Keelan: Well-intentioned racism report goes sideways
But with any published piece, there can be room for suggestions, criticism, or both. The “Vermont Racial Equity Report 2022” is no different.
Stan Greer: Teachers vs. teacher union brass
Powerful teacher union officials like Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association (NEA), and Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT/AFL-CIO), routinely try to deflect criticism of their outrageous actions by labeling it as criticism of “teachers.”
Letter: Why I am voting for Joe Gervais
I have no doubt that Joe will work to ensure that the recent reckless, unsustainable spending ends, and that our true rural Vermont values are brought to the forefront in Montpelier.
MacDonald: Is ‘catastrophic climate change’ why Vermont had a record year for maple syrup?
Thanks to “climate change,” Vermont sugar houses set a state record. In 2022 Vermont produced more maple syrup than the next six states combined. Impossible if the climate cult’s dogma has any legs.
Renee Brodowski: Who has custody of our children, parents or the State? Part 3
Knowledge of gender ideology and active participation in government are part of the antidote against efforts to usurp parental authority. Parents are the experts of their children, not the State. Let’s keep it that way.
Letter: The real ‘threat to democracy’
To me the real threat to democracy is the policies of this Democrat run administration which are destroying our economy, our culture and our sovereignty.
WCAX pulls Randolph locker room story, will ‘publicly acknowledge the damage done’
WCAX has withdrawn from its website the Sept. 30 news report that broke the story, News Director Roger Garrity confirmed Thursday night to Vermont Daily Chronicle. The story was not consigned to the digital memory hole due to factual inaccuracy. “We believe our story was accurate,” Garrity said.
Randolph High School girls explain why they’re uncomfortable having a biological male in their locker room
Blake Allen and her teammates spoke out when a biologically male student used their locker room. Now these young girls face heavy criticism — and maybe even punishment.
Young GOP senate candidate for Washington County brings entrepreneur experience, business-friendly mindset
Young GOP candidate for State Senate Paul Bean spoke with True North on how his entrepreneur business experiences have helped influence his conservative values as he runs for the Washington-1 District seat.
John Klar: Progressives embrace regressive taxes despite claim of ‘helping the poor’
The most glaring failure of Vermont’s so-called Progressives is in taxation and fees: the Progressive arm of the Democrat Party has greatly burdened low-income Vermonters, always in the name of “helping the poor.”
Meg Hansen: Vermont state lawmakers ranked 5th most liberal in nation
In CPAC’s analysis of all 7,400 state lawmakers in America, the Vermont Legislature earned a conservative rating of 26%, tying New York and Maryland, and trailing only Hawaii (23%), Rhode Island (20%), and Massachusetts (15%) as most liberal in America.
Opinion: Painful inflation keeps spiking under Democrat-led Washington, and voters are taking notice
So much for the falsely-named Democrat “Inflation Reduction Act.” September’s inflation figures came out worse than expected this week, but Americans didn’t need Washington bureaucrats to tell them they’re suffering record high price spikes.