Dunsmore: Chemical weapons in the Middle East
Editor’s note: This op-ed by retired ABC News diplomatic correspondent Barrie Dunsmore first appeared in the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus and Rutland Herald Sunday edition. All his columns can be found...
View ArticleVermont’s congressional delegation welcomes debate on Syria, noncommital...
Vermont’s congressional delegation is taking a wait-and-see stance on next week’s debate over whether the United States should take military action to halt human rights atrocities in Syria. Last month...
View ArticleDunsmore: Mideast ‘Arab Spring’ morphs into sectarian conflicts
Editor’s note: This op-ed by retired ABC News diplomatic correspondent Barrie Dunsmore first appeared in the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus and Rutland Herald Sunday edition. All his columns can be found...
View ArticleStannard: Too much of a good thing
Editor’s note: This op-ed is by Bob Stannard, a lobbyist and author. This piece first appeared in the Bennington Banner. Most of us like chocolate. I particularly like dark chocolate. There was a time...
View ArticleDunsmore: What’s next in Syria?
Editor’s note: This op-ed by retired ABC News diplomatic correspondent Barrie Dunsmore first aired on Vermont Public Radio. All his columns can be found on his website, www.barriedunsmore.com....
View ArticleDunsmore: “It’s complicated”
Editor’s note: This op-ed by retired ABC News diplomatic correspondent Barrie Dunsmore first appeared in the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus and Rutland Herald Sunday edition. All his columns can be found...
View ArticleRoss Connelly: It is easy to come to the aid of people who look like ‘us’
This commentary is by Ross Connelly of Hardwick, who was co-publisher and editor of The Hardwick Gazette from 1986 to 2017, when he retired. Who does not feel horror at the Russian slaughter in...
View ArticleMichael Shank: Yes, prosecute Putin, but U.S. is culpable too
This commentary is by Michael Shank, an adjunct professor at New York University's Center for Global Affairs and George Mason University's Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution. This article...
View ArticleVermont’s congressional delegation welcomes debate on Syria, noncommital...
Vermont’s congressional delegation is taking a wait-and-see stance on next week’s debate over whether the United States should take military action to halt human rights atrocities in Syria. Last month...
View ArticleBarrie Dunsmore: The Pence quality
Editor’s note: This commentary by retired ABC News diplomatic correspondent Barrie Dunsmore first appeared in the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus and Rutland Herald Sunday edition. All his columns can be...
View ArticleRutland area legislators blast mayor for secrecy on refugees
Rutland Mayor Chris Louras faces criticism from Rutland County legislators Wednesday regarding his plan to bring 100 refugees to the city. Photo by Jasper Craven/VTDigger A day after Rutland Mayor...
View ArticleRutland says it will take in Syrian refugees
(Editor’s note: This story was updated April 26 at 7:15 p.m. with a comment from Lt. Gov. Phil Scott and April 27 at 2:30 p.m. with remarks from Bruce Lisman.) The city of Rutland announced Tuesday...
View ArticleShumlin applauds South Burlington High School students providing aid to Syrians
Gov. Peter Shumlin praises South Burlington High School students for helping Syrians. Photo by Morgan True / VTDiggerThree South Burlington High School students’ efforts to aid Syrian refugees trapped...
View ArticleStowe pastor comes to the aid of Syrian Christians
The Rev. Benedict Kiely shows a bracelet and a lapel pin — or, in this case, a suspenders pin — he’s using to help persecuted Christians in the Mideast. Photo by Tom Kearney/Stowe ReporterEditor’s...
View ArticleBarrie Dunsmore: Drubbing the president
Editor’s note: This commentary by retired ABC News diplomatic correspondent Barrie Dunsmore first appeared in the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus and Rutland Herald Sunday edition. All his columns can be...
View ArticleJoseph Gainza: Bomb Iraq and Syria? NO
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Joseph Gainza, the founder of Vermont Action for Peace and the producer and host of “Gathering Peace” on WGDR and WGDH. He lives in Marshfield. I try to avoid...
View ArticleSanders to Vote No on U.S. Military Role in Syria
News Release — Sen. Bernie Sanders Sept. 18, 2014 Contact: Michael Briggs (202) 224-5141 WASHINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said today he will vote against the United States training and arming...
View ArticleBarrie Dunsmore: Shifting alliances
Editor’s note: This commentary by retired ABC News diplomatic correspondent Barrie Dunsmore first appeared in the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus and Rutland Herald Sunday edition. All his columns can be...
View ArticleJournalist freed in Syria spent time in Vermont
The parents of kidnapped journalist Peter Theo Curtis own a home in Bridgewater. Frame taken from Al Jazeera America TV Editor’s note: This article is by Nora Doyle-Burr of the Valley News, in which it...
View ArticleGalbraith leaves open seat in Windham County
Sen. Peter Galbraith, D-Windham. Photo by John Herrick Maverick Windham County Sen. Peter Galbraith said Monday that he won’t seek a third term in November. The Townshend Democrat said his growing...
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