City of Burlington requires that all new hires be vaccinated – and there’s no “or weekly testing” option. You want the job? Get the jab.
Guy Page
Guy Page is the editor and publisher of the Vermont Daily Chronicle.
IT’S ON! Charlie Kirk to expose CRT Marxist roots tonight
A leftist group’s attempts to cancel Charlie Kirk’s visit to UVM tonight actually moved his speech CLOSER to most UVM students. The doors at the Doubletree – Hilton (former Sheraton) open at 6:30 pm.
Billado: Even Lincoln?
To be honored by the woke mob, and to be left to rest in peace, they are demanding that Lincoln literally pardon murderers and rapists.
Deer jackers shoot at witness
A Waterford man last Friday night was following a pickup truck driven by a deer jacker when the latter fired a rifle round at his windshield.
Political vandalism in Barre, Bennington unsolved
Police don’t know who defaced the statue of Abraham Lincoln in Bennington.
My Freedom
When I saw Dan Jeffries’ cartoon last week, I realized that now is our Tieneman Square moment. We stand now or let Washington roll over us.
Water Cooler: 40% TSA workers unvaxxed as deadline looms / Shumlin admin can’t testify about Kingdom Con / Burlington man gets life for torture videos
As federal vax-or-else date approaches, 40% of the TSA is unvaccinated. Expect a flight delay.
57% of October Covid deaths “full vaccinated,” unvaxxed % unknown
Eight of 14 Covid-19 fatalities in October so far were “fully vaccinated.” No word yet on how many were unvaccinated.
Single-member House districts recommended to Legislature
Vermonters spoke in favor of single-member districts for the VT House of Representatives, and today a state advisory board agreed. But will the Legislature?
Teen will sleep outside State House until Guv commits to housing homeless
A 15-year-old girls says she and others will sleep on the Vermont State House steps until the governor agrees to keep housing the state’s homeless.
VT education establishment backs CRT, globalism, Sept. 20 letter shows
A September 20 letter from Vermont’s educational leadership establishment to school board members is whopping eye-opener about the direction of government-run education in Vermont.
Federal pandemic $$ to cover rising cost of staying warm, subsidize regulated child care
Federal government pandemic dollars have come to the rescue of the Vermont child care industry. They’re also being used to cover the expected increased cost of keeping low-income Vermonters warm this winter.
Border Patrol routinely seizes counterfeit vax passports from China
Border Patrol agents last week seized two shipments of counterfeit Covid-19 vaccination cards originating from China.
Hansen: Feds caved to Big Pharma, people got hurt
In April 2020, NIAID Director Anthony Fauci announced that antiviral remdesivir (sold by Gilead Sciences at $3,120 per patient for a treatment course) would become the standard of care for hospitalized COVID-19 patients. This decision came in spite of international studies proving that remdesivir does not provide significant clinical benefits.
National crisis draws conservative to Windsor GOP meeting
Conservatives are showing up at county GOP meetings again. “What’s gotten everyone excited is what’s going on in the country,” Joe Trottier of Hartford said.
Burlington mayor closes homeless camp
Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger is fed up with the crime at the Sears Lane homeless camp. Time to pull up stakes.
UVM sets enrollment record
UVM kept prices down and added customer value. Business is booming.
Water Cooler: Violence in elementary school classes / Heating cost to rise sharply / no freeze on Mt. Mansfield yet
Violence and fear are disrupting classes in a Vermont elementary school.
Convicted sex traffickers would support Montpelier legalization of prostitution, critic says
100% of convicted sex traffickers wish prostitution was legal, a researcher told the Montpelier City Council last night.
Vermont parents feel threatened by FBI investigation
Some Vermonters are standing up to the threats of a weaponized U.S. Department of Justice. Others aren’t.
Pro-pot Koch brother funded tonight’s PBS marijuana documentary
One of the Koch brothers paid the bills for the tonight’s PBS documentary on marijuana legalization. VPR also will air a Q & A with people who helped write Vermont’s marijuana legalization legislation.
Cyanobacteria still blooming
Enjoy the warm fall weather, but beware the cyanobacteria. Not everything that blooms is pretty, or even safe to touch.
Climate goal: cut cow flatulence by 50%
Cutting cow flatulence will ultimately mean cutting the number of cows. And farms.
The hands and feet of Love
I drive by people all the time who carry signs saying they can’t find work or need help. Niki saw something I didn’t. Something that compelled her.
Water Cooler: Drag Queen ball at football game / Hospital plan to speed patient care / State to own Colchester Causeway, again
A drag queen ball has been scheduled at a Burlington High School football game. And other headlines from Vermont media.
City of Montpelier ponders legalizing prostitution and public drinking
The City of Montpelier will review a report recommending legalizing prostitution and public drinking.
Climate Council holds BIPOC-only public hearing
When the State of Vermont says people shouldn’t participate in a public meeting because of the color of their skin, that’s called discrimination.
Vaxxed Canadians may visit U.S.
The Biden administration decided yesterday that vaccinated Canadians may enter the U.S. for ‘non-essential’ (family visits, tourism, etc.) travel.
Warner: An unconventional approach to American freedom
Benjamin Franklin understood the principle that makes the Constitution of the United States the most unique anti-authoritarian document of its kind.
Fatal ejection in Newbury
A Newbury man is dead after being thrown from his pickup truck.
Mandate foes to rally
Vermont opponents of vax and mask mandates and/or Critical Race Theory will gather in peaceful protest this Saturday and the next.
GOP lawmakers push back against global tax
Republicans in Congress are pushing back against a Biden administration plan to pay a 15% corporate “global tax.”
Water Cooler: Prof writes book on mass murder / Burlington homeless camp gets second look / school cancelled for lack of bus drivers
A southern Vermont school district cancelled school because it doesn’t have enough bus drivers.
Covid rising faster among vaxxed Vermonters
Vermont’s vaxxed are testing positive at a higher rate than the unvaxxed. Total cases are way up in highly vaxxed Vermont while nationally they’re way down.
Keelan: Big bucks in police oversight
Even the most red-inked municipalities can find money for expensive items they really want. Like police oversight studies.
Will Vermont follow California and ban gas-powered leafblowers and chainsaws?
Last Friday, California Gov. Newsom announced a ban on new gas-powered leafblowers and chainsaws. Will Vermont follow suit? Burlington has already banned seasonal use of gas-powered leafblowers.
Angry driver near-misses Barre anti-abortion prayer person
The coordinator of a prayer outreach at the Barre Planned Parenthood office escaped harm when a clinic patron swerved her car in his direction, narrowly missing him.
Scenes from the East Charlotte Tractor Parade
Will events like the East Charlotte Tractor Parade held this past weekend be targeted by the Vermont Climate Council for carbon emissions reduction?
Water Cooler: OD corpse found in Burlington parking garage stairwell / empty grocery shelves / another game stopped/ crossbow, car chase, crash
OD in parking garage. Crossbow used in car chase. These and more headlines from a busy weekend.
Covid vax more effective than survivor immunity, state epidemiologist claims
Vermont’s state epidemiologist insists Covid-19 vaccine immunity works better than survivor natural immunity.
Hemorrhagic disease found in Rutland deer
A hemorrhagic disease has been found in Vermont deer for the first time.
Columbus Day flag wave in Barre 4-8 pm today
There will be a Columbus Day flag wave at 4-8 pm today, Monday Oct. 11 at Barre City Hall Park.
Denzel Washington: Why I choose Jesus
Working really hard is what successful people do. The most selfish thing you can do is helping someone else, because that’s where the joy is. And other great advice from Denzel in this nine minute video released last month.
McClaughry: Government regulation of ‘misinformation’ last thing we need
Does Facebook ‘misinform’? Sure. Should government decide what’s misinformation? A citizen from Kirby says no.
Suspicious fires connected?
Fire destroyed a service station on Main Street in Putney. Investigators wonder if it’s connected to a trailer fire in the Windham County town a week earlier.
Johnson: Organs harvested from living unborn babies
Like some Germans of not so long ago, will we just sing a little louder?
Girls’ volleyball game stopped after racial, transphobic slurs
The following statement was published by the Burlington School District. On Wednesday October 6, an incident occurred during a girl’s volleyball game between South Burlington (SBHS) and Burlington High Schools (BHS) in […]
Captain Kirk will not-so-boldly go into space Tuesday
“I’m terrified,” William (“James. T. Kirk”) admitted of his pending first REAL flight into space Tuesday.
‘Baby Killers’ scrawled on Planned Parenthood clinic
Someone scrawled ‘Baby Killers’ on the siding and sign of the Barre Planned Parenthood clinic.
Water Cooler: Essex principal resigns / ‘Urban park ranger’ program for Burlington / Wind developer Blittersdorf gets earful from public / unvaxxed woman denied kidney transplant
“I live on Whipple Hollow. Grandpa’s Knob is right behind me, so I will have all of your ill-effects, and I do say, ill-effects,” said Pam Sokol.
Vermont no longer observes Columbus Day, but ‘The Potwins’ do
Two Vermont co-producers of a family television program have taken out a local radio ad reminding Vermonters about Columbus Day.
DHS flying illegal immigrants from southern border to Vermont? Scott admin unaware
Is the Biden adminstration considering flying large numbers of suspected illegal aliens from the southern border to Vermont, as published news reports claim?
Guard hosts active shooter training
The Guard’s new Provost Marshal office ran an active shooter simulation last month. The goal: training and better inter-agency cooperation in the event of The Real Thing.
Reed: Down Syndrome abortion eugenics writ large
To selectively abort based on a Down Syndrome diagnosis is eugenics writ large.
Motorcyclists ram police cruiser
Two Vermont men rammed a New York State Trooper’s cruiser October 7 before fleeing at speeds of 100 MPH.
Water Cooler: Tiny equity rally draws WCAX coverage. Hunting fungal chickens. Canceling Christmas?
Big shortage in addiction counselors. Hunting the Wild Fungal Chicken. Mall shooter to be tried as adult.
Shepard: Is voting Democrat evil in God’s eyes?
As seen with Ahab, God does not give a pass for government to commit evil acts. Neither does He to those who empower government bad-actors.
Climate Council BIPOC-only public hearing cancelled for ‘Zoom security issues’
A Vermont Climate Council public hearing not open to white people was cancelled at the last moment Tuesday due to ‘Zoom security issues.’ It’s been rescheduled for next Tuesday.
At-home Covid testing subject to ‘false negative and positive results,” FDA warns
The federal government – with the enthusiastic approval of Gov. Phil Scott – will spend billions buying and distributing at-home Covid self-testing testing kits given FDA Emergency Use Authorization Monday.
Dead body identified
The body of a dead woman found in Weathersfield has been identified. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause and manner of death.
Schools don’t need parental OK to know student vax status
Parental permission is NOT required for schools to learn about students ‘ vax status, Essex parents learned Tuesday night.
Sidney Powell group sues to stop mandatory military vax
Powell sues Defense Dept. on behalf of military declining vax
White Cane Awareness Day, Oct. 15
White Cane Awareness Day walkers will gather Oct. 15 on State Street in Montpelier.
Water Cooler: state officials say they called FBI on EB-5 fraud / less than 10K have gotten booster / Mississippi jail to keep Vermont cons
Vermont convicts held in a Mississippi ‘contract’ prison had best settle in for the duration. The contract has been extended. That headline and others from Vermont media yesterday and today.
Leahy took EB-5 fraudster’s $$, urged quicker action for visa approval
Sen. Pat Leahy’s campaign received a $4800 donation from EB-5 fraudster Bill Stenger. He also urged a Senate committee to move faster on EB-5 visa approvals.
Scott admin: NO state employees on unpaid leave for Covid non-compliance
As of right now, no state employees are unpaid leave for failing to follow Gov. Scott’s Covid vax-or-test mandate.
Roper: Emissions plan bad for planet, jobs, and getting re-elected, supporters warn
Any lawmaker who votes for a plan that will harm the environment, cost jobs, and NOT save the planet is committing political hari-kari.
Legislature’s eugenics “apologizers” support threat to Down Syndrome unborn
The same Vermont legislators apologizing on behalf of long-dead colleagues about their eugenics laws are themselves pushing Prop 5, a threat to Down Syndrome children in the womb.
State House lawn assault victim fired for defying mask, vax mandates
Over the space of four days in mid-May, Karen Skau was assaulted and pepper-sprayed by a Calais leftist and fired by her boss for refusing to mask and provide vaccination information. Now she lives in Florida.
Howl at the Moon Saturday night
Howl at the Moon Saturday night!
Cartoon by Nitzakhon
Every act of Hubris is subject to Nemesis. Another insight by http://www.granitegrok.com cartoonist Nitzakhon.
Water Cooler: Closed border hurts tourism / Pot industry eyes cheap power in NY / For Burlington school funding, race matters / Cyanobacteria blooms
The marijuana industry consumes huge amounts of electricity. Plattsburgh, New York is looking pretty good right now.
Unvaxxed hospitalization rate fell faster than vaxxed
The hospitalization rate for unvaxxed Covid-19 cases dropped more than twice as fast as vaxxed cases last week. However, all ICU cases were unvaxxed, state officials say.
Cops seek armed, dangerous MA drug criminal/kidnapper
State police are looking for a Springfield MA man who they say kidnapped a person in Newport and assaulted them.
McClaughry: Vermont’s climate war profiteers
There’s nothing wrong with a company created to take advantage of business opportunities made possible by political decisions. It’s somewhat less creditable when the owners of the company cash in on what they and their coworkers spent millions of dollars to get politicians to put in place for a decade to enable their big payday.
Stabbing on Gore Road
She called in the stabbing to state police. Hours later, they charged her with the crime.
Biden restores Planned Parenthood funding – will Scott cut replacement $$?
The Biden administration is restoring federal family planning funding to Planned Parenthood. Now will Phil Scott stop the replacement funding his administration authorized in 2019?
I-89 speeder hits 112 MPH
Whatever the State Police magic number is for getting a criminal citation for speeding instead of just a speeding ticket, 112 MPH seems to be fast enough.
Despathy: Bravo for courageous Chelsea Green Publishing
“Without the willingness to print differing views of the world, all we have is a propaganda machine,” the St. Johnsbury author of a recent three-part series on vax freedom says.
Water Cooler: Why do people hate government? / Tea Party in St. Albans Bay? / TPUSA event ‘draws criticism’
TPUSA’s Charlie Kirk’s Critical Race Theory Tour speech planned for Burlington October 18 is taking flack from local activists. That may be a headline – but it’s not exactly news.
Prop 5 threatens pro-life conscience protection, law school prof says
Conscience protection for pro-life health care providers will face a more hostile work and legal climate if Proposal 5 passes next year, a law professor told a Right to Life symposium Saturday.
First-class mail to get slower, AFTER $10 billion ‘pandemic relief’ grant
The United States Post Office has a strategic plan to make first class delivery slower. Adoption of this plan followed a $10 billion pandemic-related grant. Only in Washington!
Vaxxers bash Joe Mercola AND his woke Vermont publisher, too
Vermont’s vaxxers are going nuts about Chelsea Green of White River Junction publishing Dr. Joseph Mercola’s huge commercial hit titled “The Truth About Covid-19: Exposing the Great Reset, Lockdowns, Vaccine Passports, and the New Normal.”
Suspected dealer loses watery footrace with cops
An alleged drug dealer tried to flee police across the Winooski River. The cops ran faster.
Gagne: Heartbeats are real
In what other situation are we allowed to kill to make our lives easier?
Fatal in Sheffield
A Maine woman died after a late night car wreck Friday in Sheffield.
Fernandez: in Burlington, people stood up to the lunatic fringe
It’s cool to sport a keffiyeh and be a pro-Palestine activist, especially on campus, where left-wing academics indoctrinate our impressionable youth, as well as bully and alienate Jewish and Christian students.
Eshelman: Inequality the Engine of Prosperity
Forced equality leads to the worst inequality of all.
‘Booster’ same vaccine as first two shots
The booster shot is the same Pfizer vaccine given FDA approval in August. Just in case there was any doubt.
Water Cooler: Free food program holds final pickup / EB-5 developers square off in court / Essex Junction to vote (again) on splitting from Essex Town / Banyai goes to Supreme Court
Slate Ridge owner Daniel Banyai has appealed to VT Supreme Court. The Village of Essex Junction will vote AGAIN to leave Essex Town. And wellfunded foundations are giving millions for BIPOC Vermonters to take up farming. 40 acres and a tractor – better late than never!
House Speaker, Senate Prez to deliver eugenics public apology on State House Steps
The leaders of Vermont’s two legislative bodies October 16 will stand on the State House steps and offer a public apology for the Vermont Legislature’s zealous pursuit of eugenics.
Asst. US Attorney promoted to top job
A longtime assistant in the US Attorney’s office has been nominated to replace Trump appointee Christina Nolan.
130-year-old stained glass restored at Waterbury’s oldest church
For the first time ever, the stained glass at a historic Waterbury church is being restored.
Students take ‘devious licks’ literally
Some Vermont schoolkids have graduated from the original Devious Licks to actually licking bathroom appliances.
Editorial: TCI = Tax Citizens Increasingly
Biden’s energy policies are a de facto carbon tax because they discourage consumers from buying gasoline. But taxes also are supposed to separate the citizen from his/her money and route it to the government. That’s where the TCI comes in.
Hansen: whatever happened to natural immunity?
Public health leaders begat this new disregard for disease-acquired immunity because rational reasoning is not politically expedient in a pandemic.
Water Cooler: State colleges get new name / Goddard staff fight vax mandate
Leftist Goddard College staff push back against vax mandate. Go figure!
Scott still opposes TCI carbon tax – but doubts he can stop it
Gov. Scott still thinks the TCI is a bad deal for Vermont. He also doubts he can stop it.
Leashed tracking dogs available
Leashed tracking dogs are available for hunters who need help finding the big game they shot.
76% of September Covid-19 deaths are vax breakthroughs
More than three-quarters of Vermont Covid-19 fatalities in September were vaccine ‘breakthrough’ cases.
