Opinion

Commentary: Will Taxing the Rich Really Work?

October 6, 2026

By Kaj Samsom Campaign season in Vermont has renewed talk about tax fairness, specifically raising state income taxes on high income Vermonters. When new taxes are offered as a solution for our…

From the Editor’s Desk: Education in the Capital City

September 22, 2026

by Cassandra Hemenway

Welcome to our third “Capital City Forward” publication. Each one of these special issues narrows the lens on the big issues affecting Montpelier and…

Letters to the Editor, Sept. 23, 2026

September 22, 2026

by Bridge Staff

Our Responsibility is to Today’s Students To the Editor: Whatever one thinks of the merger process eight years ago, our responsibility now is to…

Commentary: When the Label Outlives the Facts

September 22, 2026

by Bridge Staff

By Pelin Kohn “Anti-democratic” is a serious accusation. So is “anti-free speech.” Six months ago, those words were used in response to a proposal…

Commentary: Montpelier Needs More Family Housing to Avoid Future School Budget Cuts

September 22, 2026

by Phil Dodd

With the state moving to a new education finance system that will send all school districts the same amount per pupil, adjusted for demographic…

Commentary: With the Montpelier Public School System, You Get What You Pay For

September 22, 2026

by sarah and Heather Koontz

MONTPELIER — Taxes are skyrocketing and consolidation talks are stressful, but when it comes to the quality of central Vermont’s public school system, take…

The Way I See It: In Praise of Spider Webs

September 22, 2026

by Nancy Price Graff

The poet William Butler Yeats once wrote about a “centre that CANNOT hold,” and sometimes that is true for people, too. Thirty-five years ago,…

Commentary: Vote for Equal Rights on Nov. 3

September 11, 2026

by Bridge Staff

By Susan Sussman Finally! On Election Day, Nov. 3, Vermonters have the opportunity to vote to add a long-overdue Equal Rights Amendment to our…

Commentary: Protecting the Privileged

September 10, 2026

by Dan Jones

Recently I got an interesting lesson on how privileged Vermonters will use our state’s protective tax laws to shield themselves from needed changes. This…

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Letters to the Editor, Sept. 9, 2026

September 9, 2026

by Bridge Staff

Got an opinion about a story we ran or a local issue? We want to hear from you. Send your letter of 300 words…

Soldiers Unknown and Known

August 5, 2026

by sarah and Larry Floersch

Last week, we (“Grammie” and “Gramps”) received a number of text messages with photos from our grandson, who was on his way to Scouting’s…

Letter to the Editor, Aug. 4, 2026

August 5, 2026

by Bridge Staff

Pelin Kohn: Common Sense Problem Solver To the Editor: I have worked with Dr. Pelin Kohn, a Democratic Primary candidate for the House of…

The Neighbors We Have

August 5, 2026

by Rev. Jay Voorhees

MONTPELIER — The phone rang at 2 a.m. — the police. There had been an incident in the parking lot behind the church: people…

Letters to the Editor, July 22, 2026

July 31, 2026

by Bridge Staff

This week's letters to the editor discuss the WCUUSD governance vote, endorsements in the Montpelier House primary, and the annual Hiroshima Peace Walk.…

Commentary: Who Speaks Matters; Who Doesn’t Matters More

July 25, 2026

by Meredith Warner

Commentary: Meredith Warner argues Montpelier should rethink public comment to make city government more accessible and representative.…

Commentary: The Price of Average

July 25, 2026

by Matt Rkiouak

On the U.S. Census Bureau’s own state table for fiscal 2024, the average American student costs $1,297 in school and district administration. The average…

History Corner: An Unremembered Montpelier Writer and Activist

July 25, 2026

by Carla Occaso

Once a nationally known reformer, Montpelier-born Angelia Louise French Thurston Newman devoted her life to education, missionary work, prison reform, and aiding women escaping…