Vermont’s heavy carbon-emitting marijuana growing industry is getting generous ‘energy efficiency’ subsidies. Thanks, ratepayers!
McClaughry: VT cannabis industry gets huge subsidies
Koch: Article 22 will probably pass – but it shouldn’t
“It is irresponsible to pass legislation if you don’t know what it means,” former Barre lawmaker and expert parliamentarian Tom Koch says.
Smile for the security camera…..
Burglary in Jay. Overdose deaths in Killington. Catalytic converter thefts. And Martha’s Vineyard makes Vermont news.
Court says no to Big Tech censorship
Was the Ukrainian president’s bodyguard really sporting an SS patch?
Jewish groups decry UVM president’s denial of antisemitism
Charges of anti-semitic activity at UVM were denied by the university president last week. Jewish groups say his statement blames the victims.
Digger parent org sues State of Vermont to disclose EB-5 info
With the ACLU’s help, the parent organization of a Vermont online newspaper is suing the State of Vermont for hiding info about the EB-5 scandal in the Northeast Kingdom.
Water Cooler: Retail pot licenses issued / Prosecutor unsure about slasher bust
Windham County’s prosecutor isn’t sure police got the right bearded, camo-wearing homeless person when they arrested Ryan Avery for allegedly slashing a highway worker.
Classic SUV stolen, crashed
A vintage International Scout was stolen and crashed.
GMP intentionally destroys gas-powered truck
To qualify for state grant money to acquire a new electric-powered utlity truck, Green Mountain Power had to destroy an old, fossil-fuel-powered truck
Heedless of blackouts, California pursues emissions goals. Is Vermont next?
California passed its own Global Warming Solutions Act in 2006,14 years before Vermont. Sign of things to come?
Campaign ’22: Bean bags guv endorsements / Redic bashes Balint spending record / Balint lauds role in GWSA
I’ve got to say, if someone told me a year ago that I would be running a campaign like this, I would not have believed them. I am so grateful for the support I have received from not only these guys, but from people all across the county,” Bean said.
Activist informs, educates about U.S. Constitution
The U.S. Constitution will be read by students tomorrow beginning at 10 AM on the State House lawn.
State giving away another $19 million for employer pandemic recovery
The program is designed to ensure the loans will be forgiven if the proceeds are used to pay for eligible operating expenses.
Brodowski: Dem senator backing out of Article 22 debate
Sen. Ruth Hardy of Addison County is backing out on a promise to debate Article 22 expert Rep. Anne Donahue.
FBI Confronts Mike Lindell, Dangerous Leader of Jan. 6th Pillow Fight Gang
As can be seen in the doctored footage of the January 6th insurrection, several hundred MP20 gang members can be seen assaulting officers and mostly peaceful Antifa members.
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Virus moving towards Vermont
Hunters need to beware of a deadly rabbit-killing disease heading towards Vermont.
UVM: anti-semitism charges harmful, uninformed
The rocks thrown at the Hillel Center were just an effort of one friend to get another’s attention.
Water Cooler: Hardwick man pleads guilty to assaulting trooper with excavator
It’s dangerous to keep a gun for self-defense, a Sheffield gun owner argues.
Did UVM respond to anti-semitism on campus? Investigation underway
Rock throwing. Exclusion from student groups. Threats to lower grades.
Campaign `22: Big debates tonight, tomorrow
Candidates for statewide office will debate tonight online and tomorrow in person.
Highway worker slashed by homeless man, police say
A homeless man has been arrested for slashing a 24-year-old highway worker Wednesday.
School districts can’t deny tuition to religious schools, VT Education Secretary says
School districts without their own secondary schools cannot deny tuition payments to approved religious schools, the Vermont Secretary of Education advised yesterday.
Wheeler: Open letter to Sanders, Leahy re: gay marriage bill
Thousands of years of history and fervently held convictions of millions of Americans are to be overturned by legislative tyranny.
Welch backs U.S. gay marriage bill that lacks VT law’s protections for religion
A bill passed by the U.S. House would make gay marriage legal in all 50 states.
Klar: fallout of hiring a ‘trans’ teacher hits VT high school
“Neurodivergence?”
Opinion: Morgan for new Chittenden Senate district
A new kind of Chittenden County senator for a new, suburban Chittenden County senate district.
Hunters sue feds over Conte Refuge restrictions
The Biden administration wants to restrict hunting with dogs in the growing Silvio Conte Wildlife Refuge. Vermont sportsmen’s groups file suit.
I-91 slasher at large in Rockingham area
Police are seeking a man who slashed a highway worker this morning and then fled into the woods.
Williston cop’s drug search of NY car gets him decertified
Travis Trybulski will never work as a Vermont cop again as a result of his drug search of a New York car in February, 2021.
Water Cooler: Bradford OKs pot sales
Bradford became about the 70th Vermont municipality to allow licensed local stores to sell marijuana.
Letters: Vermonters afraid to speak truth about evil?
People are now afraid to speak the truth against lawlessness, socialism and current immoral behavior for fear of losing their job or being falsely accused of racism.
Biden Sept. 12 executive order clears path for ‘transhumanism’
An executive order signed by President Biden Monday would eradicate clinical trial safety standards in its pursuit of human gene-editing technologies.
“Mr. Carbon Tax”: GOP challenger attacks incumbent Dem’s climate voting record
For four years, St. Johnsbury Rep. Scott Campbell (D) has voted to make gasoline and heating fuel more expensive. Now his Republican challenger is reminding voters.
Morton: What IRS is to citizens, the Auditor of Accounts is to state government
The title may sound boring, but the Auditor of Accounts is a watchdog against state government dishonesty and inefficiency.
Mobile clinic ‘Laura’ brings free ultrasound, other services to women
The van will deliver to Chittenden and Franklin County residents all services (pregnancy testing, STI testing, ultrasounds) now provided at Aspire’s Williston center,
White House hires Satanist to lead Monkey Pox response
The head of the White House Monkey Pox task force runs a satanic-themed gym and has Satanic images tattooed onto his chest.
When families of substance abusers can give no more
The conference is dedicated to Patty, who lovingly cared for her family member with use disorder and schizophrenia for decades, before she was overcome by anxiety and unrelenting depression.
Scott backs ban on new gas-powered car sales by 2035
Gov. Phil Scott, a fan of hydrogen-powered cars and the state’s new electric-powered pickup truck, is fine with banning the sale of new gas-powered cars and trucks in 13 years.
Water Cooler: Legionnaires found in St. Albans, VT Guard seeks to reform ‘toxic’ culture
Legionnaires Disease has been discovered in Vermont, and the Burlington City Council has approved heightened surveillance as a public safety measure.
Madden, surprise winner of GOP primary has low campaign profile, so far
By contrast to Madden’s more deliberate pace, both Balint and Libertarian nominee Ericka Redic have kept a busy schedule of parades, forums, and interviews.
Holy Hinesburg, Batman!
700 thriving bats in Hinesburg are putting Vermont on the map for the nation’s concerned bat-watchers.
Vermont Climate Office wants $1.9 million in next budget
The head of the Vermont Climate Office almost $2 million next year to perform bureaucratic oversight of carbon emissions reduction initiatives.
Feds make Vermont McDonald’s, Dunkin’ Donuts pay big $$ for teen labor violations
For the second time in about two months, the federal government has forced a Vermont McDonald’s franchise to write a big check due to teen labor infractions.
As Bradford votes on legal cannabis today, Vermont marketed as marijuana destination state
Cannabis enthusiasts are marketing Vermont marijuana stores to tourists.
Water Cooler: former Red Sox pitcher dies driving to 9/11 memorial ceremony
From today’s media headlines: a 2015 Red Sox pitcher turned cop died enroute to a 9/11 ceremony, and game wardens are investigating a hunting-related shooting.
Wrong-way driver sends three to hospital, including person trapped in burning car
An unconscious driver was freed from a burning car following a wrong-way driver accident on I-89.
Campaign ’22: Dubie backs Benning / Malloy, etc. at forum tonight
A popular, pro-life former lieutenant governor has given his endorsement to Sen. Joe Benning as Vermont’s next governor-in-waiting.
Mysterious blasts rock White River Junction
Police are investigating two huge blasts that shook White River Junction on Saturday night.
VT orders four 30-ft., cold-weather electric buses from Quebec
Four 30-foot electric buses built for cold weather have been ordered by the State of Vermont.
Hobby Lobby to open store in Berlin Mall
A popular craft chain with 900 stores nationwide, Hobby Lobby will be one of two ‘anchors’ in the Berlin Mall.
Malloy trails Welch by less than 7 points in Senate race
The poll respondents were 57% Democrat and 30% Republican.
400 lbs. of feces dumped off Long Trail
There’s only one word to describe cleaning up bags of human waste dumped out in the woods: G-R-O-S-S.
Man pretended he was his dead wife to collect Social Security
A Weathersfield man submitted forged documents trying to prove his Social Security recipient wife was still alive.
Feminist, pro-choice, Goddard grad and author opposes Prop 5/Article 22
In our pain we have pitted autonomy against compassion.
Swiss threaten prison for turning up thermostat, Dutch ponder meat ad ban
Three years in a Swiss prison for turning up the thermostat.
Roper: Vermont Climate Council is unraveling
The Vermont Climate Council appears split over whether to inflict the pain on Vermont residents necessary to meet carbon emissions reduction goals.
Vermont husband found dead while waiting for wife to get ready for date night
Five hours of waiting for his wife to get ready proved to be too much for a White River Junction man, Fake News reporter Johnny Bananas reports.
‘Mad Pride’ advocates march for mental health
Like everyone else, Mad Pride movement members enjoyed emerging from the virtual pandemic to gathering in-person.
Water Cooler: Nursing home faces race-related civil rights suit
A Burlington nursing home is being sued for civil rights violations following the alleged use of racist language directed at employees.
Another biker dies; VT 4th in nation in highway death increase
At least eight people have died in Vermont motorcycle crashes this year.
Evslin: Manchin backed ‘Inflation Reduction’ in exchange for fed permit reform
Not reforming US permitting means leaving Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Iran supplying critical energy to Europe and exacting an increasing political as well as economic price.
Healthcare fraud prosecutor named chair of Green Mountain Care Board
The lawyer who pursued Big Pharma for the U.S. Attorney’s Office has been named chair of the State of Vermont’s health care industry regulator.
12 U.S. agencies pushed Covid censorship
More than 50 officials in Joe Biden’s administration across a dozen agencies have been involved with efforts to pressure Big Tech companies to crack down on alleged misinformation, according to documents released on Aug. 31.
Bean: Equitable Environmentalism
First and foremost, we must protect existing clean sources of power throughout the state.
Vermont connection to the Queen: swans, and maybe a yacht
Betty the Royal Swan and her heir, Betty II, have held court in Swanton since 1961.
Jay Peak sells for $76 million
After years of turmoil, Jay Peak is entering a new era.
Water Cooler: Burlington convent sold, Jay Peak sold to mystery bidder
A convent on Mansfield Avenue in Burlington has been sold to an adjacent Catholic school. This headline and others from Vermont media today.
Burlington ’22 murders highlight problems of drug trafficking, domestic violence, young immigrants in limbo
All three Burlington murders-by-gunfire since early July were committed with ongoing social problems in the background.
Man dies in single-car crash
A 77-year-old Sandgate man died after his car left the road.
Bow season starts Oct. 1 – tree stand safety tips
Tree stands get hunters out of sight and smell of wary deer, but they can also get hunters into trouble.
Silverstein: Science prof gives abortion debate a grade of ‘incomplete’
On average, three mistakes will appear in each set of maternal and paternal chromosomes. Those three mistakes are the drivers of evolution.
Vermont National Guard Open House September 11 – Full Schedule
The Vermont National Guard will host an Open House on Sept 11, 2022 from 10 AM – 3 PM. Everyone is welcome to the Vermont Air National Guard base to enjoy a host of military static displays, events, demonstrations, and performances.
Sponsored: Crime & Punishment in Burlington
The interested public is welcome to attend the Crime & Punishment public workshop on improving public safety. 6-8 pm Friday at Burlington’s City Hall.
Greenwald: Big media, big tech, and Dems wield repressive weapon of information control
The current religion of Western liberals in politics and media is censorship: their prime weapon of activism.
Beem: Ted Cruz and the Vermont College of Fine Arts both commit virtue-signaling
Virtue signaling on the left and the right is just plain lazy.
Redic: Libertarian says no to legal prostitution
Call me old fashioned, but perhaps an industry with this much human suffering isn’t in our best interest.
Treasurer of Fauci/Wuhan research organization a Vermont veterinarian
The treasurer of the board of directors of an alleged Wuhan ‘gain of function’ research organization is a Vermont veterinarian.
Biden admin rule: states, municipalities must track on-road carbon emissions, set reduction goals
A proposed federal rule would require states and cities to track on-road carbon emissions.
Water Cooler: Burlington businesses respond to latest homicide
Retail cannabis sales become legal October 1. Some stores are ready to deal.
Survey: 82% of Vermonters think Vermont housing shortage long-term, self-inflicted
Most Vermonters think the housing shortage won’t improve until government starts loosening restrictions.
“I still love plowing snow”
Over a half-century of caring for Shelburne roads recently earned Paul Goodrich a party from grateful neighbors – but it wasn’t a retirement party.
Walch: ‘Compelling state interest’ in Article 22 recalls eugenics era
Article 22 would put into the Constitution the right of the State to have the final say on who can and can’t be born.
DOJ ordered to stop review of Trump records / 55% of toddlers had ‘systemic’ vax reaction, CDC says / Ivermectin 92% effective
National and international headlines you may not see in the MSM.
Man shot by Ludlow officer dies
Michael Mills had made suicidal statements, rammed police cruiser Michael Mills, the man who was shot by a Ludlow police officer on Aug. 15, has died. Just hours earlier, Mills had made […]
Michael Moore takes on Bill McKibben, Greed New Deal in ‘Planet of the Humans’
Filmmaker Michael Moore take a surprisingly hard look at the illusion of green energy.
Efficiency Vermont offers $1 million in rebates to marijuana growers
That energy efficiency fee you pay every month is subsidizing marijuana growers.
Morristown mega-housing development gets pushback / Passenger train to Island Pond? / Police consolidation
A former top law enforcement official says it’s time (again) to consider consolidating Chittenden County police forces.
School bus hits Hartford child, Colchester bus driver detained for erratic operation
Amid a statewide shortage of school bus drivers, two dangerous driving episodes took place during the first week of school.
UVM to build 295 apartments in South Burlington
Catamount Run would be built ner Trader Joe’s and Healthy Living , with access by bikepath and bus.
Keelan: whoever we send to Washington, make sure they bring back money
Money from Washington is like blood to the body.
19 Vermonters dead in moose collisions since ’85
In a collision between car and moose, no-one wins.
Guest-hosting Vermont Viewpoint Tuesday
Tune in to WDEV 9-11 AM Tuesday for Vermont Viewpoint guest-host Guy Page and guests Kevin Ellis, Brad Broyles, Cindy Tabor and Maggie Kerrin.
Wilcox: Article 22 promises freedom, but delivers death
Freedom for some must not decree death for others.
McClaughry: Saving our democracy
John McClaughry parses the difference between a democracy and a republic.
Redic hosts ‘Crime and Punishment’ workshop
The host of a crime reduction workshop and panel discussion on crime says without police intervention, she might be just another statistic.
Barton bank robbed
Police are seeking a white male who made off with cash from the TD Bank in Barton.
Wheeler: Ballots, not bullets, will stop the farcists
In many cases these would-be armed patriots have never attended even one town or county party meeting.
Campaign ‘22: Malloy-Welch debate / Colchester GOP to host BBQ / Candidate Night in Whitingham / LG write-in campaign
Republican candidates will gather in Colchester and Whitingham to meet likely voters. And supporters of Greg Thayer are mounting a write-in campaign for lieutenant governor.
Spoehr: The rise of wokeness in the military
Wokeness in the military is a disincentive for many young Americans in terms of enlistment and siphons off resources needed to defend the country, a former 4-star general says.
Water Cooler: St. J Hilltoppers hire female football coach, non-citizen voting lawsuit dismissed
A groundbreaking hire on the gridiron, Demolition Derby at the Fair, and the dismissal of a non-citizen voting lawsuit lead today’s headlines in Vermont media.
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