Jack Davidson
Will constraints on Maple Valley Ski Area redevelopment lead to unintended consequences?
Vermont's Act 250 showed up at the same time I showed up in Dummerston.
Vermont is my dream location for many reasons. At the top of my list is that you can personally meet the governor, unlike living in New York. Thanks to the small-town aspect of living in Vermont, where I may have a voice, I became fixated with unintended consequences - when I or others make decisions that affect my neighbors - and I have identified three outcomes that illustrate the unintended consequences of decision-making: an unexpected benefit, an unexpected drawback that still made the decision the best one overall, and the wrong decision.
Harrison: Montpelier needs the gift of her understanding about housing
My parents in 1940 migrated from upper New York State to Long Island. I grew up in a Levitt & Sons' house in the neighborhood called the Roslyn Country Club. I did not fall in love with my neighborhood, because I would rarely meet our neighbors. None of the...
Three Vermont bills address damage guns do to our country
Vermont lawmakers are currently considering three gun-safety bills. Having attended a recent hearing in the House chamber addressing the bills, I walked away with the awareness that those who oppose gun control fear that if just one law passes, more will follow, and legislators will continue to erode the...
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We are all responsible for Retreat’s fortunes and well-being
I have worked in Brattleboro since 1970 and, for most of those years, I hardly noticed the Brattleboro Retreat. Then one day, I read that the Retreat had restored its name to honor its roots. This resonated. I am an employee/member of the Trust Company of Vermont, an employee-owned company, founded 13 years ago when eight of us left the Vermont National Bank when it merged with the Chittenden Bank. All of us spent many years in a corporation where...