Roper: GWSA a political suicide mission for Vermont legislators
Members of the Vermont Climate Council are fully aware that they are setting up the elected legislators who ultimately support their recommendations for a political suicide mission.
FBI to go after parents who protest against public school officials
“It is shameful that activists are weaponizing the US Department of Justice against parents,” Nicole Neily, president of Parents Defending Education said in response to the memorandum. “This is a coordinated attempt to intimidate dissenting voices.”
Education: Sexually explicit books appearing in classroom libraries for kids as young as age 11
A teacher said in a social media post that she planned to include sexually graphic books, “All Boys Aren’t Blue” and “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,” in her classroom library. “All Boys Aren’t Blue” has been purchased by other school libraries and promoted on reading lists.
Title X taxpayer funds to flow back to abortion businesses after Biden admin makes rule change
President Joe Biden’s administration is revoking a rule that prevented federal family planning aid from going to health centers that performed or referred abortions. The new rule allows Title X federal funds to go to health centers which refer patients for abortions.
Report: Majority of state finances worsened in 2020, with taxpayer burdens continuing to go up
The 10 states in the worst financial condition with the highest taxpayer burdens are Connecticut ($62,500), New Jersey ($58,300), Illinois ($57,000), Massachusetts ($38,100), Hawaii ($37,000), Delaware ($31,300), Kentucky ($26,000), Vermont ($24,700), California ($21,100) and New York ($20,100).
LinkedIn bans geologist Greg Wrightstone for climate change posts: ‘This content is not allowed’
Greg Wrightstone, a geologist and expert reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, has posted content on LinkedIn for years. He was banned from LinkedIn for posting factual information related to climate change.
New Hampshire tax cuts go into effect
A two-year, $13.5 billion budget signed by Gov. Chris Sununu in June cut the state’s rooms and meals tax from 9% to 8.5 % – the lowest level in more than a decade. The tax reduction went into effect Sunday.
Symposium on life discusses what’s at stake for unborn with Vermont’s Proposal 5
On Saturday, hundreds of attendees of a symposium sponsored by the Vermont Right to Life Committee heard multiple speakers discuss what’s at stake for the unborn in Vermont if constitutional amendment Proposal 5 passes next year.
Tom Evslin: Worldwide and local current Starlink performance
The blue dot circled is our dish in the center of Vermont. Volunteers run software which collects statistics every 15 minutes and uploads them to update the tables and the map.
McClaughry: A capitalist success story
Here’s a tale of two savvy young men from Vermont who hit the jackpot by selling their startup company to a larger one for $40 million. The two now rich men were Board President and Clean Energy Program Director at the Vermont Public Interest Research Group.
Deb Billado: Midnight in Middlebury
Middlebury College removed the name of Vermont Gov. John Mead from the chapel that has embraced his name for over a century. Mead’s name was removed in the dead of night under the cover of darkness with no forewarning. This is particularly ironic given Middlebury’s own troubled history with eugenics.
Black high school student admits responsibility for racist graffiti
A black student admitted responsibility for racist graffiti that prompted a Sept. 23 walkout by over 1,000 students in a Missouri high school, administrators told St. Louis-area media outlets.