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Author Archives: TNR

John Klar: Vermont farmers are labeled racists in new Vermont bill

H.273 seeks to enact a law painting all Vermonters and their history as white supremacists. This law is a vile, dishonest, ideological stain on the Vermont legislative landscape in 2021.

2 days ago March 2, 2021 in Videos.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York

Advocacy groups that pushed ‘believe all women’ silent on Cuomo #MeToo accusers

Women’s groups that backed sexual assault accusations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh have stayed silent as two former staffers to Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo accuse him of sexual harassment.

2 days ago March 2, 2021 in U.S..
Public domain

Roper: The bottle deposit expansion — a stealth tax

We don’t require deposit fees for cardboard boxes, newspapers, and other recyclable materials, yet we, as good citizens, still manage to, for the most part, dispose of these things properly. Why should we treat beverage containers differently?

3 days ago March 1, 2021 in Commentary.
Public domain

What to know about Colchester schools’ budget before voting

The Colchester School District’s budget proposal is increasing by about $2 million this year, driven by hard-to-negotiate health care and transportation costs. District leaders say they were wary of increasing costs further during a pandemic.

3 days ago March 1, 2021 in TNR News.
Essex Westford School District

As the vote on merger nears conclusion, these are views of elected officials, staff, and residents of Essex on the issue

Residents of the Town of Essex will be voting on a new charter that would merge the town and the Village of Essex Junction.

3 days ago March 1, 2021 in TNR News.
Wikimedia Commons/Ken Gallager

Winooski voters face crowded race for two council seats

Two seats on the Winooski City Council are up for election this Town Meeting Day — and five candidates will by vying for the top spots. All candidates are competing for the two seats, and voters may cast votes for two candidates. The two who receive the most votes will win a seat on the council.

3 days ago March 1, 2021 in TNR News.
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See what Fairfax residents will be voting on for Town Meeting Day

On this year’s ballot, Fairfax voters will be asked to weigh in on a proposed $3.5 million town budget — an increase over last year that is largely due to an increase in population, town officials say.

3 days ago March 1, 2021 in TNR News.
town of Milton

Meet the 2021 Milton Selectboard candidates

On Town Meeting Day, voters in Milton will choose between a variety of candidates who wish to serve on the Milton Selectboard. The town has both a one-year and three-year seat up for grabs.

3 days ago March 1, 2021 in TNR News.
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Waterbury voters to weigh in on welcoming legal weed businesses

On the Town Meeting Day ballot, Waterbury and Duxbury voters will decide whether or not to allow the sale and production of cannabis within their towns. The law requires individual towns and cities to “opt-in” by a public vote to determine if they want to allow retail sales and production.

3 days ago March 1, 2021 in TNR News.
Flickr/Lindsay Fox (ecigarettereviewed.com)

Nanny State nuttiness: A ban on flavored vaping products

We were told that legalizing pot would be fine in regard to youth use because the law says you have to be 21 to purchase the pot. The law says the same thing about cigarettes and vaping products. What’s the difference? Either such laws work, or they don’t.

4 days ago February 28, 2021 in Commentary.
The White House

John Klar: Joe Biden’s embrace of fallacious critical race theory

The fallacy that America is “systemically racist” is rooted in arguments that the white majority suffers from subconscious racism which contaminates the entire “system.” Proponents of critical race theory and government-created “equity” insist they have yet-to-be-discovered solutions.

4 days ago February 28, 2021 in Commentary.
Essex Westford School District

Art Woolf says EWSD merger economic ‘success’ owed to lost school choice, closing schools may be next

Since the merger, Woolf, a Westford resident of 37 years, has not grown any fonder of the idea. He cites the loss of school choice as the main reason for the district’s economic success, as the towns no longer must pay tuition for students who want to attend other schools.

4 days ago February 28, 2021 in TNR News.

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