I genuinely feel like in the past four years since graduating college we have been living under a dark, dystopian government.
I genuinely feel like in the past four years since graduating college we have been living under a dark, dystopian government.
They were partaking in a tea duel — in which combatants attempt to hold a tea-soaked cookie vertically without it collapsing. The duelist who can hold their cookie aloft the longest without it falling, or having to eat it, wins.
In 2020, I measured my dad’s care for me with a single metric: his vote.
Appointments to health-related agencies are important bellwethers of how much influence Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will bring to bear in the incoming administration.
The Agency of Administration, and the departments within it, provide administrative and support services to all Vermont state government agencies and departments, as well as for taxpayers and constituents.
The shooting may be the latest in the ongoing connection of illegal activities — drugs and/or guns — flowing between Rutland and Springfield, Mass. area, officials said.
If Baruth and White represent the worst kind of ideologically, out of touch radicals who see politics as a means to wield power over their constituents rather than represent them, Ram Hinsdale represents the worst kind of self-serving corruption.
Wright stands out as one of the most energetic, entrepreneurial, and intelligent individuals I’ve ever met. He’s relentlessly curious and innovative. He’s also an unapologetic energy humanist and an unapologetic advocate for energy realism.
Joe Biden has reportedly authorized Ukraine to use long-range American missiles to strike targets inside Russia’s pre-2014 borders, according to a New York Times report on Sunday citing anonymous American officials
It is pretty clear through our research that geoengineering has a horrible effect on human health.
Did the teachers counsel the kiddos that Trump is Hitler, and they will all be deported soon? Nothing like kiddie fear-porn by public servants inflicted on others’ children.
Interesting footage of a Newport crash and aftermath.
In fiscal 2024, agents reported 198,929 illegal border crosser apprehensions and encounters, the greatest number in U.S. history, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The Pentagon’s Annual Report on Suicide in the Military found that 523 service members died by suicide in 2023, an increase from 493 during the previous year.
“(The spirits) always let you know they’re here in some way,” Probst said. “Not one group that’s left has said it was a very quiet night.”
Despite having voted Democrat in 2020, swing states Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and even Vermont, turned harder to the right than a dyslexic NASCAR driver
You not only failed to question the lies, challenge the lies, call out the lies, you actively enabled their lying. You circled the wagons around the Democrats’ talking points. Made champions out of the liars and silenced the critics.
Seeing his eyes was enough of a clue for the mother to know it was her son in the photo provided in the press release from police, court records said.
he prediction market was a breakout success in the U.S. presidential election, a platform where billions of dollars worth of bets were placed on the outcome.
Metal pellets and recent wounds consistent with shotgun fire were found in the eagle’s body.
“A gifted team leader and trusted administrator, she brings valuable experience from the private sector to her new role,” Rodgers said of Brown.
What is more surprising? A Republican governor in a Democratic state, who stands against everything Trump espouses and who voted for his opponent, wins the governorship for a fifth time with 73 percent of the vote.
In the food processing sector alone, immigrants account for 35% of meat processing workers, 34% of workers in commercial bakeries, 30% of the labor in fruit and vegetable processing, and 25% of workers in seafood and other food processing
“I sweated in places I never knew I could sweat. My knees. My elbows. Even my good hand was dripping wet,” said Nielsen of speaking to an audience for the first time ever.
The hounds did not first ask whether these individuals were Republican or Democrat. Companion dogs have been attacked by bear and coyote hounds.
Along with their clergy roles, they were 1st Lieutenants in the U.S. Army’s Chaplain Service in WWII. Because of their commitment, they became “Immortal,” as you will soon find out.
There is also the reality of amending the Global Warming Solutions Act. Strike the mandate. Replace it with a Vermont Strong set of goals to achieve any carbon reduction that reduces my cost of living.
Community News Service reporters were out and about across Vermont on Election Day to capture scenes from polling places.
“The Democrats’ arrogance is what’s wrong with this country. Bad food, bad education, bad healthcare… is hidden by liberal speech, Obama smiles, and more EMPTY promises, which Trump took advantage of (which any good sociopath will do).”
I’m wondering why Kamala Harris, right after Trump rose from the stage in Butler, PA, fist in the air, urging “Fight, fight, fight,” chose to adopt that pugilistic language herself.
Going into Election Day, officials and pro-democracy advocates braced for the worst. What a difference a day — and a result — makes.
McGrath explicitly sought young girls via the online application, requested others to sexually abuse them, and sought video and visual depictions of the abuse.
Massie’s record demonstrates a commitment to deregulating agriculture in ways that favor smaller, family-owned farms over corporate interests, a stance that aligns with the Libertarian Party’s values.
At its peak, [VT Yankee] the plant provided around one-third of the state’s electricity, all without emitting greenhouse gases.
While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. And they’re right.
In terms of population growth, a net 3,000 people moved to the state in 2022, and that’s on top of a net of more than 14,000 people who previously moved here in 2021.
Elon Musk wrote on X, “The people of America gave Donald Trump a crystal clear mandate for change tonight.”
“Beechnut production is poor statewide,” said Comeau. “We found no beechnuts in most surveys. There was one outlier in northcentral Vermont, but even there beechnut production only ranked as fair.”
Of the 180 permits available, 174 were issued by lottery, to which nearly 5,800 hunters applied
In August, FEMA implemented restrictions on its Disaster Relief Fund to prioritize funding for response and urgent recovery efforts.
With the election in the history books, what will Vermont look like when a new Legislature takes charge two years from now?
She was seen with a knife in her hand and threw a knife attempting to cause bodily injury
The project aims to eventually provide New York City with 20% of its annual energy needs through hydropower.
“We’re on a busy corner, a lot of traffic goes by,” she explained, “and a number of signs have been stolen.”
The traditional Democrat Party is dead. It’s gone. Progressivism has absorbed it. Progressivism is a euphemism for today’s postmodern-Socialism.
The first chapter harkens back to Harris’ childhood which began with her being delivered under a coconut tree in Jamaica. She recalls fondly the days her mother and father would push her in her stroller alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the streets of Selma, AL when she spoke her first word “fweedom”.
Connecticut-based Avangrid Renewables submitted winning bids of $4.9 million and $6.2 million for two parcels about 30 miles off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts.
Wrenner frequently emphasizes her independence from party leadership, but her voting record suggests otherwise.
But with vote by mail, what happens at the kitchen table does not stay at the kitchen table where, if we are to take the marital dynamic portrayed in the ad as its presented, this husband would be looking over his wife’s shoulder as she made her choice.
Do you know that most of the candidates in that are running in Vermont are not even addressing the health of Vermonters? Well this is a disgrace and as we are the sickest nation that spends the most on “healthcare” which is really sick care.
The ad marks a rare olive branch between what has sometimes been a bitter divide between Trump’s supporters and the governor’s more mainstream positions.
A Washington County Senate candidate, stymied by Front Porch Forum censorship, now uses another neighbor-to-neighbor social media platform.
Hold your elected officials accountable for knowing the truth and protecting you from evil. From the Town Clerk to the Governor they are our public servants.
And most of what folks think of when hearing the term is the peculiar leaders of these governments and the antisemitic atrocities of the Nazis.
“We The People” need to stop the mess created by the Democrat-Socialist leaders in the House and Senate.
Vermont news media outlets are trending non-profit, in part to attract grants from large, out-of-state foundations.
The average premiums for the silver exchange plans are $985 for 2024. This constitutes a 108% increase in six years. It further notes a “60-80% increase in individual, small group plan premiums in the past 6 years.”
Democrat former Governor Shumlin writes: “I have worked with John Rodgers for many years. I trust John and I know that he has the best interests of Vermonters at heart.”
The Governor objected to implementing a policy that could have significant financial impact on Vermonters
FoMoCo’s third-quarter losses are being made public just two months after the company announced it was killing a planned three-row, all-electric SUV.
“Some other witches have mentioned that doing spells directly against Trump are not as effective as we might hope as he seems to have some kind of protection around him,” she complains.
Fair or not, that is what I see in Trump. He is not perfect. He is often blunt and nasty and says things that are embarrassing. But I do not care because I want a to change and restore sanity, respect, and strength to my country.
“I am urging all hunters to wear a fluorescent orange hat and vest to help maintain Vermont’s very good hunting season safety record,” said Vermont Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Christopher Herrick.
Foremost, with 65% of all women in support of reproductive rights, it’s no wonder why Mr. Trump is failing to gain the support of women. His creepy behavior and engineering the repeal of Roe v. Wade will be the downfall of Mr. Trump’s campaign.
Despite the endless news claims that “Trump is Hitler” I saw literally thousands of Jewish people and many of them wearing “Jewish voices for Trump” merch.
But instead of delivering, they return with the same rhetoric, leaving Vermonters to bear the financial burden. The refrain is familiar: “This time it’s going to be different.” Yet, as history has shown, these promises often turn out to be empty.
“In Gaza, no figure loomed larger in determining the war’s trajectory than the 61-year-old Hamas leader. Obsessive, disciplined, and dictatorial, he was a rarely seen veteran militant who learned Hebrew over the years spent in Israeli prisons and who carefully studied his enemy
The legislature also needs to be more mindful of what Vermonters can afford, and we need to repair our economy so that our children don’t have to leave the state in order to earn a decent living.
atiently He waits as we build bombs with our tax dollars to have them dropped on innocent children around the world only to spend more tax dollars to have innocent babies murdered in our mother’s wombs.
“It was not a good year for monarchs (in Vermont),” McFarland said. “Monarch productivity was terrible.” He believes the bad heat waves and heavy rain the state faced in July put a strain on the population migrating north.
“It’s probably the best Vermont collection to come on the auction market in 20 years,” said Graffagnino, who started dealing Vermontiana at 17 and has worked with it ever since.
Former Gov. Jim Douglas mentioned that he was elected to the legislature at 21-years-old and there were three other legislators younger than him when he got there.
Russ was sentenced to 2 ½ to 5 years in prison after pleading guilty to a Guilford burglary that involved the theft of several firearms. The former Brattleboro man was captured on security video during the break-in
Because of a lack of a “culture of safety,” bystander professionals fail to speak up.
The new indictment against Bland includes a charge of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and a charge of using and carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime and discharging that firearm during the offense last October.
The only candidates on the ballot that will not destroy the home heat industry, which my coworkers and I rely upon to support our families in Vermont, are Republicans.
Despite her past embrace of policies progressive prosecutors have been known to advocate for, Harris has pegged herself as a tough on crime criminal prosecutor on the campaign trail.
Sibilia is no doubt one of the ten privileged people Jay Hooper referred to. Why risk giving that up? Because if Sibilia fails, Krowinski will — most definitely
As Vermont’s cost of living rises and its tax environment becomes increasingly burdensome, the state’s ability to attract and retain talent, businesses, and investment has come into question.
Climate Council member backing big Clean Heat Standard carbon tax endorses Sims for Senate.
“Music is one of the longest lasting forms of memory because it’s mapped in so many different parts of the brain. So even when there’s deterioration, music can stick,” McFeeters said.
In court papers from August, Walsh reasoned that Struthers’ duck raising is exempt from municipal regulation because it is a necessary farming practice protected by state law. They also reasoned his weed cultivation is protected by his license and exempt from local regulation.
They love to hate the “MAGA” people (and all the baloney propaganda they have invested in maligning them), and there is no pivot to hating “MAHA.”
In recent decades, the state’s approach to control has evolved into land-use policies, zoning laws, and environmental regulations—most notably Act 250—all of which continue to impact Vermont’s rural communities.
With basic CC interest at about 22% someone’s making a lot of money. They, will make a ton more when we are forced to only use credit cards. But by far the biggest fear is government control.
So, someone at FPF, with no knowledge of what the content of my presentation was going to be, made a – and dare I say defamatory – conclusion that what I would say would be false, etc. Who exactly “identified” the things I hadn’t said yet as “misleading” and on what basis?
“There she goes again. Katherine Sims is trying to hide her record.” writes Douglass on October 12 in his response to Sim’s post.
“Vermont has had regulated trapping seasons for decades and Vermont hikers, hunters, skiers, trappers and others have a good track record of sharing the same landscape safely and respectfully.”
VP Kamala Harris said in a recent interview that “freedom of speech is a privilege.” To this I would counter that, no – it is a right, and an inalienable one at that. Just imagine how astonished these same powerful people will be if they succeed in collapsing the First Amendment, and then are silenced by opposing forces in the future.
The big vote on the Unaffordable Heat Act is coming up right after the election after all! But home heating and cooking account for less than half of overall greenhouse gas emissions, and an equal if not larger chunk comes from transportation, a.k.a. all you miscreants daring to drive your cars and trucks.
One of the richest climate NGOs in the US, the Natural Resources Defense Council (annual revenue: $193 million), claims that “done right,” electrifying everything will “bring big benefits to environmental justice communities,” including “lower energy costs.” Except it won’t.
Wheels for warmth is a fundraiser where you can donate your used tires off to be resold at the annual tire sale. Tire drop-off locations are listed below. 100% of the proceeds go to emergency fuel assistance in Vermont. Tires can be donated Thursday, October 24 and Friday, October 25. If tires cannot be re-sold there is a recycling fee for $5 per tire and $10 per truck tire.
No frogs, burning hail, insects, or the angel of death, but from where I sit (roughly an hour away from their state border), the checkboxes for Vermont fall short. They don’t tag drought or inland flooding, which puts the entire exercise on notice, especially after the past two years.
Out of over 200 migrant dairy workers surveyed in Vermont this year, 77% say they have suffered an accident or injury at work and 87% make lower than the minimum wage, according to a report published recently by advocacy group Migrant Justice.
Although we can improve the way we pay for education, we have more of a spending problem than a funding problem, and until we figure out how to reduce our education spending, our tax bills will continue to go up, regardless of whether those bills are for property, income, sales, or some other tax!
“I’m just listening to this gentleman here belittling Republicans and all that,” he said. “We are voters, we are Americans, we are Americans first. We don’t look at things like you look at it. We care about America. I know when Donald Trump was in office, I was very better off than today.”
The detection of multiple undeclared toxic elements, including heavy metals, in COVID-19 vaccines raises a dual and multiplied concern for human health.
Bats migrate between winter and summer roosts during the fall and spring and do not have vulnerable young at these times. You can learn how to safely evict bats from your building at the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department’s best management practices page.
DiSabito said he has decided to dismiss the criminal charge that Grismore, while a deputy, kicked an intoxicated, unruly prisoner in the groin in August 2022
And this one really gets the old jaw to drop: “Bake sales.” Yeah, sure! At an average cost of $2 each, we would only have to sell around 100 million chocolate chip cookies to cover the current over-spending gap – assuming parents foot the cost of ingredients. Sound thinking here from the brains of those charged with preparing our young people for future of success.