Neil Odell: It’s not so simple, Gov. Scott
This commentary is by Neil Odell of Norwich. He is on the steering committee of Friends of Vermont Public Education, and is a Norwich/Dresen school board member. Back in late…
The science is clear: Marijuana is safer than tobacco
Jonathan Beaver of San Francisco holds a marijuana cigarette at the San Francisco Patients Cooperative, a medical cannabis cooperative, Nov. 29, 2004 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan…
Surveillance technology never left Milwaukee after the DNC
Protesters gather in small numbers during the 2020 Democratic National Convention (DNC). (Photo | Isiah Holmes) In 2020, Milwaukee had high hopes that the Democratic National Convention would boost the…
There is a way for Montana residential property taxes to go down
Photo illustration by Getty Images. The upcoming property tax year could be a little easier on homeowners and renters than last year. The operative word in that sentence is could.…
Undecided voters are the prize for both Biden and Trump in Thursday presidential debate
The McCamish Pavilion at Georgia Tech in Atlanta on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. It is the site of the press center for media covering the CNN debate between President Joe…
Indiana Civil Rights Commission honors Black leaders for community, diversity efforts
Debra Bluitt, an alternative dispute resolution mediator for the Indiana Civil Rights Commission, delivers an acceptance speech during the Governor’s Reception on June 25, 2024. Each year, the ICRC gives…
Don’t turn back the clock on Raise the Age
The author argues that North Carolina should not roll back its “Raise the Age” law which presumes that 16- and 17-year-olds accused of criminal offenses should be treated as juveniles.…
Biden to pardon vets discharged for same-sex relationships
ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 16, 2022) Sailors decorate the mess decks in observance of Pride month aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) in the Atlantic Ocean,…
Biden to pardon vets discharged for same-sex relationships
Sailors decorate the mess decks in observance of Pride month aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham in the Atlantic Ocean on June 16, 2022. (U.S. Navy photo…
Without improved child care options, Wyoming faces bleak economic future
Wyoming’s long-term economic outlook presents a multitude of problems from the need for diversification to imbalances in our tax structures to failing workforce recruitment and the like. And while there…