Vermont’s ongoing battle for gun rights.
Davis: Infringing on freedom
Ehlers: Why does the Colchester Selectboard hate canaries (and clean water)?
Malletts Bay – proclaimed the Jewel of Lake Champlain – is degrading faster than any other section of lake, and it is because of development.
VIDEO: Behind the story of Milton High kneeling for the national anthem
“Can you imagine being called names daily because of the color of your skin? I can’t. I can not place myself in these children’s shoes,” a Milton mother says.
Rep. Jim Harrison: Making a point about legislative pay?
Pay the governor the same as legislators? Some Dem lawmakers are trying to make a point.
School curriculum sides with Palestinians, promotes socialism
Class on social movements and protest requires students to highlight work of Palestinian social movements, no equal time for Jewish, Israeli movements.
Milton High School Board flunks new flagpole for political flags
Milton High is not the only school debating whether to bring down its BLM flag, members of the Champlain Valley School District School Board are considering taking theirs down as well.
CLG: Trump projected winner of Iowa GOP caucuses
DeSantis poised for second, Haley third in Iowa GOP caucuses; Iran fires missiles at ‘terrorists and spies’ near U.S. consulate; Houthis hit U.S. ship with missile
VT Headlines: Barre’s ‘cliffhangers’ in limbo as city considers landslide buyouts
Anti-war protesters target Vergennes weapons facility; Split Council Restores Firefighter Job, OKs Budget – tax rate would go up 4.56%; Winooski FD responds to repeat structure fire on Main Street
Warner: VT GOP – call me crazy, but….
If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other. (Galatians 5:15)
Roper: Stop forcing EVs down our throats
Soviet-style central planning does not work!
Teen arrested for attempted murder by car
Video shows an attempted murder victim being flipped into the air by a car police say was driven by an 18-year-old South Burlington man.
Man arrested for shooting three Palestinian students posted pro-Hamas statements
“The notion that Hamas is evil for defending their state from occupation is absurd,” wrote the man charged with shooting three Palestinian men in Burlington in November.
Double-digit school tax hike doesn’t include $6.3 billion needed soon to replace old buildings
The estimated cost of upgrading buildings statewide is $6.3 billion over 20 years – and that number may be too optimistic, officials say.
Wheeler: Political outage!
Recently someone complaining about one of the sad policies in our State blurted out: “Someone has a lot of work to do!” It never occurred to this person that the “someone” included them!
Drunken hit-and-run tailgater victimizes 75-year-old woman: police
A 75-year-old Concord woman was victimized by a drunk driver who tailgated and repeatedly struck her vehicle, police say.
VT Headlines: Man arrested after stabbing person with sharp object several times
Leaders from across U.S. gather at Burlington’s City Hall to honor MLK; Lawmakers consider requiring home sellers and landlords to disclose flood risks; Utility crews make headway on Vermont outages
Klar: Is a nuclear renaissance on the horizon?
Proponents of climate change action are increasingly coming to terms with the factual reality that renewable energy manufacturing cannot possibly provide the baseload of power the world requires.
LaMarche: The misspent millions
This crisis is solvable. But state leaders’ proclivity for short-term, wasteful solutions, hinders effective and lasting change.
Wilson: Europe, America, Vermont falling to globalist U.N. agenda
This all seems like we are paying for our own destruction.
First out-of-stater dies by assisted suicide
Cancer patient Lynda Bluestein became the first person from out of state to die via “assisted suicide” in Vermont.
Motel 6 ad pitchman Bodett gets grant to renovate Brattleboro arts center
The man who said “I’m Tom Bodett, and we’ll leave the light on for you” is renovating a Brattleboro arts building with a state grant.
Vote to oust GOP county chair and Democrat donor not recognized by state committee
Several committee members have expressed outrage that McGovern made donations to national Democratic candidates.
Eshelman: Traditional public school vs. tuitioned school choice
With School Choice Tuitioning there is a choice. In a monopolized traditional public-school format, parents get what they get.
Video shows state trooper’s heroic rescue of eight-year-old girl
The thin ice gave way, and two children fell into the water. The 80-year-old homeowner was able to reach and pull to safety a 6-year-old girl who was close to shore.
High school hoopsters kneel during National Anthem, online stir ensues
The post gained a lot of attention from parents, players, and community members in Northfield and Milton.
House redefines domestic abuse to include ‘coercion’
The House approved a bill that would give judges wider perameters for granting a relief from abuse order.
Banned chemicals PCBs found in East Montpelier’s U-32, remediation underway
U-32 Middle and High School in East Montpelier has joined dozens of schools in the state testing positive for the toxins, also called polychlorinated biphenyls.
Cole: Against unlimited government
Apparently, our legislators see the boundaries and shrug them off. This is akin to me getting elected and proposing a ban on all abortions despite the recent limits on abortion restrictions Vermonters put into the state constitution.
Bill proposes voluntary gun license
In return for a waiver of the 72-hour waiting period, voluntary gun license applicants would be required to provide detailed information about themselves and their family members.
VT Headlines: Legal online sports betting officially launches in Vermont
Vermonters still without power ahead of winter storm forecasted on Friday; Swanton Village voters to weigh public safety expansion; Vt. lawmakers revisit flavored-tobacco ban
CLG: U.S., U.K. begin bombing Yemen
Democrats fume after Biden orders Yemen airstrikes w/o congressional approval; Ukraine shells Donetsk hospital on Christmas Eve; Pentagon report fails to track $1 billion in weaponry for Ukraine
Lawmakers consider retail theft felony bill
Shoplifters know cops and courts will do little or nothing to stop misdemeanor thefts of under $900. “The current laws are telling these offenders that they are above the law,” a store owner told lawmakers.
Roper: House Democrats pass BYOD State Supported drug dens
Despite being Federally illegal: Bring your own drugs! What could go wrong?
Baker: I want to be Ben Shapiro
Not really be him, but I sure would love his intellect and ability to debate. Let me tell you why.
Restorative justice, no police staff increase in Burlington Prog candidate public safety plan
“Evidence shows that community enforcement strategies change behavior more effectively than the threat of punishment by the criminal justice system,” Mulvaney-Stanak says.
Anne Donahue unafraid to challenge
In a recent interview, Representative Anne Donahue’s wisdom and moral compass shines through. So does her love of ice cream.
Myers Mermel to buy WDEV
Former Senate candidate and EAI prez buys community radio station chain.
House OKs ‘safe injection sites’
Supporters say the bill will reduce overdoses. “Passage of H.72 will make Vermont drug dealers very happy,” opponent and Rep. Art Peterson said.
Bean named Chronicle Social Media Director
Our daily views started jumping off the charts within just 24 hours of Paul’s first efforts to create more robust social media.
VT Headlines: Utility crews spread across rural areas of VT to restore power before upcoming weekend storm
Low-income Vermonters struggle with loss of Medicaid coverage; Vermont woman hospitalized after building collapse in Dummerston; Authorities clean up South Burlington encampment
Bill prioritizes minorities and illegal immigrants for flood reimbursement
A bill introduced Jan. 10 deprioritizes the majority of Vermonters for proposed flood recovery assistance.
MacDonald: Vermont Surpasses 2022, With 27 Homicides in 2023
Only half of the homicides were gun crimes, a fact lawmakers choose to ignore.
One dead in Barton fire
The fire was contained to a single room, but not before its occupant died.
Shannon unveils housing plan
Burlington’s mayoral candidates share differing ideas on solving the city’s housing shortage.
Burlington school supt. blames 14% tax hike on state ed formula
Burlington schools are in a tight spot financially, and the state’s property valuation formula called the Common Level of Appraisal (CLA) is a big reason why, the superintendent claims.
Scott, ‘broad coalition’ of lawmakers launch Act 250 bill
Climate-change minded lawmakers need to be ready to provide more housing to ‘climate refugees,’ an influential state senator argues.
Six state troopers placed on paid leave, under investigation
The investigation stems from police pursuit of a fleeing domestic abuse suspect.
Headlines: Rail Trail open for winter
The repaired, post-flood, NY-to-New Hampshire Lamoille Valley Rail Trail is open for winter use.
Keelan: Efficiency Vermont just keeps growing
Efficiency Vermont is not different than most Vermont nonprofits that are, in effect, quasi-state agencies. They have substantial mission creep.
Windham County man faces Fed. court for lumber poaching
USFS claims “299 merchantable trees were unlawfully harvested. Many small non-merchantable trees (an inch or less in diameter at breast height) were also cut, but not tallied.”
Frustration grows over out-of-staters committing crimes in Vermont
A suspect in a shooting that occurred in October of last year was apprehended in Union, New Jersey on Jan 4. This is the latest incident that involves out-of-state residents committing crimes in VT.
Nathan Strong, Lloyd Dike, House members pass on
Semper Fi applied to U.S. Marine Jesse Strong’s dad, too.
Klar: New York law attacks religious freedom
Chick-fil-A is targeted for its faith yet again.
End-of-life assisted suicide up since 2021; policy may undermine neighboring states
Vermont possibly to become a “suicide tourism” destination.
Bean: The Year of the Floods and Geoengineering
It’s becoming more clear to me that Vermont is not the main target at all, but rather high leverage, political, collateral damage.
Free ice fishing Jan. 27
Festival at Elmore State Park
DMV official put on leave while FBI investigates
Wade Cochran, director of the enforcement and safety division at the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles, has been placed on paid leave pending an unspecified Federal investigation.
Evslin: How not to control disease
Overstrict rules are counterproductive
Sportsmen’s Clubs honor U.S. Marine with hits highest honor
Butler excels in marksmanship and represented Vermont at 4-H National Shooting Sports competitions in Nebraska.
Almost two feet of snow in Groton Sunday – more snow, wind expected tonight
Wind + wet snow = power outages expected in eastern Vermont blizzard tonight and tomorrow And another one may arrive Friday.
VT Headlines: How Vt. communities are working to turn problem properties into profit
Chelsea tackles rise in crime with help from neighboring communities; Burlington again struggles to find consensus on police oversight; Fire rips through Vermont home
McClaughry: Civil society
What is less likely to make news are act of kindness, generosity, good Samaritans, people stepping in to help those who have suffered misfortunes.
Lawmakers to hold hearing on ‘woke ideologies’ influencing the military
Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman, R-Wisc., will host the hearing.
Vermont Huts reaches out
Vermont Huts Association looks to bring more people into the outdoors
Director of Elections moving on
Secretary of State announces nationwide search.
Roper: Make VPIRG pay
For flood damage to our communities and mental health damage to our children
Silverstein: Selection bias, a trojan horse and a Don Tinney proposal: a financially toxic threesome
Failure to review and reflect on the entirety of all relevant information almost guarantees that the conclusions drawn will be neither justified nor reliable.
From his weakened bully pulpit, Guv asks Legislature to act on public safety, affordability
Being the most popular governor in the nation cuts no ice when it comes to setting legislative priorities.
New bills, Part III: No customer charge for EV-related metering work/ ‘Aggregate’ retail theft felony/ Pet stores must offer shelter, adoption
Stores selling cats, dogs and ‘wolf-hybrids’ would be required to operate a shelter or adoption service for those animals, under a bill proposed last week.
17% spending hike for supervisory union goes to vote today
The supervisory union budget is reviewed and approved by the School Board, not the voters.
VT Headlines: Some Vermont schools have been without potable tap water for years
Taxes on sugary drinks cut consumer sales by 33%, study says; Welch talks border policy changes and workforce issues; Police want your help identifying a Smuggler’s Notch burglar
LaMarche: An affection for injection
“Safe injection” sites are coming to a community near you.
Local homeless man who died under bridge in winter topic of Bennington play
The story about Thierry’s hardscrabble life will be performed by local actors. A discussion on homelessness and poverty in our state will follow the play.
Bananas Exclusive: Gay’s resignation letter
Johnny Bananas is the nom de plume of a fake news reporter living in Vermont. Nothing he reports ever actually happened. This is satire, folks.
Political analyst, transhumanist expert, cops to speak at upcoming events
Tax policy, transhumanism, and crime will be the subject of upcoming public meetings this month.
Resort faces safety violations after toddler’s July, 2023 water tank drowning
The water tank entrance was supposed to be clearly marked with danger signs and have a secure cover held shut with metal bolts. Smuggs failed on both fronts, a state report says.
CLG: SCOTUS to take up Trump Colorado ballot case
37 Epstein Documents Released in Their Entirety; Wyoming judge dismisses effort to bar Trump from ballot; Maine GOP state lawmaker moves to impeach state secretary over Trump ballot removal
Iselin: American Epiphany
We have created a society in which those who favor and advocate the truth in real life, just as Jesus did, rather than only in abstract ivory towers, are sneeringly, mockingly persecuted as “Truthers” by the shamestream media and by censorship.
Planned Parenthood, Target subjected to bomb threats on Jan. 6
Jan. 6 saw bomb threat hoaxes to a Vermont Planned Parenthood and a West Lebanon, NH store, plus a quick and strong police response to an armed man seen walking in Derby.
Letters (corrected): state senator drives immoral electric car/ Sharia and Hamas/ January 6 Epiphany
Go home, Becca.
State trooper dives into icy pond, saves 8-year-old girl
Michelle Archer took off her gun belt and dove into frigid water.
Two-minute outline of key challenges facing Legislature
There is ubiquitous agreement that action is needed on housing, but how?
Beck: What a mess
The annual discussion over Vermont’s Education Fund and wringing of hands over education property tax rates is an unprecedented mess this year, and that’s being kind.
Fired Woodstock coach loses first round in transgender lawsuit
The Woodstock Union High School coach, fired after he joined a private conversation last Feb. by two students on his team about transgender athletes, lost his first battle to win back his job.
New Jersey man arrested for shooting, kidnapping
Hamdi entered the home, kidnapped two men, and shot one trying to flee, police say.
New bills, Part II: Semi-auto ‘assault’ firearm ban, Flood Fund proposed
Four Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill that would ban possession of so-called ‘assault weapons.’
VT Headlines: Authorities work to solve surge of homicides from 2023
Vermont Senate beefs up financial disclosure requirements in response to VTDigger reporting; Brattleboro’s municipal EMS takeover plan may face state review; DEC outlines bathroom environmental action
Coast-to-coast drug kingpin sentenced in Burlington to 12 years
A part-time Vermont resident, the mastermind of a coast-to-coast conspiracy to distribute hard drugs and launder drug money, was sentenced to 12 years.
Heroin user gets four months for crash that killed two high school students
Charges were downgraded from felony to misdemeanor when the state couldn’t prove the driver was impaired.
Stevenson: Fish and Wildlife Department defies legislators
Vermonters have been trying to change how the Fish and Wildlife Board and Department treats wildlife and the public for decades but reach grid lock, every time — and here we are again.
Roper: Sen. McCormack: “Am I so out of touch? No, it’s my constituents who are wrong.”
Democrat does his best to paraphrase Principal Skinner.
Zupan: McClaughry is a treasure that will be missed
John McClaughry would be deemed a national treasure if Vermont had not claimed him first.
Burlington Police 2023 Report: 22% more incidents than last year, 43% more than 2021
Key takeaways include that serious incidents such as overdoses are up and the department is engaged in replenishing its staffing levels.
New bills would create logging fraud crime, ban no-cause eviction, ease cannabis restrictions
Raw materials for the legislative sausage-making machine.
VT Headlines: Central Vermont lawmakers host rally to launch flood omnibus bill
Police, lawmakers look to curb retail theft; Newport to get mental health urgent care facility; Vt. towns still working out how to pay for flood repairs; Hartland names new town manager
State’s Attorney Sarah George tells Harvard forum she “went to law school to dismantle the criminal legal system”
“I went to law school because I wanted to dismantle the criminal legal system and thought that that’s the best way to do it,” George said.
Vernon man dies in crash/ Mailbox thefts/ VT man killed in CA
The Toyota Corolla left the interstate and hit a tree.
Worker shortage stops delivery of Cabot cheese
Products as small as the cracker cuts and as big as the three-pound blocks will vanish from store shelves for a while.
State grant could help Waterbury brewery curb its wastewater
Last month, Freak Folk Bier brewery received a grant from the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation’s wastewater management program.
McGuinness: How much will Article 22 cost Vermonters?
Under Article 22 of the Vermont Constitution, Vermonters may be required to pay for medical procedures related to reproductive choice through increases in health insurance premiums.
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