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Commentary

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John Klar: The progressive ‘slide-rule of law’ in Vermont

Many businesses are closed for noncompliance with COVID mandates — some permanently — yet Black Lives Matter protesters remain exempt from social gathering restrictions. This is the “slide-rule of law.”

September 18, 2020 in Commentary.
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Stan Greer: Lose schoolchildren, but keep taxpayers’ money

The COVID-19 crisis and its aftermath are now illustrating, perhaps more vividly than ever before, why government union bosses in states like California never should have been granted monopoly-bargaining privileges in the first place.

September 18, 2020 in Commentary.
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Opinion: We are watching a replay of the French Revolution

History is repeating itself in America today as we see new age socialists follow the same script as history’s most violent leftist revolutionaries. It happens too fast not to be planned.

September 18, 2020 in Commentary.
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Roper: Official who oversaw Colorado’s transition to vote-by-mail says Vermont’s not prepared

In his 10-page review, Scott Gessler notes that in order to have a successful vote by mail experience — one free of fraud and error — certain safeguards must be in place. In Condos’ proposal they are totally absent.

September 17, 2020 in Commentary.
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H. Brooke Paige: Why Vermont should not implement an all-mail voting system

Vermont’s voter checklists have been the subject of concern since they do not provide local election officials with meaningful information to confirm the identity of individuals who vote in the state’s elections.

September 17, 2020 in Commentary.
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McClaughry: It’s Constitution Day

Today, September 17, marks the 233rd anniversary of the signing of the Constitution of the United States.

September 17, 2020 in Commentary.
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Who is Miriam Berry, and why is she challenging Peter Welch for Congress?

Miriam, however, soon walked away from the Democratic party. She realized that her faith, the way she lived her life and the way she thought about issues were far more conservative. She feels conservative values more closely align with the Constitution.

September 16, 2020 in Commentary.
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Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza in 2015: Capitalism must be abolished for black lives to matter

Capitalism must be abolished in order for black lives to matter, Alicia Garza, a co-founder of Black Lives Matter, said at a conference in 2015.

September 16, 2020 in Commentary.

Mark Shepard: ‘Black Men for Trump’ movement makes a lot of sense

Some people may act surprised by the “Black Men for Trump” movement, because “it’s not supposed to happen.” I am not at all surprised.

September 14, 2020 in Commentary.
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Keelan: Colleges are the hottest real estate market in Vermont

No wonder the sale of colleges is a hot market with sale prices so far-off their historical valuations and so many options for repurposing. Could there be a silver lining here that is being missed?

September 13, 2020 in Commentary.
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Flemming: Vermont leads nation in protests per capita

Vermont has had the highest number of protests per capita in America since late May. Most of those were affiliated with Black Lives Matter, according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project.

September 13, 2020 in Commentary.
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Opinion: Learning from California’s blackouts

Barring a course correction, no one should be surprised if the Northeast sees winter reliability and cost problems on par with California’s and Texas’ summer challenges.

September 13, 2020 in Commentary.

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