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Editorial: Trumpcare II — An inevitable race to the bottom for nation's healthcare

Posted on September 21, 2017 |
By Angelo S. Lynn



Anyone who has read anything about the Republicans latest plan to repeal Obamacare understands that at its core the plan cuts government spending on health care between 2020 and 2026, when the funding allotted in the current proposal would cease — and, we suppose, a new bill would need to be passed to supplement spending by the states, or a whole new system (Bernie’s Medicare-for-all should be popular by then) will be put into place.

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Letters to the Editor: No secrecy over marijuana stance

Posted on September 21, 2017 |
By Brian Carpenter et. al



The Thursday, Sept. 15, edition of the Addison Independent published a letter to the editor from Middlebury resident Dave Silberman regarding Selectboard consideration of the VLCT’s position on marijuana legalization in the upcoming 2018 legislative session. We wish to address an important point we take issue with as written.

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Letters to the Editor: Public safety is a red herring in marijuana debate

Posted on September 21, 2017 |
By Alison Nihart



At its September 26 meeting, the Middlebury Selectboard will vote on whether to endorse a Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) lobbying position related to marijuana legalization. Based on what I saw in the video of the September 12 Selectboard meeting, it does not appear that the Selectboard members have reviewed the legislation currently under consideration in the Vermont Statehouse. I hope that before they take that vote, they consider whether these bills address the town’s needs and concerns.

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Letters to the Editor: Proposed Ilsley Library project should be scaled back

Posted on September 21, 2017 |
By Sheila Khalladeh



Let me add my support to Janine McDonald’s letter about the proposed renovation of the Ilsley Library.

I accept that there is need for updating and remodeling parts of this old building, but the planned budget of almost $10 million seems to include some unnecessarily “great things” and it would surely be better to scale back both the changes and the cost? I agree with Ms. McDonald that bigger is not necessarily better. Of course, I admit I’m biased — I appreciate books, not technology.

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Letters to the Editor: Hunting rules reflect 'wanton waste'

Posted on September 21, 2017 |
By Leslie Blow



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Letters to the Editor: ANESU summer effort a real plus

Posted on September 21, 2017 |
By Patricia Heather-Lea



On a Thursday evening this past August, I attended the showcase of learning presented by teachers of the Expanded Learning Program. This program happened this summer at all the elementary schools in our district — Addison Northeast. Students had the opportunity to learn a variety of subjects. I will mention a few: robotics, Chinese, growing healthy food, poetry, . . .

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Community Forum, Mike Smith: Online/Use tax — To pay or not?

Posted on September 21, 2017 |
By Mike Smith



This week’s Community Forum is by Mike Smith, a regular columnist for VTDigger and Vermont Business Magazine. He hosts the radio program “Open Mike with Mike Smith” on WDEV 550 AM and 96.1, 96.5, 98.3 and 101.9 FM and is a political analyst for WCAX-TV and WVMT radio. He was the secretary of administration and secretary of human services under former Governor Jim Douglas.

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Politically Thinking, Eric L. Davis: Gerrymandering favors GOP in 2018

Posted on September 21, 2017 |
By Eric L. Davis



President Trump’s low approval ratings and the Republican Congress’ lack of legislative accomplishments to date would appear to create a favorable situation for Democratic candidates to gain the 24 seats they need to take control of the House of Representatives in the November 2018 midterm elections.

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Victor Nuovo: Establishing the rule of law in America

Posted on September 21, 2017 |
By Victor Nuovo



Editor’s note: This is the 25th in a series of essays by Middlebury College Professor Emeritus Victor Nuovo on the origins of western political thought.

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Ways of Seeing, Kate Gridley: Middlebury welcoming from day one

Posted on September 21, 2017 |
By Kate Gridley



They say “it takes a village.”

It started our first day in Middlebury, back in 1991.

Six inches of wet snow on the ground, November 1. I watch a couple of men unpack a small moving van, my four-month-old son on my back, my three-year-old son holds onto my right hand, asking questions. It’s a deep gray day in a new town where we know no one.

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