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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1976
Page
4
The Bennington Banner Editorials detail daily opinion content published by Bans ee Publishing Corporations in Vermont. The note specifies publication cadence excluding Sundays and holidays and provides an address for the publisher in Vermont.
Reporters grilled President Ford about accepting golf weekends and Disney World trips from lobbyists, revealing a pervasive buddy system where friendships with Big Business influence policy. The piece cites former Attorney General Kleindienst's $250,000 fee for steering Teamsters Union insurance, credited to a Nixon-era friendship, and argues Republicans' eight-year grip intensified abuses, calling for biparty reform and heightened sensitivity to these ties.
Editor welcomes Jean Wassick back with MAU Booktalk column to run twice monthly, praising her lively librarian work and the continued importance of books in local education. The piece also reflects on renovations at the former Bendi building and honors teachers and students for enduring conditions.
Robert W. Santway posts a Vermont primary thank you letter dated 1976, thanking 752 supporters and noting donor details from across the state and beyond. He reflects on campaign financing, donors, and political dynamics including influence from out of state sources and lobbying debates. He signs as ex-candidate from Frost Dr.
ANNE CORMIER of North Bennington condemns a Banner front page that mocks Ms Whitman and uses a “transsexual” label. She urges the paper to stop exploiting frankness and sensationalism and focus on real news.
A reader from Star Route condemns a Bennington article she calls pornographic, urging cancellations and parental censorship. She argues the piece violates family standards, calls for responsibility from the newspaper, and warns of exposure to children.
Arthur Armstrong thanks The Banner for coverage of the Hoosick Falls Health Center new wing dedication. He notes Anne Eisenmenger’s strong photos and reports, recalls visiting out-of-town guests, and expresses concern that public apathy deafens the community despite invitations sent to government and business leaders.
A critical columnist argues COLA boosts inflation, not living standards. The piece links CPI to rising medical, transit, and tax costs and notes health care clauses duplicating pay raises. It warns wage-price spirals and questions luxury COLA benefits, citing NYT figures of annual increases and urging frugality.
The piece links Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress to modern politics, praising Valiant-for-Truth and Paul Douglas as champions amid a dreary tax bill era. It laments lobbyists and power juggernauts while urging citizen courage and public spirited leadership.
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