Steve May: The Vermont premium

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Steve May, of Richmond, who is a clinical social worker who has worked in addiction medicine for the last 15 years across multiple agencies in Vermont. He is a member of the Richmond Selectboard and was a Progressive and Democratic candidate for a House seat in 2016.
I like to think of myself as having been part of the “Flannel Diaspora.” It’s a term I’ve coined, because the phenomenon of people with Vermont ties who wish to stay