When Senator Dick McCormack called S.5/Act 18 a Rube Goldberg contraption, he was underselling what a mess the whole thing is.
Roper: Who owns that clean heat carbon credit?
Timothy Page
Bossange: We all need to be climate activists now
What choice do we have? Our time is getting short. We all need to be climate activists now.
VT Headlines: Welch works to cancel student lunch debt
WCAX Investigates: Burlington’s intractable homeless crisis; As Barre digs out from the flood, can its leaders agree on a path forward?; Major Killington development moves forward
Paul: Don’t tread on homeschoolers
Authoritarianism is rooted in the notion that politicians, bureaucrats, and their favored special interests have the right to tread on everyone.
Klar: Chicago Mayor displays the Woke playbook
Destroy law and order, then institute state control of food.
Secrets of the Bennington Triangle
The mysteries of the Bennington Triangle remain elusive, defying easy explanations. It is a testament to the power of the preternatural, the inexplicable, and the enduring allure of the unknown.
Wool festival gives farmers an outlet to sell their goods
Particularly after the festival sales lost during the pandemic, the event is important as a source of income, the farmers said. And it is also a chance to educate and connect with their local community.
VT Headlines: The race is on to get flood-affected Vermonters’ heat before winter
Residents of a Colchester manufactured home park organize to form VT’s first new village in years; Judge denies Sheriff Grismore’s motion to dismiss assault; Why so few Vermonters have flood insurance
LaMarche: A post-breakup ‘friendship’
Across the pond, the United Kingdom’s Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, has pledged that if he wins a majority in parliament he will seek to re-negotiate key aspects of Brexit.
Secretary of Education job posting is revealing
“The Secretary will be dedicated to reducing educational inequities in all schools, particularly in communities that have experienced the most substantial demographic declines.”
Klar: Masking creates toxic health impacts, NIH reports
In “Measuring the quantity of harmful volatile organic compounds inhaled through masks,” NIH posited what many concerned parents had wondered about in 2020.
Fighting human trafficking one Bazaar at a time
“This is about freedom and justice and raising dignity for artisans – about helping and showing their stories,” Carolyn Wetherby said.
Planned Parenthood in VT, NH has lost clinics, still has no CEO
PPNNE has closed clinics and can’t seem to find a new CEO to replace the two that left within the last two-and-a-half years.
Joe Biden’s Health Department wants to erase “father” and “mother” from childcare law
Health and Human Services has filed an as-yet unpublished regulatory proposal that would eliminate the words “mother,” “father,” “paternity,” and “his” and “her” from childcare-related laws.
VT Headlines: Champlain Valley Physician’s Hospital brings back mask mandate
Three charged with animal cruelty in South Burlington; Vermont DOC to continue sending inmates to Mississippi; High PCB levels detected in two Wallingford Elementary preschool classrooms
Herron: Separate and not equal
The Constitutionally-protected primacy of the Congress is clear, and all parties need to remember this.
UVM enforces employment inequity
UVM offers discount rates to employers seeking access to their student body based on race and sexual identity.
Take a time out for turtles
Volunteers will pull up vegetation on nesting beaches to prepare turtle nesting sites for next year. They may also find a few hatchlings that occasionally remain in nests underground this late.
Winooski’s renovated school is ready to shine
Winooski boasts the only school district in the state where most students are people of color, and school leaders are prioritizing it.
Wilson: Speech from the Constitution Celebration at the State House
In Vermont and in the United States, God and our Constitution cannot fall to Socialism unless we allow it to. Today’s deterioration of God, family and community is a result of a hidden plan.
McClaughry: Another Vermont Futures Project
Central to this work is the goal of increasing Vermont’s population to 802,000 and increasing housing inventory to 350,000 non-seasonal units by 2035.
Hurricane of 1938
The 1938 hurricane was a disaster that hurt many New Englanders. Over 600 people died across 7 states. The storm destroyed many homes and businesses in Vermont.
Woman dies due to abortion at Planned Parenthood
The purpose of an abortion is to kill an unborn child, but sometimes mothers die, too. Abortion activists often down-play the risks and claim abortions are extremely safe when they are legal.
VT Headlines: National guard deployed to help with migrant crisis
Burlington’s long-stalled CityPlace project finally starting to take shape; Vermont towns hope for post-flood tourism boost during fall foliage season; Pending agreement for Burl. problem property
Roper: PUC stands for People Utterly Clueless
None of this speaks well of the competency with which this program will be managed. And it is going to be exceedingly complicated.
Klar: Bill Gates eyes ‘friendly’ mosquitos
In seeking the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge, mankind has habitually crafted machinations with destructive impacts often unforeseen.
Summer’s extreme summer weather will affect fall foliage
Will a summer of heavy rain and wildfire smoke affect New England’s famed fall foliage? UVM experts explain.
LaMarche: Melendez and our acceptance of deception
We have to break free from the tolerance we have built up toward the transgressions of those in government and honestly examine whose name we check off on our ballot paper.
CLG: Pentagon exempts Ukraine operations from potential government shutdown
Journalist Jack Posobiec added to infamous Ukrainian ‘kill list’; Ukraine to get first US tank deliveries next week – Biden; More Hospitals Across the U.S. Are Bringing Back Mask Mandates
Keelan: “We still don’t care if they die”
At the rate that young adults are dying from overdose, being incarcerated, and ending up in recovery centers, do you need to ask, where are the young people?
Klar: Killing cows to save the climate?
PETA and animal activists speculate about the mystery of the rights and consciousness of dolphins, cows, and coyotes. Rational beings would ask how killing in the name of being humane is humane.
Gervais: Where does Vermont Stand?
Examining Vermont’s situation, looking at the voter rolls and election operations.
Moretown Cemeteries Commission looks to pick up the pieces after hit-and-run damage
On Labor Day, a cemetary commissioner arrived at the Moretown Village Cemetery for her morning inspection to discover the normally well-kept space a total disaster.
VT Headlines: Burlington property owners putting up fences to discourage vagrants, violence
Keeping people in Vermont with trade industry training, Victim, law enforcement expert question Franklin County sheriff’s conduct in assault case
Restoring America’s Biblical foundations
Renowned national speakers, social scientists, and faith leaders will discuss and debate how to restore the country’s lost faith in God and in the founding principles of the country.
Warner: Town of Hartford D.E.I. training is problematic (Part 3)
There are many findings that refute the claims in the training however they aren’t important because the goal is not protecting certain groups from injustice but creating new sources of privilege.
Sanders, AOC decry 1973 coup in Chile
Following the 50th anniversary of the bloody U.S.-backed coup d’état against democratically-elected Chilean President Salvador Allende, Congress might apologize.
Heated Charlotte selectboard meeting sees Thompson Point camp dispute end, for now
“If we keep saying no” to these projects and developments, said one leaseholder, “we’re going to become known for that” as a town.
DEC report highlights distrust, waste and water concerns in three communities
Report also describes a sense of distrust with civil services and plans for a new app to make it easier to see alerts and records and file and follow complaints.
Roper: Conflicts of interest in the Renewable Energy Standard Working Group
These are the most egregious conflicts of interest on the committee, and you can count on them to shape policy in ways that funnel money to their doners through mandates and subsidies.
VT Headlines: 36 FEMA trailers going in on Country Club Road
Vermont State University could consolidate, cut academic programs in ‘optimization’ process; Annual Barre Heritage Festival kicking off this week following postponing from July’s floods
Coke-totin’ kayaker busted, police say
Freddy Rodriguez, of Rhode Island. was found with more than 12 kilograms of cocaine as he prepared a nighttime load for a kayak to head north from Highgate to meet another vessel coming from Canada.
New bear population estimate based on 2022 data available
Since the mid-1990s the population has been relatively stable, fluctuating from 4,000 to 7,500 bears in consistent cycles of growth and decline. The population has seen steady growth since 2019.
Hornblas: Masks in schools…again?
We need to stand by Secretary French, the Vermont Agency of Education, and our local school boards when they decide to protect students, and acknowledge the harms of masking.
Gervais: How centralized management drives election results
How elections are centrally managed to deliver victory to the pre-selected candidates.
After the floods, Vermont farmers worry about hay shortages
40% of farmers said the loss of crops meant for feed was the most significant damage incurred by the flooding, according to a post-flood survey.
Leashed tracking dogs for recovery of game
The leashed tracking dog owners, who provide their services free of charge, must pass an extensive exam in order to be certified and licensed to provide their services.
Gervais: Voter rolls: The election fraud credit line
In Vermont, the voter rolls are growing significantly faster than the underlying population growth of voting age adults, with significant growth before elections and purges immediately after.
Killington reader performance improved during Covid shutdown
The teaching method long in use by Killington and other schools isn’t about how good readers learn to read but, rather, how poor readers try to compensate for not being able to read.
Warner: Hartford D.E.I. training is more than problematic (Part 2)
What you hear is the sound of Franz Kafka rolling over in his grave muttering “I tried to warn you”.
VT Headlines: Killer Gregory FitzGerald hears from Vermont Parole Board: you’re staying put
State Treasurer seeks public opinion on green energy infrastructure; What the carbon-cutting fuel renewable propane means for homes, businesses; Burlington-Winooski Bridge team hold public meeting
Klar: Tennis courts and the war in Ukraine: a climatic comparison
The rippling effects of the Ukraine War are cataclysmic in greenhouse gas terms.
Warner: Town of Hartford DEI training is problematic
Rather than foster a less hostile environment and reduce conflict, this document looks like a recipe for creating hostile, harassing and conflict laden work places.
BREAKING: Profane tirade shows Burlington Council in turmoil
Last night’s lengthy, profane tirade by a Burlington resident and activist could be the tipping point for the city council’s lack of control of their own meetings.
Social justice group gets COVID relief funds, no comments from select board
The Shelburne Equity & Diversity Committee has received a $10,000 grant that was originally intended as COVID response funds according to a shelburnevt.org post shared as a news tip recently with the VDC.
VT Headlines: Police say man threatened people with machete in Burlington park
City of Montpelier and FEMA have temporary housing solution plan for flood victims; Woman killed in deadly Waltham shooting incident; Experts gather in VT for global forum on food systems, agroecology
Most Vermont 3-9th graders read below grade level
Reading scores in Vermont and New Hampshire were decreasing well before the pandemic.
Roper: To be anti-Fascist, support our Constitution
We’ll never be perfect, as the document itself in its wisdom recognizes, but its promise is that we can be a more perfect nation today than we were yesterday, and an even more perfect nation tomorrow.
VT Headlines: Bennington police capture dangerous fugitive
Crowds gather to raise money for Black-centered school in Burlington; Vermont 4-H teams make big showing at Big E; South Burlington gets new deputy police chief; NBC5 Foliage Tracker
LaMarche: America’s little Corporate General
In order for America to sustain a strong and objective-minded military apparatus, it is paramount that we create a clear demarcation between corporate interests and the protection of national security
CLG: Train car carrying toxic perchloric acid explodes in Nebraska rail yard
Evacuation orders issued for four mile radius as huge plume of smoke fills sky above North Platte
Steidler: The FDA’s troubling plans to dispose opioids via the U.S. Mail
At best, this will be an expensive, inefficient way to dispose of these highly addictive substances. It is quite likely a significant amount of opioids will be stolen and sold illegally,.
A mountain cornucopia: wild edible plants found in Vermont
Delving into the fascinating world of wild edible plants found in Vermont, highlighting ten of the most common and delicious options available in the region.
Biden approval rating in VT drops sharply, but still over 50%
In Vermont, Biden’s approval rating stood at 51% in the first quarter of 2023, down from 66% when he first took office in the first quarter of 2021.
VT Headlines: Vermont National Guard celebrates POW/MIA Recognition Day
Colchester School District: Student made threat while playing video game online; New head of state psychiatric hospital oversees medical provider transition; Adirondack shuttle returns for foliage
Klar: Wildfires and climate change: the inconvenient truth
Alarmists cultishly fiddle as Rome burns. Not even arsonists deter them from incinerating sensible science.
Despathy: The need for independent spirit, representation and bravery
Bottom line: We need statesmen, not politicians.
Vermont judge rejects lawsuit over logging on state lands
Critics say the overharvesting of trees has severely impacted Vermont’s wilderness. Allowing the practice on state lands to continue will contribute to climate change and reduce outdoor access.
DeLaBruere: The voice of a Hounds Woman
We are men and women who work hard, putting the time and money into our hounds for outcomes of listening to the dogs sing and sometimes… we put bacon on the smoker.
VT Headlines: Entire Colchester School District closed amid threat to middle school
Regulators cut requested increase of UVM Medical Center charges to a fraction of the hospital’s ask; Lawsuit seeks to prevent Bellows Falls pharmacy from closing
American voters shift independent, anti-Biden
Despite massive support from legacy and social media, the political landscape is moving away from Democrats and Joe Biden, according to recent polls conducted by the Wall Street Journal, Gallup and the Associated Press.
Ertelt: New Mexico guv bans guns that might kill people, not abortions that always do
Grisham has it backwards. She thinks taking guns away is upholding rights but banning abortions takes away rights.
Meet Meryl Nass, the doctor who’s fighting the COVID Oppression Machine
A medical degree is not required to know the vital importance of free thought. Meryl Nass, the mouse that roared, roars for us all.
Suspicious character encountered on UVM campus
The vehicle is described as a dark blue SUV. The person involved is described as a dark-skinned male in his 30’s, between 5’9” and 5’11” tall, with a medium build.
Body of missing Westmore resident found near her home
The body was recovered early in the evening on Tuesday and is set to be examined by the Vermont Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington.
Despathy: Echo chambers, social engineering and legal plunder
Elected legislators are there to serve the people so why do so many Vermonters feel attacked, ambushed and abused during the legislative session?
Roper: The “Expand the Supreme Court” letter is a call for insurrection.
This is blatant attempt to politicize the Supreme Court, which was and is supposed to be separated from and be a check and balance on the partisan passions that drive the elected branches of government.
Klar: Boycotting dairy products to benefit ‘male cows’ is pure bull
To be against cows is to be against self, and an understanding of the necessary human place in the world. Next thing you know, the similar uninformed arguments will be used to ban trapping or hunting.
Ethnic and Social Equity Standards Working Group seeks even more social justice in VT schools
“Equity… may necessitate an unequal distribution of resources and services based on the needs of each student,” a recent report required by Vermont state law says.
VT Headlines: Judge dismisses environmental group’s lawsuit targeting state’s land management
Man struck and killed by Amtrak train in Brattleboro; Imminent’ Landslide Risk Leaves Five Barre City Residents in Limbo; Vermont AOT employee in serious condition following crash in Hartford
Dame: VTGOP chairman calls for consistency from SOS & AG on ballot access
In the past, both the Secretary of State’s and the Attorney General’s offices emphasized that they do not have the authority to make judgments as to the qualifications of candidates.
Adams’ calls for budget cuts in response to migrant crisis
In a video address, the Democrat took aim at President Joe Biden’s administration and fellow Democrat, Gov. Kathy Hochul, for not providing the city with enough funding and resources to deal with the crisis.
Evslin: Where have all the children gone?
We not only have a shortage of workers but also a shortage of women of child-bearing age to give us more workers even if the fertility rate increases.
Banana’s Events Presents: First Annual Miss Upper Valley Contest
All comers are welcome to enter this ground-breaking festival of pageantry and femininity which has been re-imagined to esteem our modern view of what it means to be Miss Upper Valley.
Keelan: Let’s bury the hatchets
Let’s put those hatchets away and get on with what we must do. Make it possible for young people to afford to live and work in Vermont.
Klar: The extinction of mid-size American farms hurts you
The nation’s agricultural backbone is cracked.
Wilson: Vermont and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Government
Beware of the one-party system as it is in Vermont. Hold fast to God and our Constitution as these are the only protections left that we have.
Banzhaf: Connecticut is 13th state considering Trump ballot ban
Vermont’s not among the 13 states with movement to keep Donald Trump off the ballot. Yet.
VT Headlines: 70 people join effort to find missing Westmore woman
Vermont’s flooded state buildings will take time to reopen; Pride parade marches through Burlington; Vt. Guard opens range for showcase; Federal funds to fix state railroads
Despathy: I’m an outsider inside the State House. Here’s what I see
New Democrat lawmakers join a party tribe while their constituents suffer.
LaMarche: Vermont’s new ‘Social Justice’ commission ignores the poor
Our glorious leaders in Montpelier will take their work as gospel, even as they continue to neglect the Odanak people and bolster divisive notions of ‘justice.
McClaughry: Revive the Council of Censors
The Vermont Constitution established a Council of Censors “that would assure that the freedom of the commonwealth may be preserved inviolate forever”.
Feds hit Edson with armed robbery charge
The 40-time felon who reportedly told a store security officer “Dude, I’ll blow your head off” now finds himself in the federal court system.
Roper: Are $6 per gallon gas prices coming to Vermont?
Washington State sees highest gas prices in country following carbon tax
Prager U: The bitter taste of ‘Defund the Police’
A law-and-order conservative is a liberal who’s been car-jacked.
VT Headlines: Drug use, overdoses becoming more public in Burlington
Hardwick man struck and killed by driver/ Will Fair Haven officer involved in fatal shooting face charges from AG?/ It’s been a wet, hazy summer in Vermont. What does that mean for fall foliage?
At first Truth and Reconciliation Commission, participants identify their race, white privilege
The commission’s executive director was thanked for stating her white privilege.
Daughter denies collecting dead mom’s Social Security check for 28 years
Ella Mae Woods, 75, developed a scheme to defraud the Social Security Administration for 28 years and to have her dead mother’s benefits wired to a joint account at the TD Bank in Brattleboro Vermont from the U.S. Treasury, the two-count indictment said.
Letters: U.S. as we know it is dead/ Obama ‘birthers,’ take note
Expect turmoil and dirty tricks to be standard operating acts during this election cycle..
Warner: Are you ready for Project Blue Beam?
Surely Serge Monast sounded like a crank to most of the people who bothered to entertain his theories back in the 80s and 90s. However, thirty years later are his detractors looking like the foolishly naïve?
