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Commentary

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Keelan: Growth of nonprofits does not bode well for Vermont

Nonprofits have become the dominant industry in Vermont. With the billion dollars recently received from Washington and billions more to come, the nonprofits’ role will become more significant and powerful, with greater influence over our lives.

February 2, 2022 in Commentary.
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‘Fully vaxxed’ COVID case numbers higher than ‘not fully vaxxed’ — Here’s why that matters

The number of individuals testing positive for COVID in the “fully vaccinated” category currently outnumbers those in the “not fully vaccinated” group. Further, when looking at absolute numbers of individuals in the hospital with COVID, the picture becomes even murkier.

February 1, 2022 in Commentary.
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Paul Dame: Dems pulling a fast one on redistricting, quick action needed

Whether or not Democrats are trying to stack the deck in their favor, there are still a few things anyone who wants a fair process can do about it — especially if you act now.

February 1, 2022 in Commentary.
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Tom Evslin: High oil and gas prices fuel Russian and Iranian aggressiveness

As higher oil prices showed up at the pump, Biden was in the ridiculous situation of begging OPEC and Russia to increase production. His intent was to save the environment by reducing the use of fossil fuels. The effect was simply to increase production and the profitability of production is places like Russia.

February 1, 2022 in Commentary.
U.S. Supreme Court

Roper: If race is a factor for SCOTUS appointment, what about Asians?

Asian Americans, who represent 7.2% of the population according to the 2020 census and are the fastest growing minority demographic in the country, are not and never have been represented on the Supreme Court. What’s up with that?

January 31, 2022 in Commentary.
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John Klar: Proposal 5 begs federal rescue of viable children and pregnant women

Roe v. Wade defined a compelling interest to protect life beginning at viability — scientifically accepted at 24 weeks. Vermont is protecting abortions even beyond 40 weeks. This is not just a technicality — this is Prop 5, perhaps the most extreme abortion law in the world.

January 31, 2022 in Commentary.
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Op-ed: New York announces $1 billion internet program that includes muni broadband funding

Given the massive amount of taxpayer money being spent for broadband deployment, it’s no surprise that the state of New York recently unveiled a $1 billion spending plan. Also, not surprising is the intention to spend the money on municipal broadband systems which continue to be financial sinkholes.

January 31, 2022 in Commentary.

Roper: Why all single-member legislative districts?

There are many good reasons for scrapping our anachronistic multimember districts, including popular support for single-member districts, eliminating a flagrant gerrymandering tool, and ensuring fairness and equality of representation for all.

January 30, 2022 in Commentary.

Tom Licata: It’s time to say ‘no mas’ to postmodern Critical Social Justice

This cancerous ideology of postmodern Critical Social Justice has taken root-and-branch in Vermont, embedded within our government institutions and schools, all under the guise of Diversity, Inclusion and Equity.

January 30, 2022 in Commentary.
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Radio transcript: Making sense of COVID’s psychological currents

In this transcript of the Common Sense Radio show, Meg Hansen and co-host Matthew Strong discuss such topics as “what is mass formation,” “how does it apply to Vermont,” and “what can be done to counter it.”

January 30, 2022 in Commentary.

Virginia’s attorney general bans mandatory vaccination on college campuses

Virginia’s new Attorney General, Jason Miyares, has made it clear that mandatory COVID vaccination’s by Colleges is not legal in Virginia.

January 30, 2022 in Commentary.
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Roper: Proposal 5 doesn’t protect a woman’s right to an abortion

What the vague language Proposal 5 actually does is give the father of an unborn child an “right to personal autonomy” equal to that of the woman.

January 27, 2022 in Commentary.

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