The Vermont House ignored all recommendations and amendments to move to single-member House districts. Business as usual.
Gun Owners of VT set to testify against hospital gun ban bill

Another gun rights supporter will testify against a bill making it a crime to carry a gun at a hospital.
It’s Bananas: The Mascot Dilemma

Rather than excel at sports and academia, our schools now strive to excel at grievances. First in line, mascots!
Flemming: ‘Cap and invest’ is another gas tax

The Climate Council is considering ‘cap and invest,’ capping total gasoline-related emissions and making gas dealers – and their customers – pay for going over.
…..Pants On Fire!

As the old saying goes…..another original political cartoon from Vermont Daily Chronicle’s growing roster of artists
Mazur: Fighting inflation and solving debt

Discipline now, or disaster later.
Keelan: a country doctor turns in his stethoscope

An ode to Arlington’s retiring family physician, Dr. Michael Welther.
Doctor opposing vax mandate ordered to get psych evaluation

The State of Maine has ordered an outspoken anti-vax mandate doctor with Vermont connections to get a psych eval or risk losing her license.
Hardwick woman dies in 3-car crash
A Hardwick woman died after her car turned left into the path of another car on slick, icy Rte. 15 in Walden.
Wholesale milk price tops $20

The current high cost of milk – a result of low production – is a tough on consumers but a blessing to Vermont dairy farmers, who had the third-highest production costs in the U.S. in 2020.