I was amazed to learn there are Vermonters who are opposed to Proposal 2, the constitutional amendment to unequivocally abolish slavery in our state.

It is with sadness and a sense of great loss we read of the death of Jonas Rosenthal. Jonas was knowledgeable, a gifted grant writer, dedicated to the area, friendly. May other towns have such a dedicated manager. He passed much too young, a true public servant, who seemed genuinely to enjoy…

In a vicious personal attack on Gov. Phil Scott, Rama Schneider accuses the governor of lacking "common decency" just because he wasn't vehement enough in criticizing the relocation of illegal immigrants to Massachusetts.

I am writing to support the merger of VSECU and New England Federal Credit Union. There is a coordinated campaign being waged by prior VSECU leadership (see recent letters mimicking talking points), but we should look to the future. I believe the merger will strengthen the credit union movem…

In reading today's (Sept. 27) letter regarding the Christian religion, the conclusion sounded familiar. Religion doesn't cause war and death, people do. Sounds like: Guns don't kill people, people do. It occurred to me the problem is, obviously, people. So the question becomes, what are we g…

My wife and I just received ballots from VSECU to register our vote on VSECU’s proposed merger with New England Federal Credit Union. We will be voting "yes," and I thought I would offer why.

Vermont PBS sold our valuable radio spectrum back to the FCC for $53M a few years back to be resold to cellular carriers, spectrum that belonged to the people of Vermont ever since public television started back when it was part of UVM.

I just learned about World Day for Farmed Animals, coming up on Oct. 2 (Gandhi's birth date). It has been around since 1983 and is meant to memorialize the billions of animals abused and killed for food each year.

The name "Vermont Public" for the new organization combining Vermont Public Radio and TV, is stupid. It doesn't tell you anything. It's inarticulate, ungrammatical. You are not the Vermont public. Delaware Public's new name is Delaware Public Media.

The firestorm of legal issues beginning to consume Donald J. Trump seems to be shedding light on what may be central to those issues. What was his state of mind surrounding his choice to take documents containing information regarding our national security, to his palace, Mar-a-Lago?

My rights as a property owner aren’t subordinate to any abuse of the Second Amendment gun "issue." In Chittenden, a town of maybe 1,000, anybody can shoot any kind of weapon legally up to and after dark: no noise ordinance; wanton rules-lessness in an era where mass slaughter happens daily; …

Just a few remarks on John Klimenok Jr.'s commentary published in Sept. 22 in The Times Argus titled “Religions and violence.”

As I write this, I have not yet received the merger package sent out by VSECU enabling us to vote on the proposed merger with NEFCU. You will have three options: vote online, vote by mail, or attend the special meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 8. That gives members more than a mont…

Vermont's Gov. Phil Scott stepped daringly into the limelight by calling the human and child trafficking scheme of Florida's Governor DeSantis and Texas' Abbott, a "stunt" ("Scott ready for a DeSantis drop," TA Sept. 22).

Ever since I posted on Facebook my being irritated by Vermont Public Radio renaming itself just plain, old vanilla "Vermont Public" I’ve learned I’m not alone. And I’m not alone, (actually, I usually am alone), when I yell at the radio "Vermont Public … what?" But the upside is I get to make…

I happened across some online comments to a brief letter I submitted called “The sky isn’t falling” published by The Times Argus.

I think if Mr. McClaughry clearly understood the menace of climate change, he would have rambled derisively a little less (what point was he making, anyway) and supported Vermont's sincere efforts to be part of the climate solution mandating EV sales, rather than just to be another complaine…

Doing a bit of online research, I see that currently, the Vermont State Employees Credit Union has a "sustainable" rating, at least in part because it doesn't invest in fossil fuel companies. It also keeps 100% of its money in state.

Some thoughts on municipal budgeting. Is the entity now running efficiently? If it isn't, then what will it take to improve it? Machinery? Different methods? Training people? More people? Stockpiling supplies? Eliminating routine or encouraging it? More investment?

On behalf of the staff, physicians and patients of Rutland Regional Medical Center’s psychiatric inpatient services, I am writing to thank everyone who made the renovation of our department a success.

In a recent commentary, former Manchester Republican Committee Chair Perry Green claimed Donald Trump had declassified the documents he stored at his Florida mansion. Green wrote, “Stop, don't make false determinations based on misinformation by the mainstream media reporting.”

Cortina Inn is providing shelter for disadvantaged people, shelter which the state mainly pays for at a reduced rate. Is it the inn’s fault if there are problems that follow some of those people, problems which may spillover into nuisance or even criminality?

Murders, knifings, criminal gangs, police raids: It all sounds like Chicago in the 1920s, but it’s actually Bennington County in recent months. Almost daily, local papers carry news of another police raid or drug arrest, many linked to Massachusetts-based criminal gangs.

I want to commend Gordon Dritschilo for his Sept. 13 article about the Rutland City Board of Alderman addressing meeting violations.

Last week, I represented Vermont in Washington, D.C., at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network’s (ACS CAN) national Leadership Summit and Lobby Day. I joined over 550 volunteers from 50 states, representing every U.S. congressional district. We urged lawmakers to make cancer a na…

The editorial about the ongoing crisis in hospital budgets had it right stating "While we feel the need to health care reform would be the ideal answer, no such reset is anywhere near our reach. So in the meantime, we want all parties making decisions about budgets to be thinking of everyday…

The nomination of a significant number of tin-hatted Trumpites for national office leaves me wondering about the radical right turn the Republican Party, that was once described as a political party "reflecting your values," has chosen to take. Given that, I also wonder what are your values?

It seems like every day a layer of the proverbial Mar-A-Lago onion is pealed back. Obviously, at some point only the core will be left for us to view. If the DOJ believes the facts lead to a criminal indictment, they should act on it.

Advocates for people with disabilities know that tolerating discrimination without a word of complaint is the worst form of discrimination there can be.

What a beautiful rebuttal by Liz DiMarco Weinmann to the unfortunate commentary by Louis Scotellaro. Thank you, Liz, for making it clear that Lou was temporarily off his mark on this one. The Sculpture Trail adds grace to our downtown and invites an understanding of the depth of our history.…

Thank you, Joelen Mulvaney, chair of Barre's Diversity and Equity Committee, and supporters, for making the true meaning of "diversity" clear to me. Silly me, I always thought "diversity" meant a wide variety, including, most importantly, ideas. Now, thanks to the Diversity Committee leaders…

We all have a responsibility to tune in to the Jan. 6 hearings and call out falsehoods like the Big Lie, to ensure something like this never happens again. Donald Trump and his MAGA allies have been waging an ongoing campaign to sabotage our elections and attack our freedom to vote, and we m…

Every indicator says we are rapidly approaching the implosion of health care in Vermont and probably the nation. The 2021 Vermont Household Health Insurance Survey indicates 38% of Vermonters under age 65 are underinsured, as are 32.3% of those on Medicare. Since the Green Mountain Care Boar…

I find this display (for Jensen Afield) online as very offensive and disgusting. With so many killings by humans, many who started by killing animals both wild and domesticated, we do not need to be promoting this in our newspaper.

Article 22 is coming up for vote this November. If Article 22 is passed by Vermont voters, there will be no laws, and none allowable, restricting or regulating abortion at any time during pregnancy up to birth. Laws designed to protect women’s health, regulate who can perform abortions and u…

Regarding Mr. David Balfour’s criticism of the Rutland School Board, he needs to be reminded that real Americans don’t give up when a cause is just. Nor is he wise to pontificate upon his weakness.

Bells, whistles, new-fangled diagnostic equipment, oh, my.

Rutland School Board members who stubbornly refuse to give up on the Raiders name sound an awful lot like Trump supporters who refuse to accept that their guy lost the 2020 election. In both cases, it is long past time to grow up and move on.

A recent letter “VTF&W mission fail” attacked the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife. The author makes many false claims about trapping and wildlife management. This letter accuses trappers of being in opposition to the VTF&W mission to help protect, manage, control and conserve…

After many years of driving electric cars, I am considering buying one that burns gasoline. I have a few questions first.

This is in regard to Susan Beard’s letter relating to my letter about the NAACP. I appreciated your response. We are all entitled to our opinions. However, I never once mentioned the Holocaust in my letter so I’m not sure why you would in yours.

I had to take a breath after reading my state Rep. Art Peterson’s scare-mongering diatribe in Tuesday’s Herald about an issue he will never personally confront regarding reproductive liberty.

As it was with the myth of Critical Race Theory being taught in our public schools, Article 22, the Reproductive Autonomy Act, is generating a lot of unwarranted hysteria being fed by disinformation. And as it was with CRT, an even cursory review of the facts exposes the attempt to generate …

It is a very strange world we live in. A person who may have been injured by a vaccine they were coerced to take, is not allowed to sue the vaccine makers or anyone else for damages. However, Moderna can sue Pfizer because they want their "fair share" of the billions in profits the vaccines …

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. As a volunteer advocate with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, I am calling on my Congress members to pass legislation to prevent suicides and support crisis care.

Have you ever heard of crazy? I would imagine you have.

Great editorial recently on the jump in Vermont’s tick population and the serious nature of the variety of tick diseases they carry. For those of us who find great pleasure in nature’s woods and fields and even our yards, the tick problem has become a real downer.

The list of U.S. presidents includes men from excellent to terrible. Our flawed electoral process does not reliably produce good leaders, but it has one great advantage: It gives us a periodic, nonviolent way to get rid of the bad ones. This is hugely important, and it has worked reliably — …

In an effort to assist emotionally woke people, these are the instructions for future minor handcuff "triggers." Buy all the handcuffs. Nail one set to the walls of the City Hall for all to see with the epithet, "This was never allowed in Vermont, and never will be."

Your cartoon about the Good Old Party maligning the FBI shows your absolute cave dwellings point of view.