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Commentary

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Roper: Epiphany in Vermont Climate Council: The Climate Action Plan isn’t realistic

There is no chance that this transition occurs quickly and efficiently due to the lack of a labor force. The old heart will be removed, but no surgeon is on call to put the new one in. The patient will die on the table — or more literally by freezing to death in their home one cold winter night.

February 22, 2023 in Commentary.
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Rep. Galfetti: Time to call your lawmakers and say vote no on S.5

Provided Gov. Scott vetoes the legislation, a coalition of Republicans, Democrats, Independents and Progressives will dig in at our Alamo and make one last stand to prevent this short sighted and poorly engineered legislation from becoming law.

February 22, 2023 in Commentary.
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Paul Dame: Every zombie tax proposal becomes ‘undead’ each session

Every Vermont consumer and every Vermont business must live in a state of constant awareness that at any time, for any reason, Democrats will at least consider applying any old idea that had died in a previous legislative session to solve a new or unique problem from today.

February 21, 2023 in Commentary.
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Alison Despathy: Vermont State University at crossroads over ‘all-digital’ libraries

This unprecedented move to an all-digital library has stirred up valid conflict of interest questions regarding the role of Megan Cluver, Vermont State College System’s current vice chair and chair of the Education, Personnel and Student Life Committee.

February 21, 2023 in Commentary.
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Matt Krauss: Is Rube Goldberg owed an apology?

Senator McCormack and other legislators may end up owing a public apology to Mr. Goldberg for attempting to trade on his good name and his complex functioning creations by equating their efforts with his successful ones.

February 21, 2023 in Commentary.
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The Affordable Heat Act offers no savings — ever

This $5 billion cost to provide weatherization, heat pumps, and heat pump water heaters, will mostly be borne by low and moderate income Vermonters. The Affordable Heat act will be the largest and most expensive social program ever paid for by Vermonters.

February 21, 2023 in Commentary.
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Wendy Wilton: The Affordable Heat Act that isn’t affordable

It turns out the real long-term cost of the Affordable Heat Act, S.5, proposed by the Natural Resources and Energy Committee is $5 billion over a 5-year period as demonstrated in a detailed financial analysis by the Ethan Allen Institute.

February 20, 2023 in Commentary.
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Joe Benning: Reverse the decision to close physical libraries in the state university system

I feel an urgent need to contact you to add my name to the growing list of those extremely upset over the decision to close physical libraries in the new state university system.

February 20, 2023 in Commentary.
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Lindberg: In defense of myself, nurse Doris Eddy, and free thinking

I have grown accustomed to personal attacks from those who cannot tolerate freedom of thought and speech. The most recent attempt at assassinating my character comes from a fellow Cavendish citizen.

February 20, 2023 in Commentary.
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Lynn Edmunds: No due process in voter challenge of Bruce Moreton

As the board began to deliberate, the calls for decisive action grew louder and louder, until finally all due process was replaced with the opinions and emotions of a small group on a mission — emphatically denying Mr. Moreton lives in Wallingford.

February 20, 2023 in Commentary.
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Rep. Charles Wilson: Where will we go when Vermont fails?

The tide has turned to what is now a social welfare state, implementing similar programs that have been a failure in California, and closer to home, in Burlington.

February 20, 2023 in Commentary.
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Letter: H.89 leaves minors unprotected

H.89 is now on the fast track to expand Article 22 “personal reproductive autonomy,” shield the system, usurp parental rights, and leave minors unprotected.

February 20, 2023 in Commentary.

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