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Keelan: Growth of nonprofits does not bode well for Vermont

Nonprofits have become the dominant industry in Vermont. With the billion dollars recently received from Washington and billions more to come, the nonprofits’ role will become more significant and powerful, with greater influence over our lives.

February 2, 2022 in Commentary.
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Canadian province caves to public, abandons planned tax on unvaccinated

“I understand that this divides Quebecers and right now we have to build bridges,” Premier François Legault told reporters at a Tuesday press conference, according to CBC News. “My role is to try to bring Quebecers together to stay united as a people.”

February 2, 2022 in Elsewhere.
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‘Fully vaxxed’ COVID case numbers higher than ‘not fully vaxxed’ — Here’s why that matters

The number of individuals testing positive for COVID in the “fully vaccinated” category currently outnumbers those in the “not fully vaccinated” group. Further, when looking at absolute numbers of individuals in the hospital with COVID, the picture becomes even murkier.

February 1, 2022 in Commentary.
Languerand selfie/U.S. Department of Justice

Wolcott man gets nearly 4 years prison for Jan. 6 riot activities at Capitol

Nicholas Languerand, 26, formerly of Wolcott, is the first person known to have Vermont connections to be sentenced for taking part in the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol.

February 1, 2022 in TNR News.
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Paul Dame: Dems pulling a fast one on redistricting, quick action needed

Whether or not Democrats are trying to stack the deck in their favor, there are still a few things anyone who wants a fair process can do about it — especially if you act now.

February 1, 2022 in Commentary.
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Tom Evslin: High oil and gas prices fuel Russian and Iranian aggressiveness

As higher oil prices showed up at the pump, Biden was in the ridiculous situation of begging OPEC and Russia to increase production. His intent was to save the environment by reducing the use of fossil fuels. The effect was simply to increase production and the profitability of production is places like Russia.

February 1, 2022 in Commentary.
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California’s costly single-payer CalCare bill dies due to lack of votes

The bill would have created CalCare, a single-payer health care system to provide coverage for all Californians by levying billions of dollars in taxes on businesses and higher-earning individuals.

February 1, 2022 in U.S..
U.S. Supreme Court

Roper: If race is a factor for SCOTUS appointment, what about Asians?

Asian Americans, who represent 7.2% of the population according to the 2020 census and are the fastest growing minority demographic in the country, are not and never have been represented on the Supreme Court. What’s up with that?

January 31, 2022 in Commentary.
Presidencia de la República Mexicana/JD Lasica

Elon Musk ridicules Trudeau for downplaying trucker protests in Ottawa

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter on Sunday to mock Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for downplaying the convoy of truckers currently protesting Canada’s vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions as a “fringe minority.”

January 31, 2022 in Elsewhere.
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New York Democrats unveil congressional map that is ‘brutal’ for Republicans

Democrats in New York proposed a new congressional map Sunday that could eliminate half of the state’s Republicans in the House of Representatives.

January 31, 2022 in U.S..
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Op-ed: New York announces $1 billion internet program that includes muni broadband funding

Given the massive amount of taxpayer money being spent for broadband deployment, it’s no surprise that the state of New York recently unveiled a $1 billion spending plan. Also, not surprising is the intention to spend the money on municipal broadband systems which continue to be financial sinkholes.

January 31, 2022 in Commentary.

Roper: Why all single-member legislative districts?

There are many good reasons for scrapping our anachronistic multimember districts, including popular support for single-member districts, eliminating a flagrant gerrymandering tool, and ensuring fairness and equality of representation for all.

January 30, 2022 in Commentary.

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