A Vermont legislator in the thick of the battle for vaccine and mask mandate freedom is also a pastor’s wife. And she has a word for Vermonters facing an uncertain 2022..
Knights of Columbus bring Nativity to State House lawn
Gather this Sunday, January 2 on the State House lawn to celebrate the Nativity and pray for Vermont.
Levine underplays heart disease accounts, says vaccine ‘extraordinarily safe’
Despite the evidence, Health Commissioner Mark Levine calls the vaccine extraordinarily safe. And doesn’t respond directly to concerns about people losing jobs because they won’t get vaccinated.
Water Cooler: take home tests hard to find / Rutland county town considers “Declaration of Inclusion” / WWII homefront was worse
As bad as 2020-21 were, the four years on the home front of WWII were worse, its veterans recall.
#3 read story of `21: Covid kills more vaxxed Vermonters than unvaxxed for third straight month (November 30)
In November, for the third month in a row, Covid-19 killed more fully vaccinated Vermont residents than unvaccinated.
#2 read story of ’21: Brattleboro first-grader vaccinated against parents’ will (Nov. 24)
School officials admit a Brattleboro first-grader was vaccinated for Covid-19 against his parents’ will.
#1 Read Story of ’21: 76% of September Covid-19 deaths are vax breakthroughs (Sept. 30)
This news story went viral: more than three-quarters of Vermont Covid-19 fatalities in September were vaccine ‘breakthrough’ cases.
Evslin: changing crops will solve VT farming woes
Changing crops is Vermont’s only hope.
Warren Buffet ignores Sanders’ call to support strike
Sanders writes a letter to Warren Bufffet demanding he stand with striking steelworkers.
2020 largest decrease ever in US crude oil production
While Texas led both in crude oil production and bankruptcies, New Mexico became second-largest oil producer in the U.S.
Water Cooler: Legislature to open remotely / Car heists up in Burlington / Gray picks staff for Congress run / More violence in Burlington / Killington masks up
The Vermont Legislature will meet remotely for the first two weeks – at least.
Sexton urges GOP expulsion rule change
An Essex Junction man and challenger for both governor and GOP Party chair wants the Vermont Republican Party to remove party affiliation from any elected officials who fail to follow the state party platform.
Top News `21: Teachers tells students parents are wrong about race, NEK students say (July 12)
About 75 people gathered Thursday evening July 8 in Orleans to learn more about how Critical Race Theory (CRT) is being taught in our schools. What they heard from middle school and high school students surprised many.
Newport man attacks, injures Burlington police officer
Newport man David Perry attacked and assaulted a Burlington police officer, seriously injuring the officer’s leg.
South Burlington man robs gas station at knife-point
South Burlington man Ian Gardner used a knife to force a Simon’s employee to open the cash register, police say.
Letter: Participate as humans and not political parties
Political collectives of special interest are depriving humanity of its just priority.
Top News ’21: Essex student and CRT critic fired from lifeguard job (June 17)
It takes a village to attack a teenager.
Alex Katsnelson was fired by the Village of Essex Junction from his position as a lifeguard at the Maple Street pool due to his public opposition to Critical Race Theory as taught at Essex High School.
Top News `21: Brattleboro cops resign, PD down to two shifts (June 3)
In this June 3 news story, a slew of resignations in the past year had left the remaining Brattleboro cops exhausted, the town’s police chief told selectboard members. As a result, patrol coverage dropped from three shifts to two.
State gives free antigen kits for students K-12
Free antigen tests for students K-12 . Registration required. Testing NOT required for returning to school.
Rally for Life Jan. 22 in Montpelier
The annual Vermont Rally for Life will gather in Montpelier Saturday, January 22 – the 49th anniversary of Roe V. Wade.
New Vermonter says: “So happy to find a news source reporting on the truth”
A new reader thanks all the Chroniclers.
Fireovid: Say no to gender fluidity and comprehensive sex ed in schools
Gender fluidity is a religion because it affirms that individuals have an identity which transcends physical reality.
Water Cooler: Jay Peak refunding Canadians / VT highway deaths highest in 10 years / ‘Safe injection sites’ / Covid treatments scarce in VT
Covid treatments (as opposed to vaccines) are hard to come by in Vermont, Commissioner Mark Levine explains.
Hansen: Do as you’re told and don’t question
Debate about mask mandates was intense during a recent WDEV radio program.
Update: Rolling flight cancellations continue
Fear of the Omicron variant is what’s to blame for those added nights in an airport.
Dame: Top 5 GOP Moments of 2021
Paul Dame says encouraging moments from 2021 show the VT GOP has momentum.
Hunters take more than 15,000 deer
A smaller deer herd and challenging hunting conditions resulted in a lower than usual harvest this year.
Top News ’21: Levine unaware CDC report of 8 vaccine-related VT deaths (May 26)
Health Commissioner Mark Levine said in a late May press conference he was unaware the CDC website shows eight Vermonters have died as a Covid-19 vaccinations.
Top News ’21: New Digger editor knocks communities “full of white people” (March 31)
Journalist Auditi Guha bashed communities “full of white people” as “boring” on Twitter on March 15, just two days before VT announced her hiring as a senior editor at VTDigger.
Top News of `21: Liz Cady wins Essex school board seat (April 15)
Tuesday, April 13, School choice supporter and BLM organization critic Liz Cady won a three-year seat, beating six-year incumbent and self-described racial and climate justice activist Liz Subin.
Weekly Media Briefing slides for Dec. 28 Gov. Phil Scott Press Conference
Every Tuesday morning Gov. Scott’s press office sends Covid-19 Data Modeling to the media before his noontime press conference. Now see it for yourself.
Water Cooler: Olympic skier Schiffrin tests positive
Vermont’s most famous current Olympic skier has tested positive for Covid-19.
Watercooler: ICE flies minors into PA airport
A 49-year-old New York Times editor dies of heart attack a day after getting booster and writing, “Okay Omicron, hit me with your wet snot.”
CFV looks back at 2021 Legislature, looks ahead
Campaign for Vermont sees pension reform, water quality, and tourism, workforce and broadband development as crucial areas of improvement in 2022.
Impaired wrong-way driver crashes with child in front seat
A 39-year-old man from Rhode Island is facing multiple charges following an incident that began in Sheffield on Sunday, police say. Authorities were alerted by several 911 calls regarding a wrong-way driver […]
Top News of `21: House OKs firearms relinquishment, gender ID victim protection, non-citizen voting
Vermont Daily Chronicle publishes first Readable House Journal – a blow by blow account of legislation moving through the House of Representatives, one day at a time.
Top News of ’21: Heather Sheppard crosses into eternity (March 9)
Today, as I prepare to write about crossover in the Vermont Legislature and a meteor that flashed across the Vermont sky Sunday night, my heart is with the family of a dear friend, Heather Sheppard, who blazed her own beautiful path until Sunday morning at 11:55 when she crossed over into eternity.
Top News of ’21: Left’s hatred escalated post-Trump (March 5)
John Klar writes on March 5 – “Donald Trump has passed from view, but the virus of New Leftism is thriving and easy to see. And what is visible is that it is a bitter, seething contempt, far wider than any one man.”
Nuggets from Vermont’s ambitious Energy Plan
According to the new state energy plan, Vermont should drive and heat electric. It should also have reliable electricity. Can we have both?
Decriminalization of prostitution – “the choice of the choiceless” – approved by Burlington council, goes to voters
If the Legislature approves a Burlington charter change backed by the city council AND decriminalizes prostitution, the door will be open to unfettered, legal prostitution in Vermont’s largest city.
Gregoire: lawmaker’s nude fitness photos explained
The nude fitness photos were meant to highlight the beauty of the human form.
Robbing economic rescue to fund Climate Plan
With a carbon tax no longer a viable option, the Vermont Climate Council now wants to raid federal ‘recovery’ money to fund its aggressive anti-carbon campaign.
Water Cooler: Prop 5 supporter gets defensive / another ‘first in the nation’ bill / tough times for owls
Another First in the Nation Ban proposed in the Vermont Legislature.
Another reader testimonial: “Really enjoyable and informative reporting”
Music to an editor’s ears! Thanks to the St. Albans couple who, like many others, show their appreciation for Vermont Daily Chronicle with kind words and a check.
Watercooler National: Canada secretly tracked phones during lockdown/ Judge blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal workers/ Harvard chemist found guilty of all charges related to Chinese research funding
Canada’s federal government admitted to secretly surveilling its population’s movement during Covid lockdown.
Lott: Is ensuring election integrity anti-democratic? Facts say no
In most democratically-elected countries, voting requires photo ID. Absentee voting is rare. Where allowed, Strict ID is required. But mention these safeguards in the U.S., and the progs call you racist and regressive. What’s going on?
Christmas Day tragedy
A 19-month-old boy died after the car he was riding in, operated by Meagan Staples, left the road and overturned in a brook in Sheldon, Vermont.
Top News of `21: Vax refusal bill introduced (Feb. 19)
H.283, providing the right to refuse any unwanted test, treatment, or vaccine, was introduced yesterday into the Vermont House. Sponsored by four Republicans, a Democrat, and an independent, it would specifically prevent employers and state government from requiring vaccination in exchange for jobs, travel, childcare and other benefits.
Top News of ’21: Massachusetts climate czar tells VT to “turn the screws on” and “break their will” (Feb. 5)
At the January 25 Vermont Climate Council meeting, the Massachusetts climate czar tells them his plans to “turn the screws” on ordinary people, including senior citizens on fixed incomes, and “break their will.”
Top News of ’21: Antifa infiltrated DC riot, VT Antifa group says (January 14)
The leftist organization Antifa did infiltrate the January 6 attack on the Capitol in Washington, D.C. – but only to monitor, not to instigate violence, a Northeast Antifa spokesperson said.
Lawsuits pile up against Biden’s vaccine mandate
The nation’s highest court will start 2022 hearing appeals to Biden’s various vaccine mandates.
Mazur: Daunte Wright should have been in prison
The man shot and killed by Minneapolis cop Kim Potter never should have been out on the streets.
UVM to require boosters for all students
UVM requires all students to be boosted with a third vaccine shot.
In Waterville, gun culture and schools’ zero-tolerance clash
Trying to raise money for a field trip, some sixth-grade parents raffled off four guns. School administrators took exception.
“Science,” uh-huh
Another gifted artist among Vermont Daily Chronicle readers submits his first political cartoon.
Water Cooler: VT diocese to demolish former cathedral / school failed black student, ACLU says / CNN producer denies child sex charge / OneCare budget OK’ed
I didn’t do it, says the ex-CNN producer with the Ludlow ski chalet facing heinous child sex charges.
Cady: Fear justifies hate
Hearing echoes of the Holocaust in some Vermonters talk about solving the unvaccinated problem.
Louis Armstrong recites “The Night Before Christmas”
Bayside Pavilion, Colchester veteran Louis Armstrong, Jr. recites “The Night Before Christmas”
The case for Christmas
Christmas unites believers and non-believers in the promise of generosity and goodwill.
Springfield, MA drug trafficker gets 30 months
Springfield, Massachusetts in the news again for Vermont drug trafficking.
Meth trafficker sentenced for sale to Homeland Security undercover agent
New Hampshire man sentenced for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy in Vermont.
Vaccine injuries: More than a number
Reported adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccines have dramatically increased.
Fire destroys Charlotte snowplows
Charlotte Road Commissioner Junior Lewis used his own excavating equipment to plow the town’s roads. A fire in his building destroyed them all.
Gen Z paying the price for pandemic policies
Our youngest Americans are paying the price for government’s indiscriminate policies enacted due to Covid-19.
Have you seen this woman?
Filled her cart and left without paying. Cops are looking for her – give them a call if you know who she is.
Shoplifter tries to stab store employee
A Rutland woman tried to stab a fabric store employee who confronted her with retail theft.
VT ACLU wants safe spaces for illegal drug use
The American Civil Liberties Union in Vermont wants the Legislature to explore legalizing Overdose Prevention Sites – essentially locations where people can use illegal drugs ‘safely’ and without getting hassled by the cops.
Burlington mayor: Council makes new police chief hire unlikely
Kinda hard to hire a new police chief when the Burlington City Council won’t let Mayor Miro Weinberger pay him/her enough or delegate authority to discipline officers.
Facial recognition tech has AG Donovan concerned
AG Donovan has concerned about the Department of Homeland Security’s facial recognition tech.
What’s in the Global Warming Solutions Act?
The Ethan Allen Institute looks under the hood of the Mack Truck of environmental regulation heading your way.
Water Cooler: Lyndon considering covered bridge protection / TSA may open your gifts
Today’s media headlines…..
Leahy to Biden: C’Mon, Man! On Cuba, you’re as bad as Trump
Who’s to blame for Cuba’s misery? Sen. Patrick Leahy hands a tiny dollop of blame to the Marxist government, and a heaping serving to the U.S. government – including the current administration.
Officials unsure how many VT deaths due primarily to Covid
Officials don’t know how many of Vermont’s 455 official Covid-19 deaths are actually from Covid, or are just “with” Covid.
Covid ICU numbers fall; fully vaxxed can transmit Covid, Levine says
At yesterday’s press conference, the Health Dept. announced Covid ICU bed use fell last week. And Health Commissioner Mark Levine said the fully vaxxed can transmit the disease.
Benning mulls Lt. Gov. run
A longtime Republican state senator is considering a run for lieutenant governor.
Dame: GOP visibility, donations increased
Fundraising is up and plans for growth will be announced shortly, the new VT GOP chair says.
Watercooler National: Boosters severe side effects / Effort to stop Biden mandate reaches Supreme Court / Boeing halts vaccine mandates
Canadian province halts giving boosters to elders after reports of severe side effects.
Water Cooler: Preschooler saves family from fire / another hotel for homeless / the flu is back
The flu is back.
Maskless man cited for trespass, led away in cuffs
A St. Johnsbury man was handcuffed and escorted out of the North Country Union High School gym for not wearing a mask.
Congress-critter-watching……
Watching Vermont’s Congress Critters on social media is like watching wildlife on a backyard camera.
GMP continues carbon-cutting customer rebates
Switching from fossil fuels to heat, drive, ride and mow will continue to save $$ for rebate-using GMP ratepayers in 2022.
Pet piglet killed with pellet gun, shooter charged
A Cavendish man faces a charge of animal cruelty after killing a neighbor’s pet piglet, state police say.
Post: BBB would cost $4.95 trillion
Willem Post isn’t shedding any tears over the demise of the Build Back Better bill – if, in fact, it’s really dead.
Scott names Superior Court judges
Beth Novotny, Heather Gray, and Justin Jiron have been appointed to Vermont Superior Court judgeships.
Rep. Strong to House Rules: “I will not be complying”
A lawmaker fights for medical freedom using the tool of non-compliance.
Reader testimonial: “I no longer feel so alone”
A new reader and recent subscriber tells how she learned about the Vermont Daily Chronicle and why she now subscribes.
Superintendent suggests Wednesday afternoon off for teachers
A Vermont school district wants Wednesday afternoons to be kid-free.
Roper: Climate Council no clue how to pay for ‘plan’
The Vermont Climate Council has plans a’plenty for carbon reduction but neither the money nor the workforce to make them happen.
Sanders’ slick socialist semantics
Selling socialism under the guise of liberalism, Bernie’s 1976 dream is becoming a reality.
If Biden won’t build the wall, Texas will
After Biden’s disastrous handling of the border crisis, Texas Governor Abbott is taking control.
Water Cooler: Why Harwood bond failed / Dems back City Council candidates
No voters explain for themselves why they voted against a huge Washington County school bond.
No mask, no service – frustrated shopper hits sign with truck
At noontime last Thursday, a Montpelier co-op shopper became angry after being denied service for not wearing a mask. Now police say he knocked over a sign with his pickup truck.
Trailhead car thief suspect jailed
A Winooski man who police say broke into cars parked near hiking trails and then immediately used stolen credit cards has been arrested and jailed.
State House vax passport rule to be decided
Legislative committees are set to act on a recommendation barring from the State House lawmakers who won’t show proof of Covid-19 vaccination or submit to a PCR test.
Gang crime worsens in Bennington
Springfield, MA crime gangs are bringing illegal drugs and violence to Bennington and Southern Vermont, the BPD police chief said recently.
Evslin: Dems, GOP both fear next election stolen
Democrats and Republicans alike fear the next election will be stolen. They’re both giving us all plenty of reason to worry.
Water Cooler: hospital negotiates wage hikes / Brattleboro divided about cops / mentally-ill repeat offenders / no new psych eval for cleaver killer
Burlington’s cleaver killer won’t get the new psych eval he wants, a judge decides – this headline and others from Vermont media.
Colchester PT named to GM Care Board
A Colchester health care policy expert and physical therapist has been named to the Green Mountain Care Board.
Scott admin urges employers to require worker, customer vax
The Scott administration blames the tiny remnant of the unvaccinated for “70% of hospitalizations” and wants employers to crack down on unvaccinated workers and (in some industries) customers.
Worker shortage grim and “the cavalry is not coming”
The chickens have come home to roost, the cavalry’s not coming – pick your metaphor to describe Vermont chronic worker shortage, but understand this – it won’t be improving anytime soon.
