State Fisheries Biologist Lee Simard: “We are evaluating the new Eagle Lake strain of rainbow trout against our traditionally stocked Erwin-Arlee strain…”
Evaluating a new rainbow trout strain for Vermont
Timothy Page
Roper: The new Klan with a Nazi twist
The antisemitic, pro-Hamas movement looks a lot like the KKK of the 1920s.
Following father and brothers, Bernie Cieplicki Jr. caps family hoops history with hall of fame entry
The honor caps his time as the youngest son in the state’s most-storied basketball family.
CLG: Bipartisan bill would create ‘antisemitism monitors’ at colleges
Soros funding Anti-Israel protesters; Banks spied for Feds on Trump voters without warrants; US dairy supply possibly contaminated with bird flu
Edmunds: Could stormwater regulations put Vermont State Fair underwater?
You can only self govern, if you maintain that structure of governance that allows it!
Evslin: The magical mythical equalized pupil
The Vermont legislature is playing an expensive shell game… and planning worse. The “equalized pupil” is the shell under which the pea is hidden.
Bufka: Conspiracy theories or critical thinking?
I have noticed that the phrase “conspiracy theory” often stops people from thinking and asking questions.
Harrison: River corridor bill creates 15 new state jobs
Settle into a bumpy ride to scheduled May 10 adjournment.
Keelan: Vermont institutions are disappearing
The intangible loss resulting from the closing of institutions is not a vacant building(s) but the loss of a place. Even town meeting attendance is down.
STIMSON: Rogue prosecutors and the rise of crime
What happens when district attorneys — members of their states’ executive branches — refuse to execute the laws of the land?
Roper: A modest proposal for the homeless hotel debacle
Instead of dumping $30-$50 million every few months…
Klar: Grooming children for gender change (behind parents’ backs)
The crime of the century?
Painting crew wins big cash prize at UVM new business contest
Painting With Purpose named inaugural winner of Joy and Jerry Meyers Cup, the entrepreneurship funding competition for UVM undergraduate students
‘Computer Tech Support’ #1 scam in VT last year
Scam reports to the Attorney General’s Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) totaled 3,212 in 2023. And that’s only the little that was reported.
Page: The digital double-edged sword
How social media and online news algorithms fuel extremism across the political spectrum
Muzikar: Politically homeless
Reflections on 30, growing up with, and out of, politics.
Newport wastewater plant dumps 100K gallons of untreated sludge
Untreated sludge overflows can pose risks to public health and aquatic life due to the high levels of bacteria, nutrients, and other pollutants present.
Bill would put speed cameras in work zones
If cameras catch you driving more than 10 mph over the limit, the rig takes a photo of your license plate and you’ll get a ticket in the mail.
This year, enough fentanyl to kill billions seized by Border Patrol
More than 1.7 million illegal entries in first six months of fiscal 2024.
10 guns stolen from Derby gun store
Tucker E. Jacobs, 27, is named in a criminal complaint filed by ATF based on guns stolen from Wright’s Sports Supply on the night of April 15.
Burke: Hunter says coyote activist ‘monitor’ got the story all wrong
Rod Coronado of Orange boasts about his work ‘monitoring’ coyote hunters. One of those hunters said he saw Coronado in the woods.
Klar: Transgender surgery is the lobotomy of the 21st Century
“Real science” is proving it.
Fernandez: Noam Chomsky, Bernie Sanders, and Israel
At that 1985 Burlington Town Hall meeting, Chomsky accused Israel of being the “surrogate” assassin for the US and carrying out mass killings in “Africa, Asia, and primarily Latin America.”
Roper: More independent schools and more choice are the property tax solution
So, leftist legislators are, of course, trying to shut them down.
Vermont has second-worst economic prospects in the nation
States with low taxes, fewer restrictions are tops for economic outlook.
Dating show comes to Rutland this weekend
Wingman of the Year, a company aiming to redefine dating shows, is coming to Rutland on Saturday for a live dating show.
Klar: Being Mr. Greer
What I teach at Christian School….. and why.
VT’s first Federally funded EV fast chargers now operational
Vermont is the sixth state in the country to install fast chargers under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program.
Senate holds Education Secretary confirmation hearings today
Senators to have hearing for new education secretary, $130 million for capital repairs, and more
Machete-wielding Morrisville man attacks another in Burlington
In addition, the assailant was found to be in violation of the curfew and had an active arrest warrant.
Suspect lived at two homicide homes in 4 months
Holly Fields Jr., 55, pleaded not guilty in federal court to a charge of operating a drug house in Troy with his daughter and her husband.
Vermont wildlife officials urge proactive measures to prevent bear conflicts
Bears have begun emerging from their dens earlier than usual this spring.
Biz on the hook for fixing PCBs in schools
The bill says companies that distribute PCBs must pay for the testing and removal of the chemicals in Vermont’s schools.
Bald eagles are back, but great blue herons paid the price
Researchers have concerns about the relation between the bald eagles’ rise and a receding blue heron population in the state.
Winooski City worried about property tax hike from new Winooski bridge
The city is responsible for paying 5%, or $3.09 million (whichever is less) for project expenses.
House passes data protection bill with help from Harvard
Under the bill, companies would be barred from sale, lease, or disclosure of people’s biometric info unless necessary for the service or the person consents.
MacDonald: They made an environmental law so huge no one knows how to lift it
Vermonters don’t want to pay more to heat and cool their homes, but that’s what this does if they can figure a way to make it work, which is not a bad thing.
Fireovid: The affordable housing scam
The bottom line is that if we want housing to be affordable, wages must increase so people can purchase ever more expensive houses made from scarce resources.
Legislators shorten Homeless Bill of Rights
The Homeless Bill of Rights made it through the House, but only after the Controversial ‘right’ to panhandle in public was removed.
McGuinness: New WPATH documents expose medical mistreatment of patients with gender dysphoria
Internal documents reveal that gender-affirming care “will go down as one of the worst medical scandals in history.”
Video: Cleese: Cancel the censors!
Dame: G.E.T. R.E.A.L! T: Transportation Infrastructure (Fix the Roads!)
Government is supposed to provide some basic, universal services and maintaining the state’s roads, bridges, and other transportation infrastructure is one of them.
Dawson: Fitness for all
Vermont’s approach to safer and happier work environments.
Wilson: Compromise is a trap
Those who want to “Get Real” need to walk across the aisle and help the Left see that they are living and promoting untruths.
Shorts: Chess and festivity
Herricks Cove Wildlife Festival on May 5; Bernie Sanders’ Second Annual Youth Chess Day; Burlington PD releases new recruitment video
Bananas’ guide to joining a cult
The Bananas Guide to Joining A Cult will have you swallowed up by an amorphous mass of bot-people in no-time.
Bullied Cabot schoolgirl has nowhere else to go
“Trauma kids” – including students living in homes where substance abuse is prevalent – are responsible for some of the chaotic conditions in Cabot schools.
Gender indoctrination in Vermont schools
A Study of informed consent for minors.
(Originally published at True North Reports on December 1, 2021.)
Advocates press for Universal Holocaust Education
Can history be taught in Vermont schools without teaching the Holocaust?
Roper: Clean Heat Standard too complicated to implement
Nearly a year after passage the most basic concepts around “the plan” remain unaddressed.
Teen entrepreneur wins full ride to UVM with ‘Shark Tank’ style win
UVM’s new ‘Shark Tank’-style competition rewards high school entrepreneurs making a difference in their communities.
A message from incoming Education Secretary Zoie Saunders
“I know that when we come together as a community, our students’ potential is limitless. I look forward to earning – and keeping – your trust.”
Student documentary looks at VTSU library controversy
Five VTSU Castleton students, professor have created a documentary following the controversial, and now rescinded, decision to get rid of all VTSU libraries.
Vermont allocates moose hunting permits for 2024
The science-based hunt is expected to result in a harvest of about 94 moose, or about 10 percent of the current moose population in Wildlife Management Unit E.
Brothers from Vermont light up Taylor Swift…and the world
The brothers’ art-filled upbringings have taken them from auditoriums in Randolph to arenas and stages worldwide.
Connelly: Homeless suffer under broken system
A quick look at the Internet provides ample evidence a lot of people in Vermont and around the country don’t have a place to live or enough food to eat.
Harrison: Now you see it, now you don’t
The House Ways & Means Committee proposed significant changes to Vermont’s education financing system, incl. limits on
future school budget increases.
Comedian to speak at Pregnancy Center banquet
Guest speaker Mike G. Williams is a nationally known comedian and writer who has a passion for life.
CLG: U.S. renews domestic spying program
Bird flu spreads to 3 more Michigan commercial dairy farms; Iran attacks Israel: Tehran launches retaliatory strikes after airstrike on its consulate in Syria
Senate passes bill banning ‘stealthing’ — tampering with condoms without consent
The bill says if people agree to use protection before or during sex, neither party can remove or tamper with the condom without the other’s consent.
Evslin: Human-in-the-loop artificial intelligence
Teams of humans and AI agents will be the model for the organization of the future.
The Manchester vampire menace
In the early 19th century, Manchester was gripped in fear and fascination by accounts of a vampire.
Thayer: Make Vermont affordable!
Vermont’s current tax system employed by the Legislature needs a true, absolute overhaul!
Fernandez: Bernie Sanders hates Israel
Bernie Sanders, like so many of his blue-hued fans, is blinded by Hamas’ heavyweight winning propaganda war against the featherweight of political fiction, Israel.
Roper: Lessons from the eclipse
Like Icarus consumed by arrogance, our elected representatives are heedless of the warnings, are taking us too close to the sun.
Senate bill targeting drug dealers would delay ‘raise the age’ law
The bill would hold drug sellers responsible for deaths caused by their distribution of laced drugs, even if doing so was down to mere carelessness.
Klar: New SEC climate rules are burdensome–but are they Constitutional?
Abusing power to strangle farms and the economy.
Far-left liberal arts school closes its doors after declining enrollment
After more than 80 years of educating Vermonters and those from elsewhere, Goddard College is shutting down.
Dodge: Reforming Act 250
A path towards solving Vermont’s housing crisis.
Malone: EPA threatens locally produced beef
Mission Creep: Proposed EPA rule shuts down small meat producers
CLG: RFK Jr. will seek Libertarian Party Presidential nomination
Ukraine sponsoring terror in Russia; FBI agent reveals agents in January 6 protests, goading crowd to act criminally
Driving down memory lane at classic car shows
Exploring Vermont’s classic car events and shows.
Commodities broker would cause ecological devastation in Shaftsbury
These solar panel fields belong with the same type of construction that they embody, not in the middle of our natural landscapes, an opponent of an industrial solar plan says.
Otterman: “Way up in Old Vermont”
Adapted from a poem by Eva Edgerton Ames circa 1924, from “Vermont Verse * An Anthology
LaMarche: A flawed attempt at inclusivity
Vermont’s Prop 4 represents a failed opportunity to truly move the needle in advancing justice and liberty for all.
Letter: The cost of the “equality” revolution
How I wish I had known what the “equality” revolution would cost Vermont and pay the likes of Bernie Sanders.
Vermont’s senators pitch bill to create extreme weather insurance for farms
In a survey by the state after last summer’s flooding, 70% of farmers said they didn’t have crop or livestock insurance.
Green Mountain Film Festival reboots after 4-year Covid break
The festival was on pause during the Covid-19 pandemic, and reviving it was no small feat.
Police interrogation bill faces veto risk
The bill would limit Vermont police interrogators from lying to detainees. But lawmakers doubled down on details that got last year’s version shot down.
Tax troubles? Vermont’s taxpayer advocate wants to help
He can’t fly or shoot lasers out his eyes, but he can do what many dread and few understand: taxes.
Roper: Left-wing logic: Nothing in Vermont Is affordable, why should energy be?
The bizarre testimony of the Renewable Energy Vermont executive director.
Mac Donald: Disparate impact thinking is destroying our civilization
The most consequential falsehood in American public policy today is the idea that any racial disparity in any institution is the result of racial discrimination
Klar: New ‘green’ building code to dominate housing construction
Consumers and local governments must bow to more government overreach.
CLG: Three injured in Ukrainian attack on Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant
CDC issues bird flu health alert to clinicians, state health departments, public after TX farmer infected; TN passes chemtrail bill banning airborne chemicals.
Letters: Press pushing Pawlet panic
Letters questioning law enforcement in opposite corners of the state
EB-5 scandal report sheds light on government failures
The report comes to defense of the state by suggesting they were deceived, but still acknowledges more could have been done to protect investors.
Page: Exchanging tailpipes for smokestacks
The true environmental damage from EV mandates.
Rice: Meeting the moment
Vermont must invest to end our housing crisis.
Clark hired as superintendent for Randolph area schools
Michael J. Clark will be the permanent replacement for Superintendent Layne Millington, who stepped down after a few rocky incidents in recent years.
Housing, colleges, cops get federal $$, Welch reports
From affordable housing and infrastructure improvements to workforce development and clean water, these projects will help communities around the state thrive.
Carmen Menard named Mother of the Year
The Vermont Mother of the Year may not be able to attend the national convention because she needs to care for an elderly relative. “Family first,” she said.
Dueling eateries pop up on Cabot’s Main Street
The simultaneous eatery openings on Friday, March 22, set up something of a competition..
Roper: Another dumb Constitutional Amendment…
Our Constitution is leaning more to the Left… “Right to collectively bargain” would exacerbate our public pension crisis, tax crisis, and job flight.
Huff: G.E.T. R.E.A.L! Education reform
G.E.T. R.E.A.L. is a solemn promise and a positive path forward for our state by Vermont Republicans focused on improving the quality of life of our people.
Shorts: Geoengineering Resistance gathers/ Affordable housing at 1/10th the cost/ What does ‘River to the Sea’ really mean?
Geoengineering resistance, a truly affordable housing program, and what FTRTTS really means.
United Nations references abound in House Agriculture Committee
The House Committee on Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry has “United Nations” referenced in at least six committee documents.
Car set on fire by unpaid drug dealer
Eddy Santiago, Jr., a 30-year-old from Clifton, NJ, has been sentenced by US District Judge Christina Reiss for using threats, violence to collect a drug debt.
Bananas: Israel & Hamas agree to cease-fire thanks to Lebanon
The Lebanon City Council and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committees banded together to let these centuries old enemies know that they have had enough.
Vermonters roll their interest in crypto trading into a skateboard art business
Two Vermont business owners realized they not only shared a love of crypto trading but also merchandise with trend-driven, street-inspired designs.
Dame: Media shows its bias
The era of “equal time” in the media is long gone.
