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2LETTERS & OPINIONS continuedJoint Statement On Governor’s Decision To Extend GA Motel ProgramOur most vulnerable Vermonter residents were given a more. We need to take every bit of federal support and investreprieve from the threat of losing their shelter when the it in long term solutions while also keeping people safe withGovernor extended the GA Motel program for thirty days. short term answers. I find it hard to believe that we will haveHowever, the federal government has provided funding for the long term solutions in 30 days and we have federal fundingthrough the end of the year, we should use it,” said Rep.this program through December 31st. We need to extend thesesupports for Vermonters experiencing homelessness through Tanya Vyhovsky, P/D-Chittenden 8-1.the end of the year to give elected leaders and advocates time The plan to offer $2500 in exchange for shelter is fundamentallyflawed. We as a state should not be asking peopleto build on the known long-term solutions that will ensure thatall of our community members are safely and consistently who have very little resources to make the impossible choicehoused. Taking the pressure valve off of this issue will give us between money and shelter. “To bribe our way out of thisall a chance to move forward together.necessary safety net is short sighted and leaves us with a long“The Governor’s temporary extension on housing term problem. It is unnecessary and destabilizing and we oweVermonters is a stay of execution, and it represents the tirelessour community members more,” said Brenda Siegel, policywork of housing leaders and youth advocates. While this is aadvocate and former candidate for governor.victory, in 30 days we risk replaying the same upwards battleThose with the most need, can breathe a sigh of reliefagain. Our unhoused neighbors’ lives lay on the line.Extending the motel program is the right thing to do,” saidtoday. Youth and lived experience experts, along with advocateshave spent months fighting just to keep in place basicSen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale, D-Chittenden County.We remain concerned that this population is de-prioritizedhousing for Vermonters in need. We owe this to those on theover the tourism industry when in fact we are able to meet the ground who are doing the work every day. There is plenty ofneeds of both. We believe that it is best for our communities work ahead. To folks experiencing homelessness, who areto find real solutions without destabilizing our community living with the constant threat of losing their housing , wemembers’ health and basic needs. We are also concerned that want you to know that we will keep working alongside youwe are not fully reinstating the GA Motel program and right and do everything in our power to implement viable solutionsnow there are Vermonters living in tents and losing the stabilityand access to services that so many gained for the first Brenda Siegel, Policy Advocate & Former Candidate Forthat center and value your needs. ‘time.The GA motel program needs to again be expanded to Governorinclude these Vermonters, as no Vermonter should have to Senator Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Chittenden Countyexperience homelessness.Representative Tanya Vyhovsky, Chittenden 8-1“While I am glad to see an extension, it protects only some Jubilee McGill, Policy Advocate & Former Candidate Forof our most vulnerable Vermonters. We simply need to do Vermont House• • •Why is there a worker shortage?By Jack HoffmanThe Washington Post recently tackled the question a lot ofpeople have been talking about. The headline read: “WhyAmerica has 8.4 million unemployed when there are 10 millionjob openings.”What was refreshing about the Post story was that it didn’toffer the usual explanation about the mismatch between jobsand job skills, which seems to lay the blame for worker shortageson the workers. Instead, according to the Post, the mismatchis between the jobs on offer and jobs workers want.Maybe the tide is turning. Maybe the demand for employeesis reaching the point where they not only can ask for better pay,but also for meaningful work.Almost since the start of the pandemic, we’ve heard andread anecdotes about people rethinking work after COVID-19upended their lives:• Frontline workers—people in close, daily contact with thegeneral public—questioned whether they were being paidenough, not only for the risks they took, but given the real valueof the services they were providing, like making sure there wassafe food on grocery shelves.• People with the good fortune to be able to work from homestarted re-evaluating “the workplace.” The ride or drive to workwas so routine that many of us didn’t think about how muchtime was getting eaten up going back and forth. Stay-at-homeorders broke that habit, and it turned out travel time could beput to better use—at least a few days a week.• Then there were people who lost lousy jobs—jobs thatneither paid an adequate wage nor offered any personal fulfillment.Unemployment benefits—both state and federal—gavethem a break from the drudgery, at least for a little while, andperhaps the opportunity to find something better.The Washington Post backed up some of these stories withnumbers that suggest workers have simply left jobs in certainClimate Change continued from previous pageAttorney General Donovan has joined a coalition of 21attorneys general filing an amicus brief in Planned ParenthoodSouth Atlantic v. Wilson arguing that South Carolina’s “fetalheartbeat” abortion regulations harm women’s healthcare as awhole, and that a lower court’s ruling blocking the law shouldbe upheld. The coalition also argues that the impact of numerousstates across the country enacting restrictive abortionlaws, or eliminating access to abortions, harms healthcarenationwide.“Women have a right to safe healthcare. Not only are ‘fetalheartbeat’ laws unconstitutional, they would have a negativeimpact on women’s healthcare,” said Attorney GeneralDonovan.In February 2021, South Carolina passed the SouthCarolina Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Actthat prohibits abortions upon the detection of an embryonic orfetal heartbeat, effectively banning abortion after six weeks.Immediately following the passage of the Act, PlannedParenthood South Atlantic filed suit seeking a temporaryinjunction, which the federal district court granted.In their amicus brief, the coalition argues that access to safeand legal abortion is an essential component of women’shealthcare and restrictive abortion lead to worse health outcomesfor women. The coalition also argues that laws banningabortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat have• • •fields. The Post compared job openings in various industrieswith the number of unemployed people who used to work inthose industries. Professional and business services, for example,had 1.8 million jobs openings. Presumably, before thepandemic, all or most of those jobs were filled. But the Postfound that only 921,000 people who were unemployed reportedthat their most recent job had been in professional and businessservices.It would appear, therefore, that almost half of the people whoused to do that kind of work either found jobs in other fields orleft the labor force. Professional and business services had thebiggest gap between available jobs and people with experienceseeking those jobs, but the Post showed that other industrieswere suffering from worker shortages, too.Employers have had the upper hand for a long, long, time.But that may be changing as employers want to get their businessesgoing again, and they simply have to pay more and offerbetter working conditions to get the help they need.It’s also possible, thanks to the federal supplemental unemploymentbenefits, federal stimulus payments and tax credits,and help from state government, we rediscovered how muchstronger the economy can be when people have enough moneyin their pockets to support themselves and their families. It’sbetter for all of us when everyone is better off.The child tax credits and public support for child care willneed to continue after the pandemic fades. But the role filledtemporarily by the massive surge in unemployment benefitscan be replaced with jobs that pay a livable wage and provideworking conditions that respect employees. That would go along way to repairing what the Post called “the mismatchbetween the jobs available and what workers want.”Jack Hoffman is Senior Analyst at Public Assets Institute(www.publicassets.org), a non-partisan, non-profit organizationbased in Montpelier.replacing fossil fuel vehicles in Vermont over this decade, we the issue of possible flooding) and the project in question haswould avoid burning over 650 million gallons of gasoline over agreed to comply with the requirements laid out by the Vermontthe average 12-year lifespan of a car.River Program.And it’s important to remember that switching from fossil Turns out the neighbors are really just upset at the prospectfuels to electricity doesn’t necessarily mean an increase in consumptionwhen you account for Vermont’s impressive track boogieman of possible flooding to try to stop them from beingof looking at solar panels out their window and are using therecord on investing in energy efficiency. For example, after built. This is something we as Vermonters are going to have tosignificant investments in efficiency beginning in 1990, thecome to grips with as our planet continues to heat up and theCity of Burlington, despite a growing population, now uses 6%resulting climate change causes costly destruction. We cannotless electricity today than in 1989 while also saving its customersabout $12 million a year on their electric bills.continue business as usual by relying on imported fossil fuels andMs. Smith also fails to provide critical details and perspectivewhen discussing a proposed solar project in Bennington and that cost includes dedicating some of Vermont’s landscape tomust accept the responsibility that using energy comes at a costCounty. If a landowner wants to put solar panels on their propertyand it complies with the town’s zoning plan, Vermont’s Peter Sterling is the Executive Director of Renewablethe production of the energy we use. It’s as simple as that.Agency of Natural Resources studies say flooding shouldn’t Energy Vermont, made up of businesses and others who believestop the project what exactly is the problem? Vermont has a that Vermont’s use energy use must be from 100% clean andthorough permit review process for solar projects (that includes renewable sources.• • •Attorney General Donovan Files Amicus to Fight for Abortion Rightsharmful spillover effects on miscarriage treatment and otherhealthcare needs.Additionally, Attorney General Donovan and his colleaguesargue that the restrictions the Act places on womencould also threaten residents of neighboring states as well asthose states’ healthcare systems, explaining, “South Carolina’srestrictive abortion laws will cause its citizens to seek abortioncare in [neighboring states], potentially straining theirhealthcare systems.” The coalition further says, “[g]iven thatnumerous states across the country have enacted similarlyrestrictive or more restrictive legislation than South Carolina’sAct … [and] [i]f access to safe and lawful abortions werebanned in large geographic portions of the country, it wouldcreate vast ‘abortion deserts’ in which access to abortion caremay be unobtainable for many people due to the obstaclescreated by the sheer distance from lawful abortion care.”Joining Attorney General Donovan in filing the amicusbrief are the attorneys general of California, Colorado,Connecticut, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine,Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada,New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania,Rhode Island, Virginia, and Washington. A copy of theamicus brief can be found here: https://ago.vermont.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Multi-State-Amicus-in-Planned-Parenthood-v-Wilson-final-version-filed-on-9.8.2021.pdf.Andrea Gallitano, P.C.Attorney At Lawwww.GallitanoLaw.comEmail: Andrea@GallitanoLaw.com301 North Main Street, Suite 2Barre, VT 05641(802)622-8230 Fax: (802)622-8232Practice areas include: • commercial and residential real estate transactions• business formation • buy/sell arrangements• stock purchase agreements • asset sales and leasing • wills • trusts• power of attorney • probate administration and litigation • guardianshipsPROPANE FILLS$16 20 Lb. Tanks$24 30 Lb. Tanks$30 40 Lb. Tanks$75 100 Lb. 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Happy98thBirthdayto GraceMekkelsenSeptember 26Best wishesfrom friends& familySend Cards to:P.O. Box 129East Montpeler, VT 05651CelebratingStephen Lightholder’s80th Birthday!Happy 95 thOctober 5thwith a cardshower.40 Beacon St.Barre, VT05641BirthdayRita MekkelsenOur Ma, Grammy& GG!We Love You!!!SURPRISE!80th BirthdayCard ShowerJay TrombleyOct. 5, 2021Share A Memory269 Windywood RoadBarre, VT 05641Jodi'sA Men’s & Women’sHaircare Salon160 No. Seminary St.,BarreBy AppointmentCall or Text (802)793-7417HappyAnniversaryForget Me Not Flowers & Gifts and The WORLD would like to help you wisha special couple a Happy Anniversary. Just send their name, address & weddinganniversary date. Each week we publish the names, plus we’ll have amonthly winner for a 1/2 dozen wrapped red roses at Forget Me Not Flowers& Gifts, 214 N. Main Street, Barre. No obligation, nothing to buy. Just sendanniversary names two (2) weeks prior to anniversary date, to: The WORLD,c/o HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, 403 U.S. Rt. 302 - Berlin, Barre, VT 05641. Pleaseprovide name, address & phone number for prize notification.Forget Me NotFlowers & Gifts214 N. 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Telephonecalls to The WORLD will not be accepted.ANNIVERSARYDATE_______________________# YEARS______NAMES___________________________________ADDRESS__________________________________________________________________________PHONE___________________________________A big thank you toso many that sentbirthday well-wishesfor my 95th!--Bernie RoyCait Bourgault, PhotographyTomaszewski/Lowe WeddingRebecca Lynn Lowe (Tomaszewski) and George Glen Loweof Barre, VT were married September 20, 2021 in a privateceremony on the banks of the Saco River at the Attitash MountainVillage Resort in Bartlett, NH. Parents of the bride are Edwardand Suzanne Tomaszewski of Middletown, CT and thegroom’s parents are George(deceased) & Nancy Lowe, Barre,VT. Currently the bride is employed as a Reach Up Case Managerwith the State of Vermont Department for Children &Families as well as a full time graduate school student. Thegroom is employed as a Crisis Worker with Vermont Crisisand Intervention Network. The couple will reside in Barre, VT.Central Vermont Medical CenterBIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTSThe following birth announcements were submitted by Central Vermont Medical Centeron Sept. 24, 2021. Any questions or concerns should be addressed directly to CVMC.A daughter, Guenivere Laramie, was born on 9/13/21 toCourtney Estes and Jonathan Laramie of Barre Town.A son, Landon Hayes Collier, was born on 9/15/21 toErin (Andrews) and Trey Collier of Berlin.Happy Birthday!FROMBARRE-MONTPELIER RD.Price Chopper (Berlin, VT) and The WORLD would like to help you wish someonespecial a Happy Birthday. Just send their name, address & birthdate. We’ll publish thenames in this space each week. Plus, we’ll draw one (1) winner each week for aFREE BIRTHDAY CAKE from Price Chopper (Berlin, VT). No obligation, nothing tobuy. Just send birthday names two (2) weeks prior to birthdate, to: The WORLD, c/oBIRTHDAY CAKE, 403 U.S. Rt. 302—Berlin, Barre, VT 05641. Please provide yourname, address & phone number for prize notification.Sept. 26Timothy Hull, 65, BarreSept. 29Zoey Flood, 9, PlainfieldSept. 27Katie Thygesen, 26, GranitevilleSept. 30Andrew Proof II, 19, GranitevilleJeffery Poitras, 58, DuxburyOct. 2Lynsie Grammer, 29, MiddlesexSteven Morris, 33, BarreTravis Ray, 21, West TopshamOct. 3Keegan Lamson, 17, BerlinChristina Roberts, 35, MontpelierThis Week’s Cake Winner:Andrew Proof II, 19, GranitevilleCAKE WINNER: Please call Price Chopper (Berlin, VT)at 479-9078 and ask for the Bakery Departmentby Thursday, September 30 to arrange for cake pick-up.PRICE CHOPPER“BIRTHDAY DRAWING”Mail this coupon to: The WORLD c/o Birthday Cake403 U.S. Rt. 302—BerlinBarre, VT 05641Open to people of all ages. Just send in the entry blank below, and we willpublish it in this space each week. Plus, we will draw one (1) name each weekfor a FREE BIRTHDAY CAKE from the Price Chopper Super Center (Berlin,VT). No obligation, nothing to buy. 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