James Hall: The Democratic Party has lost it
In my reading of several news sources each day, it is becoming quite obvious that the Democratic Party of today has lost it, and do not know which way to turn or even which way is up.
Letter: Sen. Joe Manchin has saved this country … at least for now
Sen. Manchin has saved this country from being closer to economic collapse than even he himself may realize.
Letter: Vaccine passports a direct route to enslavement
Does Vermont want to be one of the first states to restore slavery after it was the first region to prohibit it since July 2, 1777? Creating a vaccine passport is a direct route to enslavement. Here’s why.
Letter: We shouldn’t pass legislation that will empower sex traffickers
Some people want us to believe that there is nothing wrong with this idea and that legalizing prostitution will empower women because it is an act of consent. However, the real data says something different.
Letter: Destruction of US must be halted on Election Day 2022
All of the above and more will be either halted with the next election, or it will be allowed to continue and produce a United States of America that we have never seen. Which will it be folks?
Letter: Rutland Town requires masks in public indoor settings
Presumably this mask ordinance was enacted for the protection of the public’s health and safety in Rutland Town. It comes complete with fines for violators that increase with the number of offenses.
Pat McDonald: Legislative Pension Task Force should ask tough questions about public compensation
CFV hopes that having this information will help the Legislative Pension Task Force to ask the tough questions about the total compensation of public employees that are necessary as they set about making the changes to address the $4.5 Billion pension liability situation.
Letter: Vermont schools guilty of ‘divisive racial indoctrination, negating parental rights’
The things I see from Vermont public schools cause me anxiety. I see example after example of racist teaching that has no place in our public schools. Students are singled out for their race and taught that because of the color of their skin they are racist.
Letter: Parents have ‘a right and responsibility to protect their children’
Leftist activists want parents classified as domestic terrorists because parents and grandparents do not want their children’s schools to become America-hating camps. Parents have both a right and responsibility to protect their children from bad actors.
Letter: Overthinking Gov. Phil Scott
My advice for liberty-minded Vermonters is to stop worrying about the governor’s office until you have a majority in the Legislature. You might actually like the Phil Scott that shows up in that scenario.
Letter: Prudent policymaking considers multiple factors
Rather than the Delta variant, the influenza morbidity and mortality rates offer a stronger basis to mask children for protection. But we have never made that argument and for good reason.
Letter: Burlington residents should condemn the banning of Christopher-Aaron Felker from Facebook group
Persecutive and disturbing are two adjectives to describe the banning of the Burlington Ward 3 City Council Republican candidate from the old North End’s Facebook group.