The Democrats have no problem with the thought of robbing the survival fund presented to Vermont so they can pay for the pension funding crisis they created and other failed policies. They must get their house in order by cutting spending and governing from a fiscally responsible posture.
The COVID-19 crisis and racial tensions make Father’s Day more important this year than most, says a social scientist and author who argues for the importance of fathers, especially in the development of boys to men.
Developing best-practice guidelines, greater review of use-of-force tactics and incidents, a review of policies surrounding no-knock warrants in drug cases, and greater transparency about police misconduct inquiries are all ideas worth exploring in greater detail.
In the end, politicians cannot resolve systemic problems of any type, and especially racism, by setting policy.
“Thank you Vermont police and sheriffs for being our front lines for Covid-19, for monitoring peaceful BLM rallies, and for protecting our freedom. May you know our united support and gratitude.”
Meg has a medical degree, health policy expertise, and a long record of healthcare service. She also owns a small business.
The latest Vermont standardized test scores are out, and the results are not good, especially for students who have been “historically marginalized.” This is nothing new. The “achievement gap” has been persistent for decades.
The Black Lives Matter movement has taken hold in Vermont and has been successful in convincing many of us that Vermont is a hot-bed of racial prejudice and abuse of black people. This is simply not true.
I was much encouraged to read in multiple Vermont publications that many readers questioned the presumptive racist interpretations of both the State Street vandalism in Montpelier and the Facebook post by Windsor Principal Tiffany Riley.
It’s malpractice for the media to portray this development as little more than a peaceful block party. If nature abhors a vacuum, the vacuum of anarchy is rarely replaced by liberty and justice for all.
Cancel culture is a tactic of tyrants, but is absolutely the right term for what we see happening before our eyes. Once a society censors all voices with controversial viewpoints, there can be no culture at all.
The Vermont Senate considered a bill for amending the selection process behind the board of trustees at the University of Vermont. One senator lambasted the new approach, calling into question why diversity should take precedence over merit to be on the board.