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by Devon Green VAHHS Vice President of Governmental Relations Sometimes legislative resolutions have so many “whereases” and words that the sentiment can get lost during the formality. This was not the case last week, when the full House and Senate passed a simple resolution recognizing the unwavering dedication of Vermont’s health care workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic.
More importantly, both the legislature and administration have supported this sentiment with regulatory flexibilities and funding throughout the entirety of the pandemic. I’ve talked to my counterparts in other states as they battle legislation
prohibiting mask requirements and have openly fought with their Departments of Health. Whereas, VAHHS and its hospitals continue to be grateful for a legislature and administration that listens to and supports its health care workers. Resolved: Thank you.
Open letter to Gov Scott samessenger.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from samessenger.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
To the editor:
Open Letter to Governor Phil Scott and the Vermont Legislature:
We appreciate the challenge of governing during a global pandemic. Instead of meeting with colleagues and constituents, we now rely on video chat, texts, emails, and phone calls. We are in an extraordinary time, where safety requires us to maintain physical distance from one another. We believe government is essential and applaud the efforts to adapt. We cannot allow this virus to grind the gears of government to a halt.
Even so, this is not the time for business as usual, especially for the Vermonters we represent. Although state leaders have strived to keep engagement up between the citizens, committees and the Administration, the 2020 session provided many examples showing major challenges to gathering necessary data and testimony to craft quality policies. The organizations listed below represent hundreds of thousands of working Vermonters. We ask that our elected leaders of all political parties fo
The Mountain Times
By Merisa Sherman
By Merisa Sherman
As V.A.S.T. (Vermont Association of Snow Travelers) opening weekend approached, there was an admission of defeat. While I was stoked to pick up the sled from her annual maintenance check late Wednesday evening, there was no thought in our minds that we’d be making our way through the Vermont mountains. Instead, we were content to rely on Killington’s snowmaking and ski whatever limited snowfall 2020 would torture us with.
The house was eerily quiet when I awoke on Thursday morning. Slowly, I made my way out of bed, down the stairs and stopped dead in my tracks, rubbing my eyes to make sure it wasn’t just a dream, I began to laugh like a kid on Christmas morning. I pressed my hands to the glass to steady myself and stared, awed by what lay before me.