Keelan: Unfortunately, it has happened again
Once again, two nonprofits, one in South Royalton, Vermont, and the other across the border in Lebanon, New Hampshire, have fallen victim to embezzlement.
Steve MacDonald: Sununu isn’t running for president
On Monday, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu announced he would not seek the Republican nomination for President. I guess he looked at the polling and discovered that he’d reached his ceiling on electability (but won’t admit it).
Johnny Bananas: UVM to open new Pfizer School of Sorcery
Eager to capitalize on a generation still under the spell of Harry Potter, UVM plans to be the first to offer a Bachelors in Divination, Sorcery and Magic (BDSM). Applications for the school have already been flooding in.
Joe Gervais: Reps. Seth Bongartz and Kathleen James simply didn’t care
Sadly, our two representatives, Kathleen James and Seth Bongartz, were among the 103 Democrat, Progressive and independent legislators who didn’t listen to their constituents. Despite the repeated public appeals to vote no on S.5, they voted yes.
Advert for Clean Heat jobs shreds ‘S.5 is just a study’ line
The Democrats who voted for the bill defend their unpopular decision by insisting S.5 is “just a study.” Why is the PUC hiring two permanent employees and another to a three-year contract in order to perform “just a study” that’s due in eighteen months? Seems odd, no?
McClaughry: Putting aside the science
In this era dominated by aggressive steps to deal with “climate change,” it’s worth inquiring into what the climate activists are working to install in our public school system, presumably to lead their pupils into supporting a long list of policies on the climate change agenda.
Roper: Scott’s veto of legislative pay raises is good policy, great politics
The Democrats may have the votes to override Phil Scott’s vetoes, but at least the governor is going to extract maximum embarrassment when they do. Scott vetoed S.39, the bill that would more than double legislators pay and benefits package over the next few years.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to speak at Gen. John Stark Lectures June 21
As part of its Gen. John Stark Lectures, the Ethan Allen Institute is proud to present a dinner with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a noted environmentalist and advocate of individual liberty.
George Will Dinner: The Ethan Allen Institute’s 30th Anniversary
On Wednesday, May 31, the Ethan Allen Institute’s Thirtieth Anniversary dinner gala was held in South Burlington. The dinner was a smashing success from a number of perspectives.
EAI Lifetime Achievement Award : A tribute to John McClaughry
At dinner, Mr. John McClaughry was presented with the Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his public policy work in service of Vermont and her people.
Vermont agrees to pay $125K to father, daughter punished for speaking out against trans student
A Vermont school district punished a father and his daughter for speaking out against a biological male in the girls’ locker room. Now the district has settled with the Allen family in what its legal team is hailing as a “resounding victory.”
Joe Gervais: The not-so-silent assault on Vermont children
We need to take control of our school boards, and more importantly, we need to take personal responsibility for caring and educating our children and not cede to the state that does not have their best interests in mind.