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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is a daily newspaper excluding Sundays and holidays published by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201, serving Bennington and surrounding areas.
The piece argues the Campbell study favoring New Hampshire tax structure is politically charged in an election year. It notes urban tax strength in New Hampshire versus Vermont's rural base, defending Vermont's higher taxes as funding compassionate and progressive policies while urging readers to weigh state differences and costs.
A biography of Adlai Stevenson contrasts his education of the public with modern candidacies. The piece lauds Stevenson's willingness to challenge special interests, notes Carter's tailoring to business leaders, and warns of the dangers of a perpetual accommodation approach in American reform politics. The letter to the Banner condemns local leaders “state donut awards” and critiques Willow Park neglect amid budget and ego-driven town politics.
Daniel G Cadiz of Bennington criticizes a column titled The Swedish neurosis for attacking Sweden and its social reforms. Cadiz disputes the writer and urges informed understanding through firsthand visit. He links the debate to local tax policy and public spending, warning against short sighted measures and coalition missteps.
A first post years walk in clear autumn weather reveals invading plants and a示 display of Monotropa uniflora. The writer surveys Oenothera biennis, Erigeron species, chicory, mint, poison ivy, lady ferns, jack-in-the-pulpits, and Maianthemum canadense, noting weathering habitat changes and new woodland diversity along a once sparse pine needle floor.
A reader urges The Banner to distinguish between Bennington Town and Bennington Rural fire departments in coverage. She argues rural volunteers deserve specific credit for their hours and merit, and criticizes repeated generic references to Bennington.
Robert Theobald, socioeconomist and Columbia Faculty Seminar member, argues that professionalism requires persuading others of incompetence. Paul Szep, Pulitzer Prizewinning Boston Globe satirist, calls the satirist vital in a society that fails to laugh at itself.
The piece laments the end of cash contributions in Congress after Watergate. It notes Sen. Daniel Inouye and Rep. John Heinz faced trouble for saying cash would be fine and compares spittoons and spitballs to old political habits. It warns schoolboys to remember this shift and predicts retirement for the involved figures.
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