Basically, Democracy means we can rule on anything we like, as long as 50% of people say we can. That is about as dangerous a rule as I’ve ever heard.
Ryan: Socrates and the failure of democracy
Bananas: CBS to air ‘Survivor: Burlington’
As they scoured the world looking for the best urban challenge they were shocked to find Burlington has a D- crime, in the top 10% least safe cities in the United States.
Woodstock Foundation seeks six-month delay in lawsuit
The plaintiffs will fight any effort to sidetrack the case, their primary local lawyer Michael F. Hanley of Plante & Hanley in White River Junction said this week.
LaMarche: The new digital highwaymen
Supposedly ‘equity’ minded lawmakers want to cover Vermont highways with traffic cameras that elsewhere have led to ‘disproportionate’ traffic ticketing for minorities.
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PUC gets new chair / Senate OKs flood tax relief / No recession expected
The new chair of the state’s energy and telecommunications court most recently served as chief lawyer for the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR).
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What does Burlington need? Fewer asylum seekers, less drugs, more cops, more God, people say
“There’s needles everywhere. There’s an ATM on Church Street right over there and it often has needles in it or burned up aluminum foil. And then there’s the camping. So there’s just a general, I would say, lawlessness in Burlington right now.”
VT Headlines: Stowe Winter Carnival underway
Closing of Putney Paper Mill a shock, local lawmaker says; Sen. Peter Welch calls for Federal standard of reproductive rights; Shelters expanding hours, staffing ahead of strong wind chills Saturday
St. Paul St. drug bust/ Teen charged after gunfire incident / Brooklyn man arrested after car chase
Gunfire, car chase and crash in the South End of Burlington. Drug bust on St. Paul Street.
Senate bill decriminalizes ‘personal use’ drug dealing
S.300 would decriminalize ‘personal use’ sale of methamphetimines, depressants, LSD, ecstasy, and narcotics other than fentanyl, heroin and cocaine.
Williams: Opposing H634 means preserving opportunity for our children
Shouldn’t quality, cost, convenience, what’s best for children, and local control be the driving forces behind these decisions — not the legislature?
Thayer: No such thing as a “safe injection site”
Vermont taxpayers paying for this bad behavior to stay high and unproductive in society, and to never seek help – how is that safe or right?
Vermont advocates renew push for single payer system
Critics say the proposal would add another layer of taxation to a state struggling to remain competitive by reducing the high cost of living.
City to remove Battery Park homeless camp
The people are being relocated this week. Property and debris will be removed next week, the mayor’s office says.
Climate Superfund bill seeks retroactive carbon tax on Big Oil, back to 2000
A bill introduced into the House would require Big Oil to pay into a climate change Superfund.
Voluntary paid family leave starts Feb. 13
Gov. Scott’s voluntary program provides partial income replacement for workers who need to take care of a family member. A mandatory PFL bill didn’t pass last year but could return this session.
Roper: My constituents want school choice and must be stopped!
Rep. Laura Sibilia introduces legislation intentionally opposed to her constituents’ interests.
126 years ago today, fire destroyed Barre Opera House
A glimpse into the devastating fire of January 18, 1898.
Grand Isle Democrat voter from West Coast warns against safe injection sites
“The substance use disorder population has boomed since safe injection sites were started.”
VT Headlines: VT lawmakers revisit single-payer universal health care
Burlington mayoral candidates debate for 1st time; North Country lawmaker seeks increased funding for nursing homes; Vermont doctors, patients seek living kidney donors
UVM doctors seek living kidney donors
People who donate one kidney can continue to live healthy lives with their remaining kidney.
Evslin: A cease fire in Gaza will not make Hamas go away
It’s like ending crime by defunding the police.
Man suing to bump Trump off Vermont ballot indicted for tax fraud
Castro charges that Trump gave direction, “aid and comfort” to ‘insurrectionist’ Proud Boys who stormed the Capitol January 6.
Frenier: The limits of intersectionality
All social theories sooner or later are shown to be flawed. This is because no theory, no matter how brilliant, can capture all of reality.
Which state employees earn more than Phil Scott?
Ahead of Scott (#94) is a “who’s that?” roster of UVM deans, administrators and professors.
Rebuffed suitor shoots 12 rounds into home
Charest allegedly sent notes expressing romantic interest and was previously warned by police to stop.
Children could shoot up in ‘safe injection sites,” GOP lawmakers warn
The bill’s sponsor says it’s up to the Health Department to establish any age-limit guidelines.
Legislature considers keeping reporters, public out of Truth & Reconciliation Commission meetings
An appointed state committee with influence on the reparations debate wants to meet without press and public physically present.
Burlington City Council delays police oversight vote
“This…this sucks,” Progressive Councilor Joe Magee said before storming out of City Hall.
Video: James Wilson and the American globe
One of Vermont’s claims to fame is James Wilson- a Bradford resident who produced the first globe in the Americas in 1802.
Conversations about conflict at Burlington High School
Teachers at Burlington High School are facing hard decisions about how to discuss the Israeli-Hamas war in class–or if they should discuss it at all.
VT Headlines: Should VT municipalities sign on to statewide ethics code?
St. Johnsbury hospital seeing surge in respiratory illness; Will this be the year Vermont bans flavored tobacco sales?; Vt. auditor finds ‘consequential mistakes’ in Burlington TIF accounting
Galfetti: Safe injection or throwing money in the fire?
A 12-year old child could walk in without a parent or guardian and proceed to “shoot up,” no questions asked.
Whitaker: Vermont’s dispatching mess
The State may need to forfeit the $9M in a budget year when every dollar counts.
Despathy: Supermajority bills usurp parent rights over healthcare, local control of energy, schools
If big government ever earns a final epitaph, it will be this ‘Here lies a contrivance engineered by know-it-alls who broke eggs with abandon but never, ever created an omelet.”
Davis: Infringing on freedom
Vermont’s ongoing battle for gun rights.
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
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