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Oh, pleeeze! Stop accusing those who "refuse to vote" with apathy. If it were not for those taxes, Mr. Maroney, "our boys" would not have died. It was not their self-determination that got them there. More ... When I grew up in the 50s and 60s, it was a source of pride that our country was different from other countries. We did not torture our prisoners; our government did not spy on its citizens; and our country did not attack countries who had not attacked us. More ... The residents of Vermont should be proud of their Governor, Jim Douglas, for assuming the position of 2006 president of the Council of State Governments, a nonprofit organization representing all 50 states. More ... The hypocrisy of the Bush administration apparently has no limits. While ostensibly in Iraq so that "freedom can be on the march" in that country, we can only hope that we don More ... Once again Congress has passed a program cut of $40 billion dollars. The cuts effect Medicaid, student loans, welfare and child support. The Republicans hail the cuts as bringing entitlement programs into line while ignoring the fact that the burden falls on those least able to afford them. More ... Several months back I announced I would not run for re-election to the Rochester Selectboard, having served for two terms, six years. No Rochester citizen has announced his or her candidacy for the post, for whatever reason. More ... Do we need a superintendent for the schools of Randolph, Braintree and Brookfield? As an RES board member for over 13 years, a member of the Orange Southwest Supervisory Union (OSSU) board for over 10 years and an active participant in educational leadership at the state level, I can answer that question with an unequivocal YES! More ... |
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