Letters to the Editor, Sept. 23, 2026
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 the students in our Washington Central Unified Union…
LETTERS: 11.2.17
Scary Meat Industry Editor, I have no fear of goblins, witches, or evil clowns lurking on Halloween. What really scares me is the meat…
LETTERS: 10.19.17
Transportation from the Junction Would be Helpful Editor, First, keep up the great work publishing such a quality publication for Montpelier. Reading your article…
LETTERS: 10.5.17
I’m Afraid I’ll Lose My Healthcare Editor, I work as an after school teacher and a personal care assistant in the city of Burlington.…
LETTERS: 9.21.17
Canceling DACA is Un-American and Cruel Editor: The LGBTQIA Alliance of Vermont condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the decision by the Trump administration…
LETTERS: 8.17.17
Ag Agency Needs To Up Efforts Toward Dairy Animals Editor: I have a few comments about this recent story that appeared in The Bridge.…
LETTERS: 8.3.17
Seeking Donations For Literacy Editor: For the third year, I will be hiking up Mt. Mansfield (via the steep and winding Toll Road) in…
LETTERS: 7.20.17
Central Vermont Council on Aging Grateful to “Age Out Loud” Community Partners Editor: On Friday, June 9, the Central Vermont Council on Aging held…
LETTER: Being Gubernatorial
Editor: Unless there is some special exception to the state law requiring the wearing of a proper helmet when operating a motorcycle within Vermont,…
LETTERS: 6.15.17
Vermonters Lack Access to Affordable Health Care Editor: I am a nurse who directly sees the current health care crisis playing out each day…
LETTERS: 6.1.17
Affordable Care Act Inadequate Editor: I have witnessed and felt the impacts of the healthcare system’s many manifestations over the course of my lifetime.…
OPINION: Student Voices: Gender Inequality
Montpelier High School Social Studies Teacher Heather McLane assigned her students to write paragraphs sharing their opinion about an issue that they have studied,…
LETTERS: 5.18.17
Nuclear Power Better Than Wind Turbine Development Editor: Thank you for the moving and visually powerful Mountain Manifesto spread. I think that, ironically, the…
LETTERS: 5.4.17
Councilor Hogs Parking with Porsches, Van and Volvo Editor: No wonder there are parking problems in Montpelier which are to be discussed in the…
LETTERS: 4.20.17
Let’s Get Health Care For All Editor: At this present time there is on the books in Vermont a law (Act 48) that says…
LETTERS: 4.6.17
Langdon Street Alive Funds Should Go Toward The Buildings Editor: First, let me state that I appreciate the goals of the Langdon Street Alive…
LETTERS: 3.16.17
Zoning Proposals Bad For Montpelier Editor: Returning to Montpelier after several years abroad, I was dismayed by the Planning Commission’s city-wide zoning proposals. If…
LETTERS: 3.2.17
Wind Power Too Loud To the Vermont Public Interest Research Group: You asked for comments on the wind sound rules you would like to…
LETTERS: 2.16.17
Central Vermont Good on Food Scrap Diversion Editor: Grow Compost of Vermont’s piece on diverting food scraps was written for a statewide audience. It…
LETTERS: 2.2.17
Should Say “Choice At End Of Life,” Not “Assisted Suicide” Editor: In these times, I’m sure you will agree, that fact-checking is more important…
LETTERS: 1.19.17
Support For Stutterers Editor: For many people, ringing in the New Year brings hope and joyful anticipation. But for those who struggle with stuttering,…