The age old question of “which would you rather run into in the woods: a random man or random bear” exposed us all to the death-defying logic that is feminism.
Bananas: The bear necessities
Timothy Page
Public reminded to not disturb spawning sea lamprey in Connecticut River drainage
Sea lamprey are native to Connecticut River, beneficial to the aquatic ecosystem.
Moving kids to California is child abuse? Supreme Court says NO.
The Vermont Supreme Court has cleared a father of allegations of child abuse regarding his attempt to move his children to CA during 2022 COVID-19 shutdowns.
State Police weigh in on 1982 Baby Doe death
On April 1, 1982, children waiting for a school bus on Mill Hill Road (now known as Gillespie Road) in Northfield located a deceased infant just off the roadway….
Supreme Court says VT Yankee not liable for worker cancer death
The decision deals with the expiration of the repose period, which is similar in concept to the limit to how long a person can claim injury from a past event.
Keelan: Vermont non-profits competitive, proprietary, and secretive
What has evolved is the building of ‘silos’ by NGOs and the avoidance of collaboration.
Governor Scott lets Ghost Gun Ban pass without signature, signs drug crime and bail reform bill
Scott lets Ghost Gun bill pass without, signature, signs bail reform and youthful violent/drug offender law.
Standoff in Hartford, DUI crashes, and assault in Fairlee
Hartford standoff; assault at Fairlee beach; crash with DUI and child cruelty charges.
Champlain Housing Trust expands home-buying help based on race
The land trust has a program to help people of color make a down payment on their house.
Klar: Social Justice ideology compromises “real” science
Scientific inquiry jeopardized by ideological taint
Breaux: Vermont tries and fails to tax unrealized gains
There’s a compelling reason that even the most progressive states can’t generate any momentum for taxing unrealized gains: it’s pure guesswork.
UVM researchers on how nature benefits Americans
Two UVM scientists will contribute to the First National Nature Assessment.
Newport tightens safety after second sludge spill in Clyde River
Jason Herman, the facility’s chief operator, confirmed that these incidents are becoming more frequent.
Leaving Big Pharma for mushroom farming, Wiseman family finds purpose in Worcester
The products, the Wisemans say, can boost immune systems, improve memory and energy and spur a range of other healthy body functions.
Amid record budgets, Vermont among states with tax revenue problems
Red states with prospering economies, such as Florida and Texas, are among the top performers in exceeding tax revenue predictions.
Letters: Mazur on govt. corruption, Malloy on media
“I am one of those serious VTGOP challengers you neglected to see,” Senate candidate tells editorial writer.
Home builders ask U.S. Supreme Court to rule on wildlife corridor regs
Developers who invested in land to build in South Burlington argue that the City is unfairly enforcing restrictions on development within wildlife corridors.
Klar: Tyson Foods and water pollution
The environmental costs of food production. Biden’s “Social Justice” undermines food supplies
Evslin: Tale of two districts
What has the legislature done?
John Rodgers: Energy developers making “giant contributions to political candidates”
Former State Senator John Rodgers noted while on the Morning Drive Radio show Friday the amount of special interests influencing state energy policy.
Angwin: Memorial Day thoughts
Mostly about productivity
LETTERS: Rev. Wheeler at VTGOP convention and H.887 veto
“Another kicking the can down the road, with no relief for Vermont’s taxpayers.” – – George Verdon, Colchester
Congress moves $$ for Vermont dams, flood and nuisance plant control
Federal money ticketed for Wrightsville, East Barre and Waterbury dams, and more.
House Primary GOP candidate: “Citizens losing trust in government, schools, healthcare, and media”
The current legislature is polling at just 49% approval meaning there could be some changing seats this November election. The primaries are on Aug. 13 for VT.
Roper: Welcome to the VT Republican Party, John Rodgers!
Lifelong Dem says his old party taken over by Progressives/ Socialists.
24 GOP governors – but not Scott – protest WHO treaty
Two dozen Republican governors wrote Biden in protest of the Pandemic Agreement.
Collins: Vermont State College administration fails to engage stakeholders
Current and future students, faculty, staff, and the greater community are left to grapple with the appallingly bad decisions that are being forced upon them.
Landowners paid to store carbon
Close to 500 landowners have expressed interest in being paid around $300 an acre, dispersed over a 20-year period, for preserving forestland.
New laws shield abortion/transgender care providers from lawsuits
The law forbids police, courts, and other public institutions from cooperating with litigation against abortion/transgender services providers in some circumstances.
John Rodgers to run for Lt. Governor
A former Democratic Legislator and State Senator to run for Statewide office as a Republican
Banzhaf: Some pro-Hamas campus protests violate IRS Code – others don’t
Aid illegal Palestine protests, lose tax exemption
Langer: Vermont’s energy affordability conundrum
When it comes to energy affordability, 2024 may be the year Vermonters look back on as the straw that broke the camel’s back.
Fernandez: Pro-HAMAS activities at UVM and Middlebury
Many of these impressionable imps of ignorance hide their entities behind keffiyehs and hijabs, but remain oblivious to this conflict’s facts.
Beekeeper abuzz about vetoed neonicotinoid ban
It is increasingly more expensive to keep and repopulate his hives, the vetoed bill’s sponsor said, because colonies are dying at faster rates in recent years.
Chicken predation and how to protect them
Many first-time small-scale poultry farmers are discovering that several species of wildlife like the taste of chicken as much as we do.
Vermont search and rescues are rising
More and more people are trekking off-path without being prepared, increasing the danger, say those in the field.
Despathy: Tap Trees. Not Vermonters!
Vermonters hold legitimate fears and anxiety about the decisions made by our Democratic supermajority.
LaMarche: The Progressive pass
Somehow it is OK when their former equity contractor, now mayor, who ran on equity, defunds the very equity initiatives they fought for.
Judge says bye-bye to ‘Bye-Bye!’ pipe bomber
Bye bye to the federal pen for six years for a Valley Street, Springfield heroin dealer convicted of possession of a pipe bomb.
Christopher Rufo peers inside Pritzker transgender empire
by Aaron Warner Christopher Rufo has emerged as one of the most strident opponents to woke culture. Raised by a family who embraced communist ideology, Rufo broke from his family’s way of […]
Gov. Phil Scott appoints Andy Julow to Vermont Senate
Julow replaces Richard T. Mazza, who resigned last month after serving 39 years in the Vermont Senate.
Zito plans ‘Vermont Awakening’ camp meeting week of July 4
Tommie Zito’s American Awakening Tour
Miss Vermont 2015 awarded UVM medical degree
Family, friends, faculty and staff will gather in UVM’s Ira Allen Chapel on Sunday, May 19, at 3:00 p.m. to celebrate the more than 100 students receiving M.D.s
Kansas City Chiefs owner Tavia Hunt supports Harrison Butker
“Defending Motherhood is not bigoted”
Klar: Police forces finally see a post-Floyd rebound
Hiring increases reported for first time since 2020.
Roper: Media Bias at NPR, the New York Times… and Vermont Media?
Will national mea culpas from Uri Berliner and Nellie Bowles be followed by anyone at, say, VTDigger?
On the court or on the mound, VT Miss Basketball Elise Berger does it all
The best player in Vermont girls hoops this year is set to play college baseball — get to know Elise Berger.
Vermont postal woes linger long after pandemic
Staffing shortages in Waterbury are among post office problems across Vermont that have disrupted deliveries and inconvenienced residents.
MEMORIAL MONTH: Seth Warner: Vermont’s oft-neglected hero
In the tumultuous political landscape of late 1770s and early 1780s Vermont, Battle of Bennington hero Seth Warner found himself at odds with the dominant forces shaping the state’s future.
LETTERS: Salat on Zuckerman, Green on pro-Hamas writer
Responses to Marxist victimizing and anti-Semitic statements.
Angwin: The unknowns of offshore wind power
It is clear to me that offshore is not as steady as the pro-wind rhetoric would have you believe.
Suspect in brutal, random beating of elderly man cited, released by court
In what Vermont city did a transient this weekend approach an 82-year-old man at random, knock him unconscious, then get released with a citation by the court hours later?
A letter from poets to the Governor and Vt. Legislature
Recently the State government has chosen to diminish the quality and diversity of Vermont’s educational offerings at our State colleges.
Dawson: Vermont pollen season longer, worse now
By taking steps to improve indoor air quality during these seasons, Vermonters can keep their homes healthy and allergy symptoms at bay.
Tunbridge couple shelters farm animals
The couple formed the sanctuary in 2017, first in the town of Washington, then in 2019 they moved their setup to Tunbridge.
Volatile health trends, Covid drive big health insurance rate hikes
Blue Cross Blue Shield and MVP health insurance companies each are requesting state approval of rate increases for monthly health insurance premiums.
More claims added in Woodstock Foundation lawsuit
The ongoing legal battle has generated considerable interest because the Foundation and Holdings play a major role in the economy of the Woodstock region.
Roper: The Clean Heat Standard public engagement fiasco
No public show up; person hired to explain the program admits he doesn’t understand it; reveals chaos behind the scenes.
Federal trial ends for Moffitt
A Bennington man, who is awaiting a state court trial in a 2019 homicide case, was convicted in Fed. court in Burlington on three gun and drug charges Thursday.
Hucking hatchets: Axe throwing shop opens in Hardwick
Palilonis and Benham have been in Hardwick for 12 years and run their taqueria for eight years. “This is just an extension of the taqueria,” Palilonis said. “We’re trying to draw people here to Hardwick, and it’s not easy.”
Hairstyle hiring law really about racial discrimination
If someone chose not to hire a person due to their hairstyle, it could be construed as an act of racism.
Klar: Vermonters strive to preserve their way of life against false charges of racism
Vermont is a culture of individualism, not government dependency; farming, not commuting; free speech, not stifling autocracy; of seeing all people as equal.
SHORTS: Cops, math whizzes honored/ masked intruder slain
Cops honored for saving lives. Man with drug record shot and killed while invading St. J. home. Postmaster presses pause on WRJ relo plan.
Weight loss drug could bankrupt health care system, Sanders warns
Sanders releases report exposing how weight loss drugs could bankrupt American health care.
Speech therapist launches Stuttering Awareness Week
She began focusing on public awareness of differing speech patterns after a patient who stuttered died by suicide at age 12 in 2020.
Ertelt: Lauren Handy thrown in prison for 57 months for protesting abortion
The Biden administration used the FACE Act to prosecute her for supposedly blocking access to abortion.
Professional licensing “regardless of immigration status” becomes state law
The law lets “individuals who meet the requirements for professional licenses to be granted those licenses regardless of their immigration status or lack thereof.”
Despathy: Digging into the destructive Clean Heat Standard
While still in the design phase at the Public Utilities Commission, the economic devastation of Act 18 is already hitting home for small fuel dealers.
Bill calling for psychedelic mushroom research sent to Scott
Initially, the bill would’ve decriminalized psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms. But after a variety of doctors questioned whether there was enough research on the hallucinogenic, the Senate took it out.
Keelan: Israel is not the problem; Iran is and has been
Washington, wake up. History should have taught us, particularly the history of the 1930s, the cost of waiting, of vacillating.
MEMORIAL MONTH: Woman witnessed Battle of Bennington, Smugglers’ Riot
Lost her home to a savage British raid and her menfolk to captivity by the British forces.
2024 session highlights: retail theft reform, 13.8% property tax, new taxes
A high-level overview of what the Legislature did on housing, public safety, and affordability.
Woislaw: Snooping listers must follow Constitution
Snooping in the area close to the home, which courts call the “curtilage,” is flatly forbidden by the federal constitution.
Vermont filmmaker seeking funding to wrap up murder mystery
He has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise $5,000 for equipment costs, locations rental, and wages for the cast and crew.
Wildlife management bill dead in the water
Part of the bill aimed to ban hunters from using dogs and bait — without a trappers’ license — to hunt coyotes in the state.
Ex-Marble Valley guard cited for smuggling contraband into jail
It was discovered that Orvis had worked together with at least two inmates to bring illegal items into Marble Valley Correctional.
Harrison: Veto session a safe bet
While I may have lost the adjournment pool, it is a very safe bet there will be gubernatorial vetoes over the next several weeks.
CLG: European hawks readying for war with Russia
Ukraine using British weapons for terror attacks; Germany ‘considers conscripting all 18-year-olds’ amid fears of all-out NATO war with Russia
Bananas: NCAA creates new Interscholastic Protest League
The league will be named the Collegiate Radical Interscholastic Protest League (CRIPL) and will be the first ever truly trans-ed sports endeavor by the NCAA.
Critics question VT’s plan for a new women’s prison
Vermont’s only women’s prison is half a century old and in terrible shape. The state has set aside millions for a new facility, but construction is years away.
Swanton Sector border continues to see all-time record illegal crossings
In one week, from April 28 to May 4, agents apprehended 492 illegal border crossers, more than the total apprehensions for all of fiscal 2021 of 365.
From inside out: The real cost of data breaches in our workplaces
Vermont is no stranger to these kinds of attacks – and how it deals with them going forward will be key to its future success in the private and public sectors.
Roper: Supermajority votes for even higher health insurance costs
H.766 will add estimated 3-7% increase on top of “normal” annual premium increases.
Ann Story: Mother of Vermont
Heroine of Thompson’s Green Mountain Boys
Page: Howard Dean’s betrayal of the Abenaki
How Dean betrayed our first inhabitants, and the Republican who fought for them.
Woodstock adopts short-term rental fees, rules
The ordinance standardizes STR rules and fees across the Village and Town, along with capping the number of units.
Galfetti: A legislature on a dangerous course
Vermonters will continue to pay for a mirage that promises effective climate change legislation but yields no discernible results.
Dame: R in G.E.T. R.E.A.L! stands for Regulatory Reform
Regulatory stagnation is partly to blame for housing prices out of reach for young Vermonters.
Christian athletes from VT universities huddle at Norwich
About college-aged, student-athletes gathered on this Saturday night to worship together.
Federal jury convicts Colchester man on all counts related to fatal drug deal in Swanton
The jury needed just over 3 hours before convicting Dominque “Wop” Troupe, 37, on all four felony charges he faced during the six-day trial.
Biden DOL vs. Bradford restaurant: the other side of the story
According to the harshly worded DOL press release, a server at that restaurant will receive $50,000 in punitive damages and $829 in back pay after the investigation found that the “employer retaliated against them by terminating their employment for refusing to share tips with a manager.”
On King Street, a hope to pair laundry and literacy goes unanswered — for now
The storytimes give parents a chance to do a chore while their kids learn. Organizers hope people will turn out for the next event May 30.
Hunt more moose to save them from winter ticks?
Experts see few other ways to stem the grisly pests.
Data shows hard choices facing Green Mountain Transit
Five years of data shows the state’s largest transit system is approaching an inflection point on the back of haywire trends.
Pew: Minorities suffered under regressive Act 250
Other progressive regions have added more housing, while Vermont’s regressive regulation has done real damage.
SHORTS: State vehicle auction Saturday
Summer Free Fishing Day, opening day of Vermont’s bass fishing season, as well as the Grand Isle Family Fishing Festival, all on June 8.
MEMORIAL MONTH: Brigadier General Lewis A. Grant
The valor of a Vermonter, in peace and war
Klar: Identity crisis at Middlebury
A backfired effort to cancel John Mead.
Harrison: Big Oil bill a big gamble for Vermont
Not only will Vermont need to front its own legal costs and hire various experts to back up its claims, but the State could also be on the hook for the defendants’ legal bills if it loses the case on constitutional grounds.
Rutland woman competes in international beauty pageant
Sunita Dholakia, of Rutland, is one of 114 finalists competing in Haut Monde Mrs. India Worldwide, an annual beauty pageant for married Indian women across the globe.
