PUTNEY — I am so grateful for this commentary, which names the unreasonable, but terribly powerful, fear - of a tyrannical government actually disarming citizens - behind so many opponents of gun-safety laws.
Emily Hallock is a patient care technician at Brattleboro Retreat. She originally posted this piece...
WEST BRATTLEBORO-Free the drugs. I suggest the state of Vermont offers free drugs administered by...
PUTNEY-The Jim Jeffords ("I didn't leave the party, the party left me") solution: The U.S.
MIDDLEBURY-CCM Holland Mills' letter itself is filled with untrue statements and harmful rhetoric, which I,
Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, D-Brattleboro, chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means, brought to the Legislature this session a bill that was very dear to her heart: a comprehensive paid family leave bill. It reintroduced a concept that is similar to bills that had been vetoed by the governor in past legislative sessions. But this year, with the Democrats having a super-majority, there would be enough votes to override a veto. And in the House, passing the bill became...
They came from north, south, east and west. They were military veterans, Muslims, Native Americans, LGBT women, and women of color. Progressive and powerful, they flowed like a river into a sparkling blue sea, flipping the House of Representatives, defeating long-term incumbents who thought their seats were safe, overturning state houses, taking their places on court benches. Now they will assume leadership positions on several powerful House committees. It seems fair to say their impact on governance in this country...
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