Allen Gilbert

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Scoring the SAT’s

By Allen Gilbert | December 12, 2005

Students applying to college early action or early decision find out in December whether they’ve been accepted. It’s a nerve-wracking experience, and commentator Allen Gilbert wonders how a student’s talents can be accurately measured.

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Debt

By Allen Gilbert | November 28, 2005

Congressional discussions have led commentator Allen Gilbert to think about the way we have become a debt-ridden society.

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Slavery in NY

By Allen Gilbert | November 14, 2005

Rosa Parks’ recent death, and an exhibit on slavery in New York, lead commentator Allen Gilbert to reflect on race relations in our country.

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Teacher retirement

By Allen Gilbert | November 1, 2005

The strike by teachers in Colchester is over. But commentator Allen Gilbert says an important financial commitment doesn’t come up during local negotiations.

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Broad band in Vt

By Allen Gilbert | October 17, 2005

Many Vermont communities are having to work on their own to get faster access to the Web. Commentator Allen Gilbert looks at a recent Public Service Board case to help understand why.

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Press questions

By Allen Gilbert | October 3, 2005

Commentator Allen Gilbert looks at a recent news story in which a newspaper itself became part of the story.

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Looting

By Allen Gilbert | September 20, 2005

In the wake of events in New Orleans, commentator Allen Gilbert has been thinking about a course he once took on moral development.

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AOL

By Allen Gilbert | September 5, 2005

Commentator Allen Gilbert took special note of a recent legal settlement involving the Internet service provider, America Online.

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Railroads

By Allen Gilbert | August 22, 2005

Plans to enlarge a train tunnel in Bellows Falls has got commentator Allen Gilbert thinking about the importance of railroads in the region.

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Jefferson Davis Library

By Allen Gilbert | August 8, 2005

A recent trip along the Gulf Coast gave Allen Gilbert the chance to tour the Jefferson Davis Presidential Library. It was an uncomfortable experience.