Commentator Allen Gilbert has been listening to the discussions around “prebates.” He thinks that a simple concept is being spun into something that it isn’t.
News headlines about Pluto grabbed the attention of millions. And its fall from planetary grace was debated by hundreds of scientists. But its discovery seventy-five years ago was a solitary affair. Commentator Allen Gilbert tells the story.
The Fourth of July is just ahead, and commentator Allen Gilbert has been thinking about how the founders’ declaration of American independence institutionalized change.
Education Commissioner Richard Cate has proposed downsizing the number of Vermont school districts. Commentator Allen Gilbert, who is a school board member, thinks that there are a lot of unanswered questions about the plan.