Category: Editorial

Editorial: A tonic for bullying? Respect

Posted on October 14, 2013 |

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By Angelo S. Lynn

The death of a 16-year-old student at Mount Abe has sent shock waves throughout that school community, the town of New Haven and closest neighbors. Her suicide is particularly troubling because its cause is likely connected to senseless cyber bullying, hateful speech, and indiscriminate meanness cultivated by a culture of online anonymity. After grief, better education at the school and among the community is the appropriate, if inadequate, tonic.

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Editorial: What about the environment?

Posted on October 10, 2013 |

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• environment
• pipeline

By Angelo S. Lynn

In today's other editorial, the win-win scenario refers to the state and Vermont Gas getting a pipeline to Rutland in the fastest manner and with the least amount of political and legal consequence.

Environmentalists opposed to the pipeline might rightly ask: But what about the environment?

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Editorial: Common sense: It’s a good deal

Posted on October 3, 2013 |

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• editorial
• Middlebury

By Angelo S. Lynn

In the ongoing discussion of the proposed municipal building in Middlebury, which tentatively has a bond vote set for December, an important assurance was made this week by the selectboard: It would delay the vote if it feels residents are not adequately informed.

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Editorial: Shutdown puts GOP at risk

Posted on September 30, 2013 |

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• editorial
• GOP
• shutdown

By Angelo S. Lynn

Here’s a quick recap of the looming federal government shutdown and why it’s unique.

At midnight Monday, Oct. 1, non-essential parts of the U.S. government will be shut down. Of the nation’s two million federal workers, about 40 percent  (800,000) will be furloughed for an unknown amount of time. About 1.4 million active duty military personnel will remain on the job, but most civilians working in the Defense Department face furloughs.

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