brittany, after months of suffering from debilitating headaches, found out she has brain cancer. The 29-year-old has endured various operations and treatments, but in April,
Death with Dignity Bill: It’s simply about choice
I urge all Vermonters to ask their state senators and representatives to push the Death With Dignity Bill out of committee and let the full Legislature debate the issue. The bills, H.274 and S.103, follow the precedent set by passage over 10 years ago of the law in Oregon.