“It’s all Obama 3.0 which is taking this country and throwing it in the gutter,” Shepard said.
Vermont’s GOP National Committee member: “Nothing in the 14th Amendment that stops President Trump from being on the ballot”
CORRECTION BELOW: State invests another $55 mil, new home construction slow and expensive
Despite another infusion of taxpayer-funded capital, Vermont’s housing industry is struggling to meet demand due to workforce, materials, supply chain, and regulatory challenges.
Despathy: The need for independent spirit, representation and bravery
Bottom line: We need statesmen, not politicians.
Vermont judge rejects lawsuit over logging on state lands
Critics say the overharvesting of trees has severely impacted Vermont’s wilderness. Allowing the practice on state lands to continue will contribute to climate change and reduce outdoor access.
In solidarity with fallen heroes, firefighters climb 110 stories in full gear
Wearing full gear wearing 45-50 pounds, two firefighters stair-climbed the equivalent of 110 stories.
DeLaBruere: The voice of a Hounds Woman
We are men and women who work hard, putting the time and money into our hounds for outcomes of listening to the dogs sing and sometimes… we put bacon on the smoker.
VT Headlines: Entire Colchester School District closed amid threat to middle school
Regulators cut requested increase of UVM Medical Center charges to a fraction of the hospital’s ask; Lawsuit seeks to prevent Bellows Falls pharmacy from closing
American voters shift independent, anti-Biden
Despite massive support from legacy and social media, the political landscape is moving away from Democrats and Joe Biden, according to recent polls conducted by the Wall Street Journal, Gallup and the Associated Press.
Burlington investment firm ranks among fastest-growing in U.S. / Mayor wants more city $$ for anti-prison group
One Day in July, founded in Burlington in 2016, is among the 30 fastest growing registered investment advisory firms in the U.S..
CHS bus collects Vermonters’ COVID stories / Scott: No mask, vax mandates / ‘Shots! Shots! Shots!’ decried
The Children’s Health Defense Bus will be collecting Vermonters’ COVID hospital protocol and vax injury and death stories during two visits to Vermont this month.
Ertelt: New Mexico guv bans guns that might kill people, not abortions that always do
Grisham has it backwards. She thinks taking guns away is upholding rights but banning abortions takes away rights.
Meet Meryl Nass, the doctor who’s fighting the COVID Oppression Machine
A medical degree is not required to know the vital importance of free thought. Meryl Nass, the mouse that roared, roars for us all.
Suspicious character encountered on UVM campus
The vehicle is described as a dark blue SUV. The person involved is described as a dark-skinned male in his 30’s, between 5’9” and 5’11” tall, with a medium build.
VPA ban on transgender protest harms all students, Christian school principal says
“The VPA banning Mid Vermont Christian School from competing in Vermont athletics harms not only its own students but students at other schools who desire to play sports at Mid Vermont through the member-to-member program,” Fogg said.
Vermont suffragette who picketed White House in 1917 honored in painting
When America dragged its heels giving women the right to Vermont, a Grafton activist picketed the White House and got arrested in 1917. Three years later, Vermont state government decided against taking action to support the 19th Amendment.
Body of missing Westmore resident found near her home
The body was recovered early in the evening on Tuesday and is set to be examined by the Vermont Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Burlington.
Despathy: Echo chambers, social engineering and legal plunder
Elected legislators are there to serve the people so why do so many Vermonters feel attacked, ambushed and abused during the legislative session?
Roper: The “Expand the Supreme Court” letter is a call for insurrection.
This is blatant attempt to politicize the Supreme Court, which was and is supposed to be separated from and be a check and balance on the partisan passions that drive the elected branches of government.
Klar: Boycotting dairy products to benefit ‘male cows’ is pure bull
To be against cows is to be against self, and an understanding of the necessary human place in the world. Next thing you know, the similar uninformed arguments will be used to ban trapping or hunting.
Marilyn “Bunty” Allaire Judd
A wonderful mom, missed and loved by her children.
VT Headlines: Flood restoration of Capitol Complex $100 mil +
Burlington airport expansion projects continue; After May freeze, several orchards in Vermont are without U Pick apples; Jay Peak unveils $1M electric boiler project
After months-long investigation, suspected fentanyl dealer arrested, cited, released
Police say DeThomas sold fentanyl and/or cocaine on multiple occasions in and around Springfield, Vermont, during the spring and summer of 2023.
VT delegation asks Congress for VT flood recovery, mitigation $$
Vermont’s Congressional delegation doesn’t ask their colleagues for a specific dollar amount for flood recovery and mitigation. But the wish list is long and expensive. Where’s Pat Leahy when you really need him?
Ethnic and Social Equity Standards Working Group seeks even more social justice in VT schools
“Equity… may necessitate an unequal distribution of resources and services based on the needs of each student,” a recent report required by Vermont state law says.
Celebrate U.S. Constitution’s 236th birthday Saturday at State House
“Our Constitution is the law of the land here in America, it is a sacred document that has repeatedly met the challenges over it’s 236th year life, creating Freedom, Liberty, Independence, and innovation to protect all people living here and who come to America” said Gregory Thayer, Principal at Vermonters for Vermont.
Prog lawmakers, Zuckerman say stacked Supreme Court will ‘restore balance’
“The Republican-appointed supermajority that controls the Supreme Court is an existential threat to our rights and our democracy,” a group of progressive Vermont elected officials claim.
VT Headlines: Judge dismisses environmental group’s lawsuit targeting state’s land management
Man struck and killed by Amtrak train in Brattleboro; Imminent’ Landslide Risk Leaves Five Barre City Residents in Limbo; Vermont AOT employee in serious condition following crash in Hartford
Dame: VTGOP chairman calls for consistency from SOS & AG on ballot access
In the past, both the Secretary of State’s and the Attorney General’s offices emphasized that they do not have the authority to make judgments as to the qualifications of candidates.
Adams’ calls for budget cuts in response to migrant crisis
In a video address, the Democrat took aim at President Joe Biden’s administration and fellow Democrat, Gov. Kathy Hochul, for not providing the city with enough funding and resources to deal with the crisis.
Evslin: Where have all the children gone?
We not only have a shortage of workers but also a shortage of women of child-bearing age to give us more workers even if the fertility rate increases.
Demolition Derby winner third racer in family
“My dad started out doing it about 35 years ago,” demolition derby winner Kevin Bacon (not THAT Kevin Bacon) said. “I got my number from him. He started as 160. My brother was 161. I ended up taking 162.”
Banana’s Events Presents: First Annual Miss Upper Valley Contest
All comers are welcome to enter this ground-breaking festival of pageantry and femininity which has been re-imagined to esteem our modern view of what it means to be Miss Upper Valley.
Keelan: Let’s bury the hatchets
Let’s put those hatchets away and get on with what we must do. Make it possible for young people to afford to live and work in Vermont.
Klar: The extinction of mid-size American farms hurts you
The nation’s agricultural backbone is cracked.
Wilson: Vermont and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Government
Beware of the one-party system as it is in Vermont. Hold fast to God and our Constitution as these are the only protections left that we have.
Public school prevents Mid-Vermont Christian student from playing soccer over transgender controversy
For years she’s been allowed to play on the local Hartford team because her school doesn’t have a soccer program.
Now she is being told by the public school that she is not welcome to join.
Accused domestic assailant dies in prison, tox scan ordered
Police say Nichols became unresponsive in the booking area at the facility at about 6:32 a.m. Sunday.
Drone exec, Vermonter picked to lead FAA / Seaman permanent Orange County state’s attorney / 911 remembered
Orange County gets a permanent state’s attorney (until the next election), and a Vermont lawyer and drone expert is picked to lead the Federal Aviation Agency.
Banzhaf: Connecticut is 13th state considering Trump ballot ban
Vermont’s not among the 13 states with movement to keep Donald Trump off the ballot. Yet.
Montpelier couple busted for public sex / Homeowner charged with arson / Goddard College burglarized
Two Montpelier police officers were on regular patrol when they saw the couple engaged in a sex act in plain view of passing vehicles and foot traffic in a public space.
VT Headlines: 70 people join effort to find missing Westmore woman
Vermont’s flooded state buildings will take time to reopen; Pride parade marches through Burlington; Vt. Guard opens range for showcase; Federal funds to fix state railroads
Swastikas spray painted at pro-BLM Alexander Twilight museum
This offense – termed “ Vandalism/Hate Motivated Crimes” by state police – is believed to have occurred between 7 PM Saturday night and 9:45 AM Sunday.
Despathy: I’m an outsider inside the State House. Here’s what I see
New Democrat lawmakers join a party tribe while their constituents suffer.
LaMarche: Vermont’s new ‘Social Justice’ commission ignores the poor
Our glorious leaders in Montpelier will take their work as gospel, even as they continue to neglect the Odanak people and bolster divisive notions of ‘justice.
McClaughry: Revive the Council of Censors
The Vermont Constitution established a Council of Censors “that would assure that the freedom of the commonwealth may be preserved inviolate forever”.
Feds hit Edson with armed robbery charge
The 40-time felon who reportedly told a store security officer “Dude, I’ll blow your head off” now finds himself in the federal court system.
Roper: Are $6 per gallon gas prices coming to Vermont?
Washington State sees highest gas prices in country following carbon tax
Burlington mic censorship ‘unprecedented,’ city councilor says
“I will say that in my 20 years on the City Council I don’t ever recall seeing someone do such a thing, despite hundreds of heated meetings and offensive statements,” Shannon said. “When something so unexpected happens it is hard to respond in the moment.”
Prager U: The bitter taste of ‘Defund the Police’
A law-and-order conservative is a liberal who’s been car-jacked.
Smokies, game wardens nab armed robbery suspect
Burlington armed robbery suspect Eric Edson fled police by bicycle, sailboat, kayak, dump truck, and tractor – to no avail.
VT Headlines: Drug use, overdoses becoming more public in Burlington
Hardwick man struck and killed by driver/ Will Fair Haven officer involved in fatal shooting face charges from AG?/ It’s been a wet, hazy summer in Vermont. What does that mean for fall foliage?
At first Truth and Reconciliation Commission, participants identify their race, white privilege
The commission’s executive director was thanked for stating her white privilege.
Daughter denies collecting dead mom’s Social Security check for 28 years
Ella Mae Woods, 75, developed a scheme to defraud the Social Security Administration for 28 years and to have her dead mother’s benefits wired to a joint account at the TD Bank in Brattleboro Vermont from the U.S. Treasury, the two-count indictment said.
Man charged with murdering cellmate had suffered from schizophrenia, heavy cannabis use
Robbie Mafuta’s hospital psychiatrist thought his paranoid schizophrenia might have been caused by heavy use of high-potency marijuana.
Letters: U.S. as we know it is dead/ Obama ‘birthers,’ take note
Expect turmoil and dirty tricks to be standard operating acts during this election cycle..
Warner: Are you ready for Project Blue Beam?
Surely Serge Monast sounded like a crank to most of the people who bothered to entertain his theories back in the 80s and 90s. However, thirty years later are his detractors looking like the foolishly naïve?
RNC committeeman Shepard starts Throw-up Thursday
Each week, Shepard discusses what makes him sick in politics that particular week.
Smith: Social Security insolvency should be #1 at next GOP prez debate
Yes, someone needs to ask hard questions of those who wish to run the country.
Braver Angels take on our ‘inner polarizer’
Much of today’s polarization is driven by how we talk with like-minded people about those on the other side, Braver Angels organizers say.
Man removing roadkill struck by car/ Pickup truck fire, thefts
Trying to clear the highway, a Vergennes man sustained life-threatening injuries.
Police looking for Eric Edson in Fairfax
Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a man they say was involved in an armed robbery and pursuit in Burlington last week.
Contrary Canaan bans homeless loitering
You are very welcome to visit Canaan – but not to loiter on public property.
VT Headlines: Cyanobacteria booming in Lake Carmi
Absent in Vermont schools this fall: student Covid-19 testing; Rutland County state’s attorney says fatal officer-involved shooting in Fair Haven justified; Norwich stuck in a heating dilemma
Enjoy Dead Creek Wildlife Day on Oct. 7
The festival is hosted by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, Vermont, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, Delta Waterfowl, and Otter Creek Audubon Society.
New driver training school licensed in the Northeast Kingdom
Are you or someone you know ready to embark on a journey towards becoming a responsible and skilled driver? Look no further.
$10 million in manufactured housing communities funding available
Interested parties are invited to attend a question-and-answer session on Microsoft Teams or call in to 802-828-7667, Phone Conference ID: 503 074 591#, on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
Media misses brazen Burlington censorship story
When a former Burlington city councilor seized the mic from a Burlington resident making a public comment, the media yawned.
State: Casella must remove flood control berm
Vermont’s biggest solid waste handler lacked proper permitting to build its post-flood berm in Montpelier.
DMV warns of private-sale used vehicles with undisclosed flood damage
Consumers should be aware when purchasing used vehicles with titles issued during storm periods that they could be flood vehicles, even if the title is not from a state affected by the storm.
George plea: Mom shot her husband
Mom pulled the trigger on the fusillade of shots that killed her husband, an accused murderer says.
Phone call that shocked Teddy Roosevelt came 122 years ago today in Isle LaMotte
122 years ago today, a telephone rang in Isle LaMotte. Little did he know that Theodore Roosevelt was about to step into his role as the Father of the American Century.
U.S. oil production returns to pre-pandemic levels
The national average for unleaded gas was $3.81 a gallon on Labor Day, according to AAA. The highest recorded average price was $5.02 a gallon on June 14, 2022.
MacDonald: Vermont’s culture – or what’s Left of it
Vermont once had, at least in my Normal Rockwell-esque memory, a sense of independence and a toe-hold on sanity. That place Calvin Coolidge called home. Not anymore.
Vermont youth waterfowl hunting, Sept. 23-24
On September 23 and 24, hunters 17 years of age or younger may hunt ducks and geese in the Lake Champlain and Interior Vermont waterfowl hunting zones. The age requirement is 15 and under in the Connecticut River zone.
State employee union joins AFL-CIO/ Feds declare 2nd farm emergency / UVM research $$ surges/ No LNG by rail / Mobile home water $$ unleashed
Vermont’s state employee union hopes to increase its legislative influence by joining the nation’s largest labor organization. Critics of mandated workplace diversity ‘education’ are watching.
VT Headlines: Vermont Truth and Reconciliation Commission holds first public meeting
Sen. Welch to seek public opinion on drug price regulation; Rep. Balint to hold clean energy roundtable; Concerns raised about Vermont hotel being used to house the homeless
Vermont Republicans set dates for town caucus & state convention
Earlier this week Vermont Republican Party Chairman Paul Dame notified Vermont’s Town Clerks and the Republican Party’s local Town Committees that the state party has set a date of Tuesday September 19th as the date for the Republican Caucuses.
USDA designates Vermont a natural disaster area due flooding
This Secretarial disaster designation from USDA makes farm operators across Vermont eligible to be considered for Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans, provided eligibility requirements are met.
Klar: The histrionic follies of volcano deniers
For the elites, net-zero emission “standards” are applied to cows, cars, and gas stoves but not to jet travel, ski chalets, and golf courses…or Nature itself.
Roper: Another example of climate hysteria leading to a dumb, misguided policy
Three hours a day riding a school bus is the price some students pay for the school district’s failure to hire enough drivers.
We’re growing! Welcome aboard, Michael
This week, look for Michael Bielawski’s investigation into media coverage – and lack of it – into a former Burlington City Councilor silencing a citizen by seizing his microphone at a government meeting.
Rise and fall of Vermont eugenics
Vermont was one of many American states to adopt eugenics as the basis for public policies such as family separation, institutionalization, and sterilization that targeted the most vulnerable Vermonters.
Elderly pedestrian dies after hit by car driven by teen
The Subaru, driven by a 16-year-old, veered into the breakdown lane and struck the 89-year-old man.
Habitual offender charged with murdering mother and son, stealing son’s truck
Christopher Ellis had been staying with the Garvins since April. Then he shot them both and fled in the son’s truck, police charge.
VT Headlines: Big VT tourist draw ranked among world’s biggest ‘tourist traps’ by USA Today
Man with dementia rescued in upper valley; WCAX reporter among the thousands stranded at Burning Man; Xylazine strips will be added to state’s toolkit for opioid overdose prevention
Fireovid: When American jobs went to China and no-one in charge cared
Many voters are woefully or intentionally blind to what’s going on, or they are happy being just obedient servants. They limit themselves to knowing only what their party’s propagandists tell them.
Frenier: Universal school choice would set free American spirit of innovation
Choice in schools doesn’t create administrative chaos. Vermont’s vocational technical schools. provide a model for how school choice could be managed.
CLG: U.S. to send controversial munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine
Moscow warns of direct clash with NATO; Federal Court Rules Against FDA Over Anti-Ivermectin Posts; Marching ‘Blood Tribe’ Nazi Admits He’s a Biden Supporter, Another ID’d as Ukrainian Soldier
Priest, former Burlington councilor named Franklin County State’s Attorney
Veteran prosecutor Bram Kranichfeld has been tapped to take command of the troubled Franklin County State’s Attorney’s office.
Bananas: Guide to diversity, equity and inclusion
Despite its historical reputation as the global melting pot and land of equal opportunity, America has been recently outed by the really-super-smart types in colleges and universities as none of the above.
LaMarche: The only plan forward / Part II
As the UK had resoundingly rejected neoliberal thought in favor of jump-starting the repatriation of national decision-making, so must we.
Illegal migrants from Mexico assault Swanton Sector border agent
There were 521 assault incidents against Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials in fiscal year 2022 and 386 in the first ten months of 2023.
Man charged with burying father in back yard
State police received a call reporting that Shawn Bair, 32, of Richford, had informed the caller that a family member recently died of natural causes, and Bair had buried the relative in the back yard of his home on Intervale Avenue.
FEMA sets Oct. 12 flood help deadline
The sooner you apply, the sooner FEMA can process your claim.
School van driver who molested children gets three-year sentence in plea deal
Judge Alison Arms rejected a plea agreement for two years in prison after reading what one victim said about Normandin: “He destroyed my life.”
Homeless man with six shoplifting busts arrested for attempted bank robbery
Morristown has been hit with a crime wave this summer, and police say Steven Royce is right in the middle of it.
Frenier: Common American education closes income gap
What made America the world’s education leader? The evidence points to the importance of local, rather than state regulations and to grassroots action rather than top-down campaigns.
‘Come Visit Vermont’ reminds this hospital patient how beautiful his home state is
You and I are blessed to live every day amid four-season (okay, three) scenes of splendor.
Roper: When a school board member actually puts kids first
If the organization has been physically abusing children and defrauding the taxpayers I can see where they might be in fear of someone shining a light on their improprieties.
Despathy: ‘Compassion without comprehension’ = compliance at Newark Street School
It is this mentality of ‘compassion without comprehension’ that results in the abuses of people by those in positions of power who demand full compliance without question.
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