Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said Americans grateful for SCOTUS protection of freedom of religious speech have those door-knocking Jehovah’s Witnesses to thank.
Pandemic baby boomlet strong in New Hampshire, not so much in Vermont
New England has seen an unusual uptick in births during the coronavirus pandemic as more highly educated residents, especially those in their 30s, seized working from home as an opportunity to start a family.
Woke goosestepping growing stronger, Lindsay warns
Lindsay scares the left – a confessed liberal Democrat, college educator, and atheist warning Americans against the new secular religion.
Son of Elie Wiesel, speaking at UVM, praises defeat of B/D/S in Burlington
The son of the world’s most famous chronicler of the Holocaust speaks out against the Burlington Boycott/Divest/Sanction movement.
Enough of San Francisco! Traveler to 100 countries calls Williston home
A native Texan who has traveled to 100 countries forsook San Francisco for the good schools and quiet life of Williston.
The Case for the Bible
The most bought, sold, read, distributed, studied, debated, argued, persecuted, and published book in all of human history describes how we got here and why we’re so messed up. And the Author doesn’t just leave us hanging.
Atheist speaker defends Christianity against the new ‘woke’ religion
The new ‘woke’ movement is just a counterfeit religion, an atheist scholar told a White River Junction crowd Saturday night.
SJW exposer James Lindsay to speak in White River Jct.
A veteran exposer of the Social Justice Warriors will speak in White River Junction Thursday.
Menards retiring from New Beginnings
A celebration of 25 years of ministry by Rick and Carmen Menard of St. Johnsbury will be held Sunday 3-5 pm at Union Baptist Church in Waterford.
In Waterville, gun culture and schools’ zero-tolerance clash
Trying to raise money for a field trip, some sixth-grade parents raffled off four guns. School administrators took exception.
Support Vermont Adult & Teen Challenge during holiday drive
Starting Dec. 1, Vermont Adult & Teen Challenge will launch a holiday matching fund drive for its addiction recovery and rehabilitation centers for men and women.
Thank this New Hampshire woman for Thanksgiving
A New Hampshire woman labored 17 years to have Thanksgiving named a national holiday.
Proposed raced-based hiring quota for Burlington cops criticized
Members of the Burlington Police Commission want a race-based hiring quota. A former city employee says that’s unconstitutional.
The Great Halloween Radio Hoax of 1938
“The evidence of our eyes lead to the inescapable assumption that those strange beings who landed in the Jersey farmlands tonight are the vanguard of an invading army from the planet Mars.”
Law school can hide anti-slavery mural, judge rules
Vermont Law School can cover up an anti-slavery mural painted inside one of its buildings in 1993, a judge ruled last week.
Charlie Kirk calls Vermont “God’s gift to America” – but he doesn’t mean our politics
Charlie Kirk visited Vermont as a child and considers the Green Mountain State “one of God’s gifts to America.” But he didn’t mean our politics.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘Threats’ against Prog Barre politician? Evidence says no
A police investigation belies the claim by a Progressive Barre City Councilor that she was ‘threatened’ after calling her city’s 9/11 American flag ‘intimidating.’ She did get an earful, though.
‘Buy Nothing’ group has 300 Winooski/Colchester members
“Buy Nothing” groups — places where members can ask and give goods and services for free — are growing daily, including in Winooski.
Anti-Israel vote withdrawn by Burlington City Council
In an abrupt retreat reminiscent of the Arab attack during the 1973 war, the Burlington City Council withdrew its anti-Israel B/D/S resolution Monday night.
Shelburne youth sings “God Bless the USA” Sept. 10 in Montpelier
Two young people ‘proudly stand up’ for America.
Facing “the insanity,” Vermonters fight back
The insanity you see on all fronts simply proves that you are still sane, Eric Metaxas said recently. Here’s what Vermonters see happening – and what they’re doing about it.
‘Celebrate America’ flag and sign wave in Rutland
A flag and sign wave to ‘celebrate America’ will be held Saturdya, September 4 in Rutland.
Vax, masks, cop defunding, Prop 5, gun rights, CRT all on ‘Patriot Rally’ agenda
Experts on issues of concern to patriotic Vermonters will speak at a Patriot Rally at the State House this Saturday.
Working for menstrual equity, teen donates 15,000 period products
What started as a teenager giving a tampon to friends in need has become a large-scale distribution project.
‘Patriot Rally’ Saturday at State House
Experts on issues of concern to patriotic Vermonters will speak at a Patriot Rally at the State House this Saturday.
Metaxas: What would anti-Nazi Bonhoeffer do?
The Christian hero of the German resistance to the Nazis would have challenging words for Americans today, says the author of the best-selling biography Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. Eric Metaxas will speak at a Montpelier banquet Sept. 10 and at a seminar in Williston Sept. 11.
Metaxas: What would Bonhoeffer do?
The Christian hero of the German resistance to the Nazis would have challenging words for Americans today, says the author of the best-selling biography Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. Eric Metaxas will speak at a Montpelier banquet Sept. 10 and at a seminar in Williston Sept. 11.
Greta Garbo won’t talk in Brandon
Brandon has recently become Vermont’s “capital” for the revival in interest in silent films by both students and film fans. See Greta Garbo in “Wild Orchids” Saturday, August 7 at 7 pm.
Bob Beeman: fix-it man at the Olympic Games
Despite high heat and humidity and ever-present protocols, Bob Beeman of Morristown is enjoying his seventh Olympic games.
Jewish group plans protest at Ben & Jerry’s
A Jewish community group will rally Sunday at 11 am at the Ben & Jerry’s plant on Rte. 100 in Waterbury to protest the company’s July 19 boycotting of ice cream sales in disputed territories in Israel.
Lake Monsters on 19-2 tear draw record crowd
Tuesday night’s record crowd at Centennial Field in Burlington shows that local baseball fans are noticing that the Vermont Lake Monsters are playing like, well, champs.
Runner, rower, and patriotic rugby player represent VT in Tokyo
A dairy farmer’s wife, a disgruntled skier, and a patriotic rugby player represent Vermont in the “2020” Tokyo Olympics.
Pride Parade watchers weigh in on transgender, CRT issues
Reporter Aaron Warner asked some direct questions of two women at Saturday’s LGBTQ ‘Pride Parade” in White River Junction. They answered in kind.
From Baghdad to Berlin, VT: Iraqi immigrant serves in VT National Guard
Ali Aljarah emigrated to Vermont with his family from Baghdad, Iraq, after anti-U.S. militia targeted his family with bombs.
Waiving pitchforks on Front Porch Forum
A university professor scheduled to speak at s Friday night public gathering on CRT was called “an open white supremacist” on Underhill’s Front Porch Forum. Another speaker, organizer of a Jan. 6 bus ride to Washington D.C., was called a ‘traitor.’
Vet Town Hall, protecting Civil War monuments on agenda in Fair Haven
Veterans are organizing to maintain war memorials in public parks.
Windham, Bennington counties among 10 ‘least religious’ counties in U.S.
Vermont’s two southernmost counties are among the 10 least religious counties in the U.S..
Equity/CRT info meeting July 14 in Barre
An informational meeting for Vermonters concerned about Equity/CRT in schools will be held July 14 at the Canadian Club in Barre.
Independence Day Celebration July 3 on State House Lawn
Vermont Liberty will offer an Independence Day Celebration on the Vermont State House Lawn noon – 2 pm Saturday, July 3.
Vermont airman wins NAACP award
A sergeant in the Air National Guard has received a prestigious award from the NAACP.
Update: Independence celebration planned for State House lawn, hours before West African event
A traditional Independence Day celebration will be held on the State House Lawn Saturday at noon.
In Williston, Charlie Kirk preaches power to the people
Representing his nine year-old organization Turning Point USA, where he speaks at high school and college campuses around the United States over three hundred times a year, Charlie Kirk launched into explaining the difference between making disciples of Christ as opposed to converts to religious Christianity. The former more about character and societal impact for good with the latter tending to be more insular and less generous toward one’s neighbor.
Elle Purrier, the Richford Rocket, going to Olympics
Runner Elle Purrier is going to Tokyo Olympics with the aim of winning – something she’s been in the habit of doing since her days at Richford High School.
UPDATE: Montpelier passes on Independence Day celebration, offers West African festival instead
nal watching of Independence Day fireworks from the State House lawn won’t happen this year. In its place, several organizations will offer West African dance and music.
Charlie Kirk speaking this Sunday in Williston
Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, will speak at Ignite Church in Williston 10 AM Sunday, June 27.
Hangover-free beer unpopular in VT
Just 50 percent of Vermont drinkers were willing to switch to non-alcoholic beer – below the national average, between #1 Michigan and #50 MIssissippi.
Readers comment on “CRT in action, lifeguard fired” story yesterday
by Guy Page Vermont Daily is taking a brief rest. Look for our next post on Tuesday. John Klar’s story yesterday about Alex Katsnelson, Essex teenager fired from lifeguard job for speaking […]
Eric Metaxas, Gordon Chang coming to VT to discuss Communist China
China expert Gordon Chang and author/interviewer Eric Metaxas will be the featured speakers at a three-day event about the People’s Republic of China and the United States September 10-12 at Ignite Church on South Brownell Road in Williston.
VT Guard biathletes train for 2022 Olympics in China
Three Vermont National Guard biathletes are training hard in anticipation of attending the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
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.
Guv proclaims ‘Inclusion’ – but what does it mean?
Yesterday Gov. Phil Scott issued a Proclamation of Inclusion and declared May 9-15 Inclusion Week. For several years now Vermonters have been told incessantly about “Inclusion.” Now some are telling Gov. Scott and the Legislature, ‘you keep saying that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”
802 Freedom to hold picnic May 15
Saturday, May. 15 at 2:30 pm 802 Freedom will be hosting an event at the Vermont State House in Montpelier.
Mother was not perfect
This is the first year in my adult life that I won’t be faced with a difficult, heartbreaking choice: picking out the perfect Mother’s Day card for my not-so-perfect mother.
Three Vermonters play for Lake Monsters
As the Vermont Lake Monsters inaugural Futures Collegiate Baseball League season quickly approaches, the former Minor League New York–Penn League team’s roster is beginning to take shape and the team posted its first three players all with Vermont connections: pitchers Leif Bigelow of Guilford, Owen Kellington of Plainsfield, and Middlebury’s Evan Stewart.
Back the Blue rally scheduled for Saturday in Rutland
A BACK THE BLUE Rally in support of local police will be held in Rutland on Saturday, MAY 1, beginning at 10:30 am along Rt 7 in front of the Rutland Main St Park.
Demolition Derbies set to return
After a year’s hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions, demo derbies are set to return to the Orleans County Fairgrounds this year.
Randolph groups work for temporary housing
After someone spent almost three weeks at the Randolph Village laundromat during the winter of 2019-2020, Charlie McMeekin knew there was a bigger issue at hand.
National Day of Prayer today
Vermont’s observation of the National Day of Prayer will take place in person and virtually May 6.
Vermont F-35 does Fenway Park flyover
An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the Vermont Air National Guard joins a KC-46 Pegasus assigned to Pease Air National Guard and an F-15 Eagle assigned to Barnes Air National Guard for a flyover tribute during the Boston Red Sox 2021 season home opener at Fenway Park, Boston, MA, April 2, 2021.
Duct Tape Derby sets attendance record
ST. ALBANS — The annual Duct Tape Derby sledding competition saw record attendance this year, with 30 sledders racing in makeshift sleds on Feb. 20.
TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk to speak in Williston June 27
Charlie Kirk, founder and president of Turning Point USA, is scheduled to speak in Williston June 27.
Weinberger justifies racial preference
As Gov. Phil Scott faces pushback in Vermont and nationally for a vaccination program prioritizing BIPOC Vermonters, Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger last night rejected the idea that “government should not bias any class or grouping of residents over others.”
Citizens, activists speak out at Vermont Liberty Network
Last Saturday, Steve Merrill, a Northeast Kingdom journalist banned from Gov. Scott’s press conferences earlier this year, told the assembled crowd about that experience and his research into Covid-19 vaccines. The longtime host of a NEKTV program recalled how the governor’s aides first accused him of being called a racist by others, then referred to his show as a ‘hobby entertainment’ not worthy of participating in a press conference before banning him. His appeals for reinstatement have been denied.
Activists to bring refugees, asylum seekers, and illegal immigrants to Rutland
A coalition of Rutland interfaith and activist groups is seeking housing sponsors to bring refugees, asylum seekers, and migrant workers (including those here illegally) to Rutland.
Entire Bible to be read Easter weekend at Island Pond church
ISLAND POND — There will be little or no sleep on Easter weekend this year for several members of the Green Mountain Bible Church in Island Pond, as an out-loud reading of […]
Professor challenges UVM discrimination against ‘whiteness’
Excerpt from March 8 video, “Racism and the Secular Religion,” by UVM Prof. Aaron Kindsvatter: “There’s a new kind of discrimination on campus that’s going on that I really feel that we need to talk about, and I think that everybody is afraid to talk about it, and this discrimination is against whiteness.”
Cambridge, MA approves group marriage – as predicted by VT Attorney General in 1998
Almost 23 years before the Cambridge, Massachusetts city council Monday legalized polyamory – ‘group marriage” or domestic partnerships with more than two spouses – similar action in Vermont was predicted by Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell in a 1998 argument against civil unions.
Social media readers applaud Town Report plea to new Vermonters
Stratton Town Clerk Kent Young has apologized – sort of – for his Town Report essay urging newcomers to stop trying to make the tiny Windham County (population 216) town like where they came from. But some social media readers think he did just fine.
Why do Dems insist on Trump ‘insurrection’ impeachment? See Section 3 of 14th Amendment
At noon on February 14, supporters of the U.S. Constitution will gather at the Vermont State House lawn for the third in a series of rallies to celebrate the Bill of Rights. Ratified in 1868, the fourteenth amendment secured liberties to newly-emancipated slaves, guaranteeing all citizens “equal protection under the law”.
Racial justice, climate change advocates leave Hartford selectboard
Hartford Selectboard member Alicia Barrow has stepped down, saying in a letter to the editor that “I no longer feel safe nor welcome in a place I have called home for 15 years.” Ms. Barrow, an African-American, said “My life has been threatened and my children have been adversely affected by it.” (See link for news report, details.)
14th Amendment – equal protection under law – celebrated February 14
At noon on February 14, supporters of the U.S. Constitution will gather at the Vermont State House lawn for the third in a series of rallies to celebrate the Bill of Rights. Ratified in 1868, the fourteenth amendment secured liberties to newly-emancipated slaves, guaranteeing all citizens “equal protection under the law”.
Southerners hated ‘carpetbagger’ Harvey Twitchell of Vermont
Vermonter Marshall Harvey Twitchell was the poster boy of “carpetbaggers” most Southerners loved to hate in the post Civil War years.
Memphremagog Winter Swim goes v-v-virtual
Many of the cold-water swimmers in this month’s Seventh Annual Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival have been swimming in socially distanced “pods” regularly through the fall and winter as the sport of Winter Swimming has spread across the country and blossomed.
Bearing the cross, man speaks out on voter disappointment, division, forgiveness
Tuesday morning, January 19 2021, Marcus Szczecinski of Starksboro hefted an eight-foot-tall cross and spoke and prayed on the steps of the Vermont State House about love, forgiveness, unity and repentance. A knot of well-armed state police stood in the background. A small group of supporters listened as Marcus, a Church at Prison ministry volunteer and lay preacher, prayed and delivered a humble, timely message of relevance to Christians and non-Christians alike.
Vermont Trump rallyers took Covid precautions, weren’t in riot
Were our people part of the storming of the Capitol Building? The short answer is “No”. To my knowledge, none of our party took part in “storming” the barricades or entering the building. Still, most of us were supportive of gathering at the Capitol Building at that critical time. It seemed important for our representatives in Congress to see the crowd that had gathered from all over the country to support our President.
Artist sues Vermont Law School to stop destruction of Underground Railroad mural
Underground Railroad mural artist Samuel Kerson is suing Vermont Law School over its plans to cover up the 1994 work that some at the school say is racist.
As moon rocks disappear nationwide, Vermont’s specimens are safe
An investigation by a Texas attorney, and former NASA security officer, revealed that some of U.S. President Richard Nixon’s goodwill gifts of Project Apollo moon rock “chips” to all 50 states have gone missing.
St. Albans pastor reflects on 37 years at Church of the Rock
Ludlam was the spiritual leader of the Church of the Rock from 1983 until March when he retired. His journey encompassed every aspect of church and community life. The high points of joy within the church’s sanctuary with weddings and birth and the low and sad points of funerals and death. Ludlum took it all on in stride and became a pillar of the church and Franklin County community over the span of 37 years.
Hartford residents worry ‘sanctuary,’ trend to reduce drug penalties may attract homeless
This decision to officially become more “welcoming,” and potential state legislation to decriminalize or legalize hard drugs, has led some Hartford residents to express concern about public safety and drug abuse.
Giving Thanks Always – even in 2020
Reprinted from today’s reading from Our Daily Bread In the seventeenth century, Martin Rinkart served as a clergyman in Saxony, Germany, for more than thirty years during times of war and plague. […]
Black Lives Matter flag will fly over Barre – but so will ‘Back the Blue’
A pro-BLM flag supporter on the Council condemned the “hatred” of the pro-police flag, and said there are people in Barre who “cannot see past their hatred.”
Native of homeless haven, drug-decrim Portland, Oregon warns fellow Vermonters of what’s coming
Despite the obvious gentrification of the Portland, Oregon neighborhoods where I grew up, ten years ago there were no tent cities scattered along the city-scapes. Now there are too many to count. Trash and garbage were rarely an eye sore along the shoulders of the inner-city freeways. Today it appears as though little to no money is in the budget for keeping the roads clean.
Veterans’ home residents isolated by pandemic – you can help
Today, as Vermonters observe Veterans’ Day, the residents of the Vermont Veterans Home (VVH) in Bennington have only limited contact with loved ones due to the pandemic and staffing demands. But concerned […]
97 years ago, a Vermonter stayed in a sinking submarine to rescue fellow crewman
Henry Breault survived and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. But no-one knows where in Vermont he lived By Guy Page October 28, 2020 – Today marks the 97th anniversary of […]
Wright’s Mountain Runners raise $$ to fight suicide among VT veterans
by Linda Duxbury BRADFORD—With high energy anticipation, 15 runners awaited the 9 a.m. launch from the Devil’s Den Trailhead on Wright’s Mountain on the morning of Oct. 10. The 24-hour DD Ultra […]
Drug addiction, Darwinism lurk behind “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”
For Halloween season, Northfield author reviews horror classics for Halloween season Editor’s note: for the Halloween season, author Peter Fernandez of Northfield has authored thoughtful reviews of two horror classics: Robert Louis […]
Legislature yet to apologize for eugenics law
1931 sterilization law targeted Abenaki, mentally ill, French-Canadians By Guy Page October 12, 2020 – Today, Vermont observes its second annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which replaced Columbus Day as an official state […]
Pro-Israel Northfield author shut out of Vermont media
Vermont ‘peace and justice’ groups falsely blame Israel for teaching U.S. police ‘neck kneeling’ (Editor’s note: readers might ask why Vermont writers and media should engage in the spirited defense of the […]
VT GOP adopts anti-racism statement
‘Party of Lincoln’ pledges to ‘confront racism wherever it exists’ by Guy Page September 21, 2020 – As reported on social media yesterday by several Vermont Republican candidates, the Vermont Republican Party […]
Vermont protesters, government ponder post-election unrest
In a year unlike any other in our lifetimes, Vermont activists, lawmakers and National Guard leaders discuss what could happen if election goes sideways By Guy Page September 17, 2020 – Lawmakers, […]
100 years after women’s suffrage, lotta fight left in GOP women
By Guy Page September 14, 2020 – Veterans of decades of political campaigns stood side by side young women and teenagers wishing to build on their progress at the VT GOP Suffrage […]
Hansen says Women candidates face obstacles of access to money, ‘troublemaker’ label
(Meg Hansen, Republican candidate for state senate in Bennington County and runner-up to Scott Milne in the August 11 primary race for lieutenant governor, delivered the speech below at the Vermont GOP […]
Land Rovers trek through muddy roads of National Forest
by Lou Varricchio SALISBURY | Members of the Bethel, New York-based Churchill Classic and Vintage Automotive took a small group of classic, foreign-made off-road trucks on an unusual trek through the Green […]
Fly Booker T., not BLM flag, Essex mom says
Essex mom, radio host recommends school district fly Booker T. Washington flag instead of BLM By Guy Page August 4, 2020 – School districts searching for a racial justice flag alternative to […]
Commentary: Windsor Selectboard refuses to say Pledge of Allegiance
Pro-BLM board won’t recite Pledge anymore because it’s aspirational – but so is “Black Lives Matter” By Guy Page July 30, 2020 – Black Lives Matter is an aspirational phrase. Supporters insist […]
