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Editor’s note: This commentary is by Richard Davis, of Guilford, who has been active in health care reform for 30 years. Semi-retired after a 40-year nursing career, he volunteers at the Brattleboro Walk In Clinic counseling people on insurance options.  It would have been comforting to have Donald Trump out of our minds in the…

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Genie Rayner, a writer, author, and freelance editor who lives in Bennington. At last count, almost 80 million Americans voted for the Biden/Harris team for president and vice president in 2021. The last count I saw for Trump/Pence was 70 million “and some change.” As I write, votes are…

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Anson Tebbetts, Vermont’s secretary of the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. The year 2020. What a year. The pandemic has forced all of us to look closely at our place in the world. Last year at this time, we only saw masks at the dentist or in the…

The state’s new spree of Covid cases seems to have affected Washington County towns and Colchester, according to a VTDigger analysis of Department of Health data. A recent surge in cases — with 84 cases reported Friday and 116 reported Thursday — has been partially tied to a Washington County outbreak that started at a…

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Bob Stannard, of Manchester, an author, musician and former lobbyist. We have just gone through another grueling presidential election in which our pollsters were once again proven wrong. For months we heard about double-digit leads for Joe Biden and Democrats in key, swing states. There was even talk of…

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Philip Finkelstein, of Charlotte, who is is a technical writer and business analyst. After attending the University of British Columbia, where he received a BA in political science, he served as a blog contributor for Citizens’ Climate Lobby.  Post-election analysis provides a window into the soul of America. With…

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Walt Amses, a writer who lives in North Calais. Fireworks lit up the skies over London; church bells echoed through Paris; and Kool and the Gang had a nationwide resurgence as millions took to the streets, dancing, jumping and shouting in a “celebration” of democracy, four years in the…

The Midtown Motel on Main Street in Burlington on Thursday, with Memorial Auditorium behind. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Nick bought the building in 1995 for $132,500, according to city records, although he said he remembers paying over $200,000 for it. It operated as a working motel for 10 years, until renovations to get the building…

Sen. Chris Pearson, P/D-Chittenden, third from right, joined by Sen. Michael Sirotkin, D-Chittenden, and Sen. Tim Ashe, D/P-Chittenden, right, calls attention to the state’s hazard pay grant program. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Read the story on VTDigger here: As deadline looms, lawmakers call on big companies to apply for hazard pay grants. Top Featured Tags:…