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Rest in peace, Rush Limbaugh
My introduction to the Late Great Rush Limbaugh happened in 1989 when I was assigned to the Island of Guam as Administrative Officer of the Naval Station there. His syndicated show came on in the wee hours of the morning. I could just barely pick up the broadcast on my personal small radio. But I strained to hear the broadcast, which fed an inner need of mine.
Legalized prostitution ‘study’ bill returns
H268, a bill to create a study group “for the purpose of modernizing Vermont’s prostitution laws,” was introduced yesterday into the Vermont House. It alleges state law prohibiting prostitution is steeped in racism.
’40 Days for Life’ rally March 7
Another 40 Days for Life Rally – a “Mid-Point Rally” – will be held 3 pm, Sunday, March 7 at Washington Street, Barre, near the local Planned Parenthood clinic.
Taking your medicine
Here in Vermont our bi-weekly briefings given by Governor Phil Scott are currently promoting vaccinations. Like it or not they are experimental at best and with no extensive track record or long-term data to support them.
Ericka Redic Show #5: can small business catch a break in Vermont?
In Episode #5 of the Ericka Redic Show, Vermont’s newest video news host interviews Shawn Shouldice to learn how the pandemic and government regulation have combined to hurt small business in Vermont – and what can be done to make survival more likely.
As goes Texas blackout, so almost went New England
Three winters ago, New England narrowly avoided a regional power blackout such as struck Texas this week. What happened here three years ago and what is happening in Texas is strikingly similar.
School buses deliver free lunch to wealthy kids – what’s up with that?
The same government that seeks to mandate electric school buses to avert climate change, dispatched a fleet of diesel-fueled school buses to deliver lunches! Was that in the best interests of children? Employing the National Guard’s tanks would have been comparably efficient….
2019 meeting with PRC Consul General a “meet and greet” courtesy, Scott says
Vermont Daily readers have been asking about the State of Vermont’s relationship with the People’s Republic of China (PRC). In particular, they have asked about meetings between state officials, including Gov. Phil Scott, and PRC officials.
Change-maker resigns from ‘old boy’ Vermont Democratic Party
Last week’s news of the abrupt departure of the Vermont Democratic Party’s Outreach Director was disturbing on a number of levels.
