I’m NOT saying that Rauch should be barred from practice because he speaks against vaccination; he has a right to free speech even if that speech is unpopular. He and other medical professionals who refuse vaccination should be barred from practice because their refusal to be vaccinated makes them a danger to their patients.
Guy Page
Guy Page is the editor and publisher of the Vermont Daily Chronicle.
Scam phone calls from ‘police’
State Police May 28 received several reports of phone calls purporting to be from the St. Albans Barracks and asking for personal information.
Employers liable for vax damages? Gov doesn’t know
Will Vermont employers – including the five colleges requiring vaccination for all returning students in the fall – be held legally liable for adverse reactions to “experimental usage” vaccines? Gov. Scott said yesterday he doesn’t know.
Mary’s Restaurant closes
An Addison County landmark inn and restaurant has closed. The Inn at Baldwin Creek & Mary’s Restaurant in Bristol, featured in a restored circa-1797 farmhouse on Route 116 a few miles north of downtown Bristol, closed after serving locals and tourists since 1983.
Letter: Mohawk descendant likes Rutland Red Raider name
As a person with a proud native American heritage with both my paternal grandmother and my maternal grandfather’s families with direct Indian blood in the Mohawk nation removing the Raider name is a slap in their face.
Brock: Legislature swatted flies while house burned down
That, in a nutshell, is the 2021 legislative session. We washed the dishes, disposed of some crumbs and swatted a few flies. But we didn’t deal with the urgent and immediate issues that demanded our real attention.
Legislature boosts state employee pay, pensions
The Vermont State Employees Association – the union for state employees – recently reported good news about members’ paychecks and pensions as a result of the actions of the 2021 Legislature.
McClaughry: when should juveniles become adults?
In the present instance, the House passed S.107 with a 70% majority, and so there’s a good chance the majority party can override Scott’s veto. A better plan would be to let the veto stand and reach a well thought out agreement in 2022, as the governor proposes.
Scott vetoes non-citizen voting; override vote expected
On June 1, Governor Scott vetoed legislation that would give non-citizen voting rights in municipal elections in Winooski and Montpelier.
New video covers Friday’s CRT ‘town hall’ in Essex
Video production company Rebirth The Media has filmed and produced a 48-minute video of Friday night’s Town Hall Meeting in Essex on Critical Race Theory.
Sentencing for 2015 Westford shooting
Friday May 28 the Federal sentencing hearing for Veronica Lewis, who shot Darryl Montague in Westford on June 29, 2015, was held in the Federal District Court in Burlington. Lewis participated remotely during the ZOOM broadcast. The state sentencing hearing is taking place at this moment.
Max Misch busted
As a result of an investigation, State Police detectives learned that Max Misch, 38, of Bennington, allegedly violated conditions of release by approaching and speaking with a witness in a pending court case in which he is accused of traveling out of state and purchasing a firearms magazine in excess of Vermont capacity limits and bringing it back to Vermont.
Warner: Tyranny of the weak
We’ve entered into a new era in America. It is an era where those who identify in any of a multitude of victim classes have banded together to form a monolithic body politic who have managed to use their weaknesses, and perceived weaknesses, as the justification for enacting political and cultural tyranny on those who they perceive as their oppressors.
TV ads highlight devastation caused by closed U.S. – Canada border
Last week, John Adams started buying television ads in the U.S. calling out the impact the closed border has had on families, businesses, and property owners like himself.
Leave fawns alone
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says deer fawns are being born this time of year and asks that people avoid disturbing or picking them up.
Ingalls: They gave their lives
They gave their lives so that this collection of 50 states could carry on with the novel idea that citizens would govern themselves.
Driver dies after car strikes tree
A 48-year-old Jeffersonville woman died after her car struck a tree on Rte. 109 in Cambridge, state police say.
‘Great Parent Revolution’ in Essex hears opponents of Critical Race Theory
More than 100 concerned citizens – a local expression of what conservative commentator Dan Bongino calls “The Great Parent Revolution” – gathered to hear opponents of Critical Race Theory in the Essex School District speak at the Essex Grange Hall Friday night, May 28.
George Fox of Thetford, heroic WWII chaplain
The oldest of the four chaplains on the USS Dorchester —Methodist minister George L. Fox—was from Thetford. When America had entered World War I, he had enlisted in the Marines at 17. Trained as an ambulance driver, he won a Silver Star on the Western Front for rescuing a wounded soldier from a battlefield full of poisonous gas—despite the fact that he had no gas mask. He stood just five feet seven; after Pearl Harbor, Reverend Fox enlisted in the Army the same day his 18-year-old son Wyatt, who survived the war, joined the Marines.
VT still ‘parental consent’ state for Covid-19 vax
Nine states and two cities do not require parental consent for Covid-19 vaccination, but Vermont does – for now.
Vermont Daily Water Cooler for Fri, May 28
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No vaccine-caused deaths in VT, Health Dept. claims
Today, Health Commissioner Mark Levine said that with the help of the Vermont Chief Medical Examiner (CME), “we confirmed that the fact that these individuals were vaccinated was not a factor in their deaths.” However, Levine declined to offer further details about the CME investigation.
Critical Race Theory topic at Essex Town Hall meeting tonight
The influence of Critical Race Theory (CRT) will be the topic of a Town Hall meeting to be held 6:30 tonight at the Grange building on Rte. 15 in Essex Town.
Feds to give parents $250-$300/child every month, beginning July 1
With Vermont’s unemployment rate below three percent and employers struggling to find workers, new and existing combined state and federal cash benefits total about $52,000/year.
Paying Vermonters $1300/year to stay sober
Alcohol addiction is part of the dark underbelly of Vermont’s largely rural lifestyle. According to several studies, Vermonters are more likely to drink alcohol and binge drink than residents of most other U.S. states.
Vermont Daily Water Cooler for Thu, May 27
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Senate votes 20-10 to register construction contractors
H157, registering construction contractors, passed the Vermont Senate 20-10 on May 21.
Fed transportation bill delivers $1.4 bil to VT
The Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, which today passed out of the Environment and Public Works Committee, will include nearly $1.4 billion for Vermont’s roads, bridges, and transit systems, Sen. Bernie Sanders announced.
Trending in Vermont schools: choice lawsuits, vaccination, Critical Race Theory, school cops, expulsions, etc.
Today, Bill Sayre and I will discuss news about Vermont education on Common Sense Radio at 11 am on WDEV. You are encouraged to call in (244-1777, 244-1776) and ask questions/express opinions. Here are a few hot trends we’ll discuss.
Vermont Daily Water Cooler for Wed, May 26
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Fatal fire in Corinth
A 21-year-old man died in a residential fire in Corinth Tuesday, May 25.
Supreme Court stops gun seizure in homes
The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously for a Rhode Island man after police responding to a domestic disturbance took guns from his home without a warrant — a violation of the man’s Fourth Amendment rights, the justices ruled.
Levine unaware of CDC report of 8 vaccine-related Vermont deaths
Health Commissioner Mark Levine said Tuesday he was unaware the U.S. Centers for Disease Control website shows eight Vermonters have died as a Covid-19 vaccinations.
Two die in Sharon I-89 crash
Gail Parent, 60, and Victor Parent, 94 of Northfield died May 25 of injuries sustained in a two-car crash on I-89 in Sharon.
Keelan: media covers defunding police, but not their ultimate sacrifice
n May 10, closer to home in Pittsford, a memorial ceremony was held at the Vermont Criminal Justice Training Academy. The annual event remembered and rendered respect to the 40 Vermont law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty in the past 213 years.
Vermont Daily Water Cooler for Tue, May 25
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No fetal tissue experiments at UVMMC, spox says
Last Thursday Vermont Right to Life Executive Director Mary Beerworth asked the trustees of the University of Vermont Medical Center to disclose whether it conducts research on aborted fetuses or fetal tissue. Yesterday, a spokesman for the state’s largest hospital and employer denied any such research.
No Critical Race Theory curriculum here, Essex superintendent claims
Just two weeks after the Essex diversity director called Critical Race Theory (CRT) an “important aspect” of its equity and inclusion program, the school superintendent denied it the district has a CRT curriculum. However, an analysis of the school budget suggests otherwise.
Windham, NH vote tabulator company also serves Vermont
LHS, the vote tabulator provider now under scrutiny for apparent irregularities in Windham, New Hampshire, also provides tabulators for Vermont elections.
Economic development, broadband, UI relief pass Legislature; Cloud tax, Act 250 reform fail
The Legislature adjourned Friday after approving spending for tourism marketing, foreign trade, technology-based economic development, workforce development, and BIPOC business support.
71 citations issued yesterday at NY state line
The purpose of this detail was to promote safe and sober operation between Memorial Day and Labor Day, which is often referred to as the 100 deadliest days of summer, police said.
Evslin: we may need compulsory vaccination
Right now the unvaccinated are taking a risk with their own lives. Unfairly the final vaccine holdouts will be parasites on the partial herd immunity achieved by the rest of us getting vaccinated and will be danger to those who can’t get vaccinated or have weak immune systems and provide a breeding ground for new variants which could be vaccine resistant. We may still need to make vaccination compulsory.
Police seek more video of State House assault
Montpelier police are asking anyone with cellphone video of the May 15 assault on Vermont Liberty supporters Karen Skau or Shona Reiter to contact them.
Use your parking brake, or else….
The vehicle had a manual transmission and the operator had not set the parking brake. He was unable to reach the brakes in time to stop the car from rolling into the river.
Legislature passes $7.35 bil budget, adjourns
The Vermont legislature completed the 2021 session on Friday, May 21. It passed a $7.35 billion budget and Governor Phil Scott offered the traditional closing message.
Toddler dies when struck by car
A two-year-old died Sunday evening after being accidentally struck by a car in Enosburg.
Septic truck thief found in church
At about 6:37 pm Friday, May 21, the Vermont State Police received a report of a stolen Silloway Septic Truck from a location on East Randolph Road in Chelsea, Orange County. Police say an investigation located the vehicle in East Randolph and developed probable cause to arrest Kevin Bent, 32, on suspicion of using the vehicle without consent of the owner.
No K-12 mandatory vax, Scott says
It’s unlikely Vermont public schools will require Covid-19 vaccination of students this fall, Gov. Phil Scott said at his press conference yesterday Friday May 21.
HR1 would give feds control over state elections
Voters don’t need a larger federal government lusting for power by subverting our Constitution and undermining state election oversight. Local election officials take pride in the current process and work closely with state legislatures protecting election security and voter rights. Democrats thrive on power grabbing; don’t let them.
Media cancels history of East Jerusalem
The incendiary conflict between Arab and Jew inside the resurrected walls of The Eternal City cannot be understood without acknowledging East Jerusalem’s modern historic origin
Vermont Liberty supporter beaten, pepper-sprayed after State House rally
A Poultney woman says she was struck in the face with an open hand twice, struck again in the face with a stolen folded political sign, and then pepper sprayed after the Vermont Liberty rally at the Vermont State House Saturday.
House cherry-picks Covid racial data
Yes, black Vermonters are more likely to contract Covid, but nearly half as likely as whites to die from Covid if they do.
Bear causes car wreck, injury
A Derby woman was involved in a single-vehicle crash caused by a bear on Monday.
Baseball & Reconciliation
There was a lump in my throat as I sat in the stands at the Recreation Field when I saw this elderly, slightly overweight man, stroll, with a slight shuffle, to the mound with a borrowed glove on his left hand and toss the ball from the pitcher’s mound to the Mountaineer’s catcher. It was apparent that he no longer had a blazing, big-league fastball, but his pitch, slightly wobbly and off center, did reach the catcher mitt on the fly and was softly embraced. And I instantly thought back to memorable and poignant times of decades ago, when I sat transfixed, watching this ace take on my beloved Dodgers.
Bucknam: If Republicans are ‘nervous,’ why is left frantically stifling dissent?
On May 9, Kevin Ellis wrote an open letter to Republicans in VTDigger. His commentary echoes Leftists’ blinkered view of Republicans, and more disturbingly, their dystopian view of our Republic.
Scott vetoes bill raising age of ‘youthful offender’
On May 20, Governor Phil Scott vetoed a bill that raises from age 19 to 20 the age of public accountability for crimes.
Ingalls: Opioid abuse, not racism, is Vermont’s public health emergency
And as for some of the findings in this Joint Resolution, the fact that 241 of the 251 deaths due to COVID19, for which race and ethnicity are known, 96% are white, non-Hispanic people. According to the US Government Census, Vermont is 94.2% White. So it does not appear that any population disportionately has seen deaths because of systematic Racism.
Vaccine passport ban introduced
A bill to ban vaccine passports has been introduced into the Vermont House of Representatives.
Scientists avoid ‘awkward’ Wuihan question
Investigative reporter Nicholas Wade claims the virology community and the mainstream media failed to raise awkward questions about the official stories of COVID’s origins.
Spiny Softshell Turtles recovering
Many anglers, boaters, and other outdoor enthusiasts along the shore of Lake Champlain in Addison County, Vermont, and elsewhere, may not be familiar with the Spiny Softshell turtle with its melodious Latin scientific name Apalone spinifera.
Angler drowns after fall into water
Vermont State Troopers received a call at 2:30 pm May 19 that a man had fallen into Otter Creek in Mt. Tabor while fishing. James Woods, 67, of Rutland was pulled from the water by a witness who observed the fall.
With Israel under rocket attack, Sanders seeks to block missile, bomb sales
With Israel under rocket attack by the Palestinian military, Sen. Bernie Sanders has introduced a resolution to block $735 million of future sales of precision-guided munitions to Israel.
Rural Vermont opioid addiction, domestic violence related
Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, Rebecca Stone began researching a pair of different epidemics plaguing rural Vermont: opioid addiction and domestic violence.
Licata: Don’t be nervous, liberals
You have been trained to like lots of spending and the coercions necessary for government dependency. From Lyndon Baines Johnson to Barrack Obama, that was the deal. At the bottom of it all is a system built on 10s of trillions of dollars of government debt and unfunded liabilities; and the deconstructionist, Marxist-laden Postmodern Critical Race Theories that permeate today’s Democrat and Progressive Party’s. You wanted to keep all the power for yourselves.
Skylark: Three things that should not be political
The 1998 book “Happiness is A Serious Problem” by Dennis Prager says we have a moral obligation to friends, coworkers, and family to maintain a happy attitude out of respect for them, even when you don’t “feel like it.”
‘Bonnie & Clyde’ cited for armed robbery
Andrew Coyle, 29, of Ferrisburgh was cited on suspicion of assault and robbery, and aggravated assault. His fiancée, Marissa Tallman, 26, also of Ferrisburgh, was cited on a count of accessory aiding in the commission of a felony.
Vermont Daily Water Cooler for Wed, May 19
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UFOs – three possibilities
Many are speaking out about UFO sightings for over half a century. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) inserted language in a bill recently for the classified UFO information be released by June. This may be the impetus for current revelations. It could also be the reason why retired military are also speaking out about their experiences.
Forest fire threat
Fire officials request that people be extremely careful with any outdoor fires, especially over the next several weeks as warmer and dry weather is projected in the forecast. Warm afternoon temperatures, low relative humidity, and gusty, dry winds encourage the spread of wildfire.
Cyberthieves shake down police departments
But when the hackers have struck police departments, cybersecurity experts say, they pose a particularly serious threat to public safety.
Scott signs environmental, race-related bills
Gov. Phil Scott signed legislation for clean water and racial ‘equity.’
Condos defense of S15 full of errors, Roper says
A point by point refutation of claims made by the Secretary of State regarding the content and potential impact of S.15 on Vermont elections by Rob Roper, president of the Ethan Allen Institute.
Windham NH results show voting machines can’t be trusted
I believe the preliminary results of the forensic audit of the Windham, NH voting machines as configured on November 3, 2020, show the aging Diebold ES2000 Model A Voting Machines cannot be trusted.
Essex school district won’t pursue Liz Cady ‘conflict of interest’
The Essex-Westford School District Monday night declined to pursue allegations of ‘conflict of interest’ made by two citizens against Liz Cady, who was elected to the board in March after running on a platform of school choice and inquiry about the district’s ‘racial equity’ program.
Vermont Daily Water Cooler for Tue, May 18
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New law opens door to legalized prostitution
A bill that opens the door to legalization of prostitution passed the Legislature this month and was signed into law by Gov. Phil Scott.
Judd wants court to preserve ballots in contested Barre election
Brian Judd, who is contesting the Barre City Council election he officially lost at City Meeting March 2, tomorrow will seek a court injunction to prevent the City from throwing out the paper ballots after the 90-day deadline expires, he said today.
Attack of the Liberal Beast
The new liberals are also gunning to cancel our First & Second Amendments. Achtung! No more gender-based toilets or nouns. Nein! True social progress demands you support transgenderism, even if California Republican Governor Hopeful, Caitlyn Jenner, knows exactly what she’s talking about.
Winooski rep wrong: white Covid death rate highest
The fact that 241 of the 251 deaths for which race and ethnicity are known (1 death has no association) are in white, non-Hispanic people does not appear to matter to many elected (and sadly public health) officials who seem to be focused only on “systemic racism” and what they declare as health care disparities in POC.
McClaughry: three lawsuits that will change Vermont education
In three lawsuits currently in process, plaintiff parents ask that public funds follow their children to the school of their choice.
NEK armed robberies connected?
Detectives with the Vermont State Police say they are working to determine whether any of the five cases of armed robberies across the Northeast Kingdom since late last year are connected.
Lewd & lascivious at swimming hole
The Vermont State Police is investigating a reported incident of lewd and lascivious conduct that occurred in the vicinity of the Bolton Potholes swimming area off the Bolton Valley Access Road on Sunday afternoon, May 16.
Scott lifts mask mandate for vaccinated people
Governor Phil Scott announced Friday that because Vermont has already hit its necessary vaccination threshold with over 60% of the population receiving at least one dose, it will move into Step 3 of the Vermont Forward Plan more than two weeks ahead of the anticipated schedule.
Justifiable homicide diluted?
Changes to state law about justifiable homicide signed into law May 13 by Gov. Phil Scott could remove legal protections from citizens defending some attack victims, critics say – including Gov. Scott himself.
See nova in the northern sky
A nova star should be visible this week in the clear night sky above Vermont and upstate New York’s North Country.
Election Integrity Forum May 18
The Chittenden County GOP will hold an Election Integrity Forum Tuesday, May 18 at 7 pm.
Arrested for illegal game, gun possession
Vermont State Game Wardens executed a search warrant in Middlebury on May 14 for evidence of turkey and deer being illegally possessed, firearms illegally possessed, and evidence of stolen property, police reports say.
Perfect Broadband the enemy of the good
s it ok that my 104 pound wife had to load me into the wheelbarrow after I had a seizure outside in the snow, to get me inside so that she could hike to the top of the neighbor’s field to call the doctor?
Cady faces ‘Conflict of Interest’ complaint tonight
The Essex Westford School District Board will hold a special meeting via Zoom on 6:30 pm Monday, May 17 to discuss a Conflict of Interest complaint brought against School Board Member Liz Cady because she questions the district’s ‘racial equity’ program.
VT Liberty: ‘What it’s like to be a cop today’
“Through my years as an officer, I have never seen any officer discriminate because of wealth, color, religion or sex. Believe me if I did, I would step in and correct it,” said a letter from a 20-year Vermont police officer. “Here is a saying that is true: no-one hates a bad cop worse than the good ones.”
Vermont Daily Water Cooler for Fri, May 14
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UVM students reno Kent’s Tavern
In cooperation with the Vermont Division of Historic Preservation, UVM gave a group of civil engineering students an important task to prepare renovation plan for one of Kent’s Corner buildings.
Evslin: urban Progs stop rural broadband
You’d think Progressives would be all in for a plan to use a fraction of federal Rescue funds to assure that every Vermont family regardless of income or location had a chance to get connected immediately to the broadband service they need to participate in the post-pandemic world. You’d be wrong!
Community member wanted for Burlington police chief search committee
Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger is seeking applications for a community member to serve on the search committee for a new police chief.
Middlebury College joins must-vax club
Norwich University, Bennington College, Champlain College, and St. Michaels College will require students to receive the Covid-19 vaccination as a condition of enrollment for the fall, 2021 semester.
Roll call: House won’t wait for study on secure voting
An amendment to postpone implementation of universal vote-by-mail until after a 2023 election security study was rejected by the Vermont House of Representatives May 12 by a 39-99 vote. The House went on to approve the underlying bill, S15.
State denies Memphremagog ‘lake in crisis’
Despite garnering thousands of signatures, a petition submitted to have Lake Memphremagog designated a “lake in crisis” was rejected by the Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources.
Police group backs VT ‘thin gray line’
A large Massachusetts-based police labor organization stands behind the ‘thin gray line’ of the Vermont Department of Corrections.
Fireovid: veto S15, vote-by-mail bill
Do you want to give up your voting rights? No? Well then, we have ONE option left to kill this bill. We have to convince Gov. Scott to veto it, and we have to convince Republican legislators to oppose any effort by Democratic legislators to override the Governor’s veto.
Support police, VT Liberty, 802 events tomorrow at State House
The Vermont Liberty Network will gather at noon on the State House steps on May 15, and at 2 PM on May 16 at Leddy Park in Burlington, to address constitutional violations that have been committed by our government under COVID, organizer John Klar said.
