The Editors

Make no mistake: This attack on our free press — your free press — is deliberate and calculated.

Make no mistake: This attack on our free press — your free press — is deliberate and calculated.

When our free press does its job, the president protects himself by blaming the messenger. That is not only wrong. It’s also un-American.

A conversation about the news media in our politics and our society - good, bad, and in between - should be a healthy exercise for those of us who care about the United States of America, where freedom of the press is enshrined as a core and precious pillar of our nation.

There is no one good way to narrow down a definition of “the press.” Members of the press end up being anyone, from traditional corporate news operations to the young students at a school newspaper. One could be speaking of scrappy and seasoned freelancers or political operatives out for low blows.

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BF area has a team that’s diligent, experienced

The last thing you want to hear is a has-been politician telling you who to vote for in the Aug. 28 primary election; Vermonters can decide that themselves. That said, at the risk of offending you, you have a diligent and experienced Democratic team, Carolyn Partridge and Matt Trieber,

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