From now on, get used to protecting your trees from the annual infestation of the Spongy Moth.
Granite Grok: Offensive words, take 3 million – ‘Gypsy Moth’
Evslin: Stop buying Russian oil – and consider no-fly zone, too
Stop buying Russian oil? Heck yes! And, Tom Evslin won’t ‘just say no-fly zone.’
‘Criminal threatening’ bill gives politicians, gov workers more protection than general public
A ‘criminal threatening’ bill doubles the maximum sentence if the victim is a politician or government worker. S265 passed the Senate and is now in House Judiciary.
Strong stand against Homeland Security free speech crackdown
Rep. Vicki Strong is Vermont Strong on standing up to federal government encroachment on the Right to Free Speech. So far – with one cautious exception – she’s standing up alone.
Video: the kids are NOT alright
What have the pandemic restrictions done to our children? And why is talking about it taboo? Meg Hansen interviews expert Anna Runkle.
Water Cooler: Vermont Cannabis vs. tax-free NH / Jay Peak sale / Health insurance dispute
Randolph is supporting a ‘sister community’ in Ukraine.
Holy Cow! History: The President’s Love Child
Holy Cow! historian Mark Powell tells the story of a U.S. president who had a ‘love child’ during the Roaring Twenties.
St J fatal shooting update: Jeep driver struck woman in the head
The driver of a Jeep connected to a fatal shooting in St. Johnsbury is being held by NY cops for hitting a woman at the scene while the homicide investigation continues.
Divorce final on rocky marriage between Burlington, Yaroslavl
Mayor Bernie Sanders’ political marriage of convenience between Burlington and Yaroslavl, Russia thrived during the Cold War, but couldn’t survive the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
$1 to Ukraine for every Vermonter. Russian-state business banned. Goodbye, Karelia
Vermont’s support for Ukraine has gone way beyond removing Russian-made products from Vermont liquor stores.
Statewide school mask mandate lifted
Starting a week from Monday, Vermont school students will no longer be “directed” to wear masks by the State of Vermont.
Governor noncommittal about anti-hunting bills
Like a patient hunter, Gov. Phil Scott is taking his time before deciding whether to take aim at three controversial hunting bills.
Scott doesn’t back legal prostitution
The legalization of prostitution, now being pushed mostly by Progressives, is not “what Vermont needs at this point,” Gov. Phil Scott says.
Ukraine supporters gather at Montpelier post office
The crowd in front of the Montpelier post office is usually protesting some American government policy. Not today…..
‘Existential threat?’ Climate groups stand by NH Dems despite born-again pro-oil politics
Now that vote-hungry NH Democrats are calling for more drilling of domestic oil, Granite State climate groups are feeling left out in the cold.
Ukraine asks ICANN to delete all Russian internet domains
Deleting all Russian internet domains would significantly affect Russia’s ability to communicate online.
Water Cooler: ATV voting at Town Meeting / fed $$ to modernize dairy farms / Sarah George wants alleged killer returned to VT
Across rural Vermont, many towns decided at Town Meeting whether to allow ATVs to be driven on town highways.
Hartford CT drug dealer beat St. J host with .38 revolver, indictment claims
An alleged drug dealer from Hartford Connecticut beat the person he was staying with in St. Johnsbury, court records say.
Deer, moose management public hearing
Public hearings on all deer and moose management by Vermont Fish & Wildlife will be held later this month.
Climate plan all pain, no gain
The legislators fashioning this red-hot poker of a policy know just how painful it will be for their constituents.
Didn’t get your Vermont Daily Chronicle? Check your spam folder
Many faithful readers are distressed when Vermont Daily Chronicle doesn’t show up in their email inbox as promised. Solution: check your spam folder.
Your letters: $16K per student absurd
Letting parents choose how to spend their school taxes makes sense. And spending $16,000 per student doesn’t.
St. J shooting victim had criminal record
State police have identified the victim in Tuesday’s shooting outside of a St. Johnsbury hospital as Vincent Keithan, 44.
Grand Isle courthouse open full-time
A lack of police manpower kept the Grand Isle County Courthouse closed at least one day a week during the pandemic. It’s full-staffed now thanks to help from private contractors and sheriffs from nearby counties.
Water Cooler: Colchester OKs townwide sewer / New BHS would cost $207 million / More Town Meeting results
Town Meeting results, plus – what kind of people would leave their kid in the car while they went skiing? Not that couple in Killington, they told the judge.
Burlington OKs prostitution repeal, Progs keep Council control
Burlington voters approved removal of anti-prostitution language in the city charter, and kept the Progressives in control of the City Council.
32 towns OK retail pot stores, 7 say no
32 Vermont municipalities yesterday approved retail marijuana stores. Seven said no.
McGuinness: Levine admits adverse vax reactions. Education Secretary would ‘push the needle’ anyway
Lawmakers chuckle as Vermont’s senior education official talks about ‘pushing the needle’ to aggressively vaccinate rural Vermonters. Good one!
Nolan on Biden’s speech: “Damage already done”
by Guy Page Republican candidate for U.S. Senate and former U.S. Attorney Christina Nolan said that now that Democrat-led police defunding has ravaged communities in Vermont, it’s a little late for President […]
Meg Hansen succeeds Rob Roper as EAI president
Meg Hansen has been appointed the new president of the Ethan Allen Institute, Vermont’s free-market think-tank.
The Case for the Bible
The most bought, sold, read, distributed, studied, debated, argued, persecuted, and published book in all of human history describes how we got here and why we’re so messed up. And the Author doesn’t just leave us hanging.
ST J shooting: cops find CT vehicle, questioning occupants
Police are questioning the occupants of a silver Jeep with Connecticut license plates linked to yesterday’s shooting outside a St. Johnsbury hospital.
Dame: Dems plan tax relief for wealthy, not for nurses, seniors, and veterans
Plenty of tax relief for wealthy parents, but none for nurses, seniors and veterans – that’s the legislative majority’s plan, Paul Dame says.
Keelan: Burlington’s Hole in the Ground
Lack of an adequate policing, a gaping hole in the city, and vacating retailers have dulled the luster of Vermont’s Queen City.
Statewide prostitution repeal looms after today’s Burlington vote
Legislation pushed by Burlington lawmakers would repeal state prostitution laws, regardless of the outcome of today’s Burlington City Meeting vote.
One dead in St. J hospital parking lot shooting
A person has been found shot dead outside a St. Johnsbury hospital.
Achey: Why I voted no on the Clean Heat Standard
We soon learned we have no authority or ability to force out-of-state fuel dealers to buy Vermont credits. The only alternative was to stick a whole bunch of local mom & pop fuel dealerships with the mandate to buy credits.
Water Cooler: VT has highest % of LGBTQ / Balint changes campaign manager / Rutland rescinds mask ordinance
Masks mandates rescinded. Middlebury College suspends Russia abroad study. Becca Balint swaps campaign manager.
Bananas: Grand Opening of my new restaurant
Chek out the restroom graffiti in Johnny’s new communism-themed restaurant.
Your Letters: Climate crisis & vodka
By withdrawing support from two key pipelines, Biden assures Russia’s war-making treasury will be full to overflowing.
Governor Scott vetoes 16 and 17-year old voting
The Legislature shouldn’t lower the age of voting while raising the age of criminal accountability, Gov. Scott said in his veto of teenage voting in Brattleboro.
Evslin: Ukrainian bravery will unite the US
Welcome to the Freedom Tent, Bernie! The more the merrier.
Montpelier High School students protest lifting of mask mandate
Students in Vermont’s capital are planning to walk out Wednesday to demand that school mask mandates NOT be lifted.
