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• Bill Dunkel: An appeal to Vermont members of the NRA

  11-11-2017 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Bill Dunkel, of Windham.
  I am appealing to Vermonters who are members of the NRA to act patriotically and courageously by fighting back against the epidemic of mass shootings that is plaguing our country. The recent massacre at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, the 307th mass shooting of 2017 according to the Gun Violence Archive, occurred on the 308th day of the year. These senseless tragedies are now so common that we have begun t
  
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• John Freitag: Money matters, budgets matter

  11-11-2017 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by John Freitag, of Strafford, who is chair of the Strafford Selectboard, which is currently working on its 2018 town budget.
  Politics in its essence is said to be about who gets what and who pays it. In this regard, the most important issue facing us at right now is the tax bill before Congress. There is no question that reforming the tax code is needed But as currently proposed, and being attempted to be rammed through Congress without the traditional pr
  
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• Glenn Fay: Ageism isn’t dead yet

  11-11-2017 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Glenn Fay Jr., of Burlington, who is an entrepreneur, educator, husband and father.
  You are eminently qualified to notice ageism once you discover your gray hairs, strangers call you “dear” or “sir,” and the AARP membership invite appears in your mailbox! But turning 55+ is not entirely a golden years adventure. There can be strings attached that include comments such as “You look good for your age,” “You still
  
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• Herring lawyer: Hospital negligent to release her from psych unit

  11-11-2017 00:10 via vtdigger.org
  Jody Herring is led out of court after her arraignment. Photo by Toby TalbotThe attorney for a Vermont woman set to be sentenced next week for four murders says ifRutland Regional Medical Center hadn’t been “reckless” and “negligent” by releasing his client from its psychiatric unit, the fatal shootings would have never happened.“On August 7,2015, Jody Herring should have remained involuntarily hospitalized for the mental health crisis she was in the midst of
  
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