Opinion: End the lockdown
Why did most states decide to lock down when all they had to do, at much less cost to the social fabric and economic life and individual liberty, was to protect those over 65 and the frail?
Opinion: It’s time to consider the real meaning of Memorial Day
Now’s the time to consider the real meaning of Memorial Day and why we honor the 1.35 million men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice protecting our nation from “all enemies foreign and domestic.”
A Memorial Day like no other in the era of COVID-19
This Memorial Day, during the time of COVID-19, will be different from all others. Many cemeteries likely will have new restrictions, making it more difficult for visitors to pay their respects.
Rep. Mark Higley: Meg Hansen gives voice to Vermont families and workers
I believe the crisis will either mark a turning point for Vermont or the point of no return. We need to elect candidates who have the competence and courage to tackle the challenges ahead with fresh solutions that prioritize Vermont’s workers and middle and working class families.
Roper: Get ready for the ‘Global Warming Shutdown Act’
What the GWSA would do is empower the Agency of Natural Resources to come up with and enforce “rules” designed to shrink the state’s greenhouse gas emissions to specific levels by 2025, 2030 and 2050, regardless of any collateral impacts and consequences.
John Klar: Vermont, the least sensible place for solar panels
Vermont has not estimated future disposal costs or the sizable environmental costs of manufacturing and shipping for residential installation. And being colder and cloudier than most states, Vermont is perhaps the least sensible place in America for solar panels.
Analysis: Under threat from AG Donovan, outdoor gym owner throws in the towel
“Today is a sad day in America,” Sean Manovill begins. “Club Fitness has been sued and fined into submission. Contempt of court carries a threat of jail time, and I cannot do that to my wife and two young children. The state of Vermont has taken the rights of free people to make us comply with their agenda.”
New York’s mayor goes after Jewish residents again
For the second time since the COVID-19 pandemic became a daily battle between disease control and civil liberties, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has taken to Twitter to criticize the peaceful assembly of Jews in a city that boasts over a million Jewish residents.
McClaughry: The endless tax on your power bill
The lead bill to glide through the Senate was S.337, which would allow Energy Efficiency Vermont and Burlington Electric the authority to spend some of their ratepayer tax funds on transportation and heating efficiency projects.
John Klar: Flattening the curve, and Vermont’s economy
There is perhaps no flatter COVID-19 curve than Vermont’s, and perhaps no economy more effectively flattened.
Todd Smith: Crushing weight of gym police
Vermont’s autocratic attorney general sued a Rutland gym for being open to customers. TJ Donovan asked a judge to shut the gym down, fine the owner $1,000 for every day the gym was open, and reimburse court costs and the cost of the “investigation.”
Roper: What child abuse and vote fraud have in common
Just as the “evidence” points to lower incidents of child abuse, the “evidence” regarding vote fraud is misleading. The lack of evidence for vote fraud is a result of voting being moved increasingly out of the public eye and away from the supervision of election officials.