Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and ...

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, in her Eid-ul-Adha message, extended her felicitations to the Muslim community in Sri ...

Whether one agrees with that assessment or not, the concern itself reflects a growing anxiety felt across the Western world: ...

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris reacts as pastor Jamal Bryant speaks at a church service at New Birth Baptist Church in Stonecrest, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP ...

As a conservative Utahn and a Latter-day Saint, I have a unique view of our nation’s immigration policy. I’m proud of the hospitality extended by Utahns who welcome refugees and asylees. I think the ...

In moments of mistake and misunderstanding, wisdom, compassion, and quiet kindness often reveal the real strength behind ...

I’ve been trying for weeks, for months, for years, to try to express what has been hurting my heart. It feels like the foundations of everything that matters to me are cracking. Truths and ideals I ...

It can be difficult to explain what respect is, but we all know it when we see it. Treating ourselves and others with respect is an essential part of human interaction if we want to live in a healthy ...

We need to have open and frank discussions about the need to provide respect and compassion for those friends, neighbors, acquaintances and even health care workers who have, to this point, chosen to ...

Mark 6:7-13 Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits …So they went off and preached repentance. The Twelve drove out many demons, ...

Former Washington state legislator Lois Stratton wasn’t scared to cross party lines and show off her independent streak if that meant representing her constituents. Stratton once told The ...

My grandparents immigrated from Sweden to Yakutat in the early 1900s. My grandmother Jenny was a Christian missionary and my grandfather, E.A., an educator and missionary. Faith was their guiding ...