Molly Gray: It’s time to invest in Vermont
For too long, the approach has been to cut and consolidate in an attempt to save money. But austerity isn’t just harmful to working families and the employers struggling to recruit talent in Vermont—it's an ineffective policy that fails to significantly lower the cost of living.
Loralee Tester: When ‘protection’ becomes exclusion
Because once again, in the language of planning, protection and stewardship, Vermont is advancing policies that will hurt the people who have shaped this state for generations.
The Importance of a Third Place
It’s that place where people gather not because they have to, but because they want to. Where conversations start easily and nobody looks at the clock too much. It’s where neighbors become friends, and where the rhythm of a community quietly builds over time.