Letter to the Editor: Castleton Summer Concert Series
Castleton State College and the Castleton Summer Concert Series on the Green series have formed a mutually beneficial partnership.
Guest Viewpoint: Solar deal enhances GMP Solar Capital initiative
It seems pretty clear by now that there are many innovative ways to bring solar into Rutland. Green Mountain Power’s most recent announcement of a pilot central solar lease program with NRG Residential Solar, a division of the largest solar developer in the United States, is an important milestone in our effort to make Rutland the Solar Capital of New England.
Guest Viewpoint: Sales tax on bottled water is a bad move for Vermont
The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) urges Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin to continue his opposition to the sales taxes included in the budget proposals recently approved by both the Vermont Senate and House of Representatives.
Letter to the Editor: Rotary Club flag project
The Middlebury Rotary Club is launching its Flag Raising Project to promote patriotism and raise funds for charitable use in our community.
Letter to the Editor: The high cost of renewable energy in Vermont
Using the same service days, 29, and the same kWh, 555, a spreadsheet calculation shows my February 2013 electric bill is 3.8 percent greater than my February 2012 bill.
Letter to the editor: Vermont's new gas tax
When the annual transportation bill came out on the House floor, with its numerous construction and maintenance projects, it proposed a combination of fuel tax increases and new bonding to close a $36 million gap between available revenues and spending.
Letter to the editor: Binge taxing in Montpelier
It is time to rethink one-party rule in Montpelier.
Letter to the editor: Limits to state government
On the heels of the Vermont bill making small adjustments to contain property tax increases, and in a session in which we were forced into a big hike in the penny-rate (with another big hike predicted for next year), it seems contradictory to add a new spending mandate on our schools.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The Vermont anomaly
To the editor
What editor Lou Varricchio is addressing in the editorial "More taxes and Montpelier’s budget mess", is the "Vermont anomaly" in which otherwise rational people vote against their own interests.
Guest Viewpoint: Math learning in serious business
I would like to respond to Jim Callahan’s Guest Viewpoint piece in the March 22 issue of the Vermont Eagle.
Thanks to Rutland volunteers
Letter to the editor
On April 14, members, friends and supporters of the ARC Rutland Area welcomed in the end of winter by attending a great dance party sponsored by the Sunshine Fund and the Bomoseen Grange.
ACSU teachers, administrators are hardworking, dedicated
Guest Viewpoint
I would like to respond to Jim Callahan’s Guest Viewpoint piece in the March 22 issue of the Vermont Eagle...
Governor’s proposed tax is bad idea
Guest Viewpoint
There’s been speculation around Gov. Peter Shumlin’s proposed tax on break open tickets sold in Vermont’s Veterans, fraternal and service organizations and how much revenue it might produce. Potentially it could raise no new revenue and could put much of the charitable work done through these organizations in serious jeopardy.
Marriage, homophobia, children and God
Letters to the editor
Homophobia has little or nothing to do with being against the redefinition of marriage. Marriage was established for the protection families.
Changing the way we teach math in Vermont
Guest Viewpoint
Not long after I wrote my recent Guest Viewpoint in the Eagle, titled “How Will They Explain?”, I received a phone call from the Addison Central Supervisory Union Assistant Superintendent’s Office to see if I would be willing to meet with with Dr. Carol Fenimore to discuss my comments.
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