Letters
Music, Beer, Food and Books
The Kellogg-Hubbard Library will host a Books & Brew book sale and picnic event later this month on Saturday, June 22, from 6 to 9 p.m. There should be plenty of light for the event, coming just one day after the summer solstice. The “beer garden” book sale will happen on the library’s lawn and [...]
LETTERS: Act Now to Protect Berlin Pond
I would like to address some issues of concern to Berlin and Montpelier residents. It is my understanding that the Berlin selectboard is currently working with Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department (VFWD) to create a binding agreement that would allow VFWD to install a fishing access on the north end of Berlin Pond. (This access [...]
LETTERS: GMTA Drivers Are Everyday Heroes
Each day, volunteer drivers for Green Mountain Transit Agency (GMTA) provide hundreds of miles of service to those needing access to medical appointments, shopping, community centers and other essential needs. So many that we serve are without any other source of transportation, living alone and with limited friends and family. Our drivers become more than [...]
LETTERS: GMUW Helps Stamp Out Hunger
The people of the Green Mountain United Way (GMUW) service area of Caledonia, Essex, Orange, Orleans and Washington counties are very aware of the food insecurity of many families in their region as evidenced by their response to the May 11 National Association of Letter Carriers food drive for local food shelves. This 21st annual [...]
Pass GMO Labeling Bill
To the Editor: Today, I went to the reading of H.112 at the Vermont House of Representatives. H.112 is the GMO labeling bill. It requires that foods produced through Genetic Modification be labeled. I was very glad to see Mary Hooper and Warren Kitzmiller there as they are my Representatives. During a break I went [...]
Support Acquisition of Carr Lot
To the Editor: Please support the Montpelier City Council in voting to acquire the “Carr Lot” at its meeting on June 5. As founding chair of the Montpelier Conservation and city representative of the City – State Commission, I have worked long and hard with others to make our river front a magical part of [...]
Secure Our Free State with a Well Educated Citizenry
Editor’s Note: At The Bridge, we usually ask “letter-to-the-editor” contributors to identify themselves. We’ve been consistent about this, with few exceptions. Now, we have a letter on gun control, but the letter writer has expressed a fear of becoming victimized. We have agreed to publish the letter to advance the gun control discussion, but don’t [...]
Letters 5.2.13
Increasing Gas/Diesel Taxes Does Not Solve Infrastructure Needs To the Editor: Transportation infrastructure is the foundation for the continued vitality of Vermont’s economy and the state as a whole. It is evident that Vermont’s transportation infrastructure should not be neglected, nor should the state insufficiently fund its other obligations to address it. Today, the House [...]
Letters 4.18.13
Labeling GMO Foods Is Vital To the Editor: Right now, the Vermont legislature is debating whether or not you have a right to know what’s in the food you eat and feed your families. The problem is that genetically engineered foods (GMOs) are becoming more and more prevalent in our foods every year. About 70 [...]
East Montpelier Trails Fundraising Update
Last fall, East Montpelier Trails, Inc. (EMTI) launched a fundraising campaign to improve the beautiful Mallory Brook Trail between Johnson Road and Cherry Tree Hill Road. EMTI is happy to report that it has received almost $2000 toward its goal of raising $4000 from the community. Trail builder extraordinaire Greg Western worked through the fall [...]