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Letter to the editor: Safe-schools efforts praised; gun discussion needed

Posted on December 17, 2018 |
By James M. Ross



I read with interest the letter from Ian Ross recently printed in the Dec. 3 issue of your paper.

There is little to disagree with in Ian’s letter. I too have lived in Middlebury all my life and have watched our country change over the years. We no longer live in an insular society. But I have a perspective that can also be of value.

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Letter to the editor: Solar arrays, agriculture are not incompatible uses

Posted on December 17, 2018 |
By Fred Putnam Jr.



I was glad to read in the Dec. 3, 2018, issue of the Addison Independent about the testing being done to grow saffron amongst solar arrays. Many times I’ve seen people write or talk about solar arrays removing land from agricultural production. While that may be true for dairy and beef cows or for hay and corn, and while those large scale agricultural endeavors are important to our local economy, they are not the only kinds of agriculture.

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Letter to the editor: Use money to pave Plank Road

Posted on December 17, 2018 |
By Earl Bessette



I want to extend many thanks to Andy Johnson for leaving money to the towns of Bristol and New Haven in his will. The two towns own two different sections of Plank Road from Burpee Road to North Street in New Haven, and the two towns could come together and pave each section with this donated money. By doing this, it would make Plank Road a paved road from Bristol to Vergennes and in honor of this, renaming it Andy Plank Road. This would be a great memory of Andy Johnson and the money he willed to the towns.

Earl Bessette

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Opinion: Nixon gives Trump an exit strategy

Posted on December 12, 2018 |
By Stephen C. Terry



How does Donald Trump avoid a criminal conviction and possible prison time when he is no longer President?

There are two possible paths for him to follow. He could hope he is re-elected in 2020 and the statute of limitations on what appears to be his crime will have run its course by 2022.

The crime, as outlined in a sentencing memo from federal prosecutors in the Michael Cohen case, is an election violation as candidate Trump ordered Cohen to make hush money payments to two women in order to conceal Trump’s extra marital affairs before the 2016 election.

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Ways of Seeing by Barbara Clearbridge: Little acts can make big changes

Posted on December 12, 2018 |
By Barbara Clearbridge



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Lately a lot of people have been talking about feeling despair. They say that our society’s problems are so big that nothing one does can help. They feel powerless and hopeless. 

Before I offer an idea, I want to share this quote: “In these turbulent days of uncertainty the evils of war and of economic and racial injustice threaten the very survival of the human race. Indeed, we live in a day of grave crisis.” This was said by Martin Luther King Jr. in the preface to his book “Strength To Love” in 1959. 

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Eric Davis: Democratic 2020 race heating up

Posted on December 12, 2018 |
By Eric Davis



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Many potential Democratic presidential candidates will spend the last few weeks of this year consulting with colleagues, supporters and family members as they decide whether to announce, in January or soon thereafter, that they will seek their party’s presidential nomination in 2020.

The first delegate selection events of 2020 will take place roughly 14 months from now, with the Iowa caucuses planned for Feb. 3 and the New Hampshire primary tentatively scheduled for Feb. 11.

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Letter to the editor: Relax, and let the sun shine in

Posted on December 12, 2018 |
By Peter Grant



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Letter to the editor: Plan for parking with an eye to the future

Posted on December 12, 2018 |
By Laura Asermily



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Letter to the editor: Time to see the worth in us all

Posted on December 12, 2018 |
By Paul A. Stone and Frances L. Stone



Unitarian Universalist congregants make an effort to follow seven Principals basic to our beliefs and practices. The first is, “The inherent worth and dignity of every person.” If we can follow this seemingly simple belief, we would remove from our lives prejudice, bias, racism, hate, homophobia, and other isims that may be preventing us from practicing the teachings of Jesus, to love one another, forgiveness, not being judgmental, among others. 

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Note of appreciation: Thanks for the gifts of clothing

Posted on December 12, 2018 |
By Jasmine Arel and Jenelle Mullan and Bryden Alger



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