Vermont regulators tell Brattleboro hospital to revise its proposed budget for further review

Prosecutor and defense clash in trial of Jason Eaton over insanity plea

Opening statements began Monday in the trial of Jason Eaton, who faces three counts of attempted second-degree murder for the 2023 shooting of three Palestinian students in Burlington while raising an insanity defense.

A Yankee Notebook: Women make good leaders

You read now and then, especially on the internet, about the “Great Replacement Theory.” “Now and then” is gradually becoming more and more often, as various right-wing politicians refer to it, usually obliquely, in an effort to secure the votes of the simple-minded and credulous. The theory goes that shadowy, but powerful, groups are actively […]

Hartford High Principal Amy Molina focuses on belonging and attendance

Amy Molina, Hartford High School’s new principal, spent a recent Sunday in the parking lot with a paintbrush and 50 seniors. The school had never let students paint their parking spots before. Molina and senior class president Jackson Whitney came up with the idea over the summer, and she wasn’t sure anyone would come. “Three […]

Opinion: Time for independence in Vermont

As I’ve been campaigning for the Orange-Caledonia House District, people often ask me: “Why are you running as an Independent?” If you’ve followed my platform, you know that I support empowering local governments, because government functions best when it is closest to the people that it serves and has the capacity to get the job […]

Opinion: Vermont heritage in court against French president

On Sept. 8, I traveled to a tribunal in Paris to testify in a criminal case brought on behalf of President Emmanuel Macron, against a 22-year-old student. I never got the chance. I was sequestered with the other nine witnesses, waiting to be called one at a time — and the next thing we knew, […]