Editorial: Clearing our head this spring

Vermonters relieved and conflicted after Trump backs off execution livestream

President Donald Trump canceled plans to livestream the December 3 execution of Nidal Hasan following widespread bipartisan criticism, though the decision has reignited debates over the morality of capital punishment.

Etna man denied bail after pleading not guilty to sexual assault

A 72-year-old Etna man named Gene Pease pleaded not guilty to several charges of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl and will remain in custody following a bail denial by a Grafton Superior Court judge.

Opinion: Doctor, do you deprescribe?

“Doctor, do you deprescribe?” As a psychiatrist, I rarely hear this request. People come to me not because I deprescribe, but because I prescribe. However, there is a movement in the United States and worldwide to deprescribe both mental health and physical health medications. “Is your medicine working for you?” I ask my patients. “How […]

A Life: Pauline Bickford Laughlin: ‘She would just fly by the seat of her pants sometimes’

Pauline Laughlin, a long-time Enfield fourth-grade teacher and founding member of the Enfield Fast Squad, passed away at age 90 in Sunapee.

Claremont DPW wins national award for custom tool that improves worker safety

The Claremont Department of Public Works won a national award for inventing a Custom Culvert Steamer Hook-Lift Body designed to increase worker safety and efficiency.