Commentary Series

Chris Graff

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Much has already been said about Chris Graff, his years as a Vermont journalist, and the book he’s just written – but commentator David Moats has a few observations of his own to add, about both the book and the man.
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New direction

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If we’re serious about burying campaign hatchets and promoting a new spirit of compromise in politics, commentator David Moats thinks we should consider the example set by Abraham Lincoln at the close of the Civil War.
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9/11, the movie

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Recently commentator David Moats saw the movie about the events of nine-eleven. It didn’t move him as much as he expected – but it did make him think.
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Home Front Heroes

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As we prepare to observe Memorial Day, commentator David Moats is thinking about the many acts of heroism and sacrifice that quietly take place on the home front.
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Simple needs

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While his power was out this week, commentator David Moats was reminded of some lessons he learned from his father about the simplicities of life.
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Camus

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A bit of summer reading took commentator David Moats on an unexpected journey – back to college and the Vietnam era, back to the post World War II years in France, and ultimately, back to a colleague in Middlebury.