Letter: Prudent policymaking considers multiple factors
Rather than the Delta variant, the influenza morbidity and mortality rates offer a stronger basis to mask children for protection. But we have never made that argument and for good reason.
Teachers to meet in over 115 cities across the US to demand critical race theory be taught
The “Days of Action” and the “Teach Truth Pledge” event, hosted by the Zinn Education Project, will take place Aug. 27 through Aug. 29. The events across the country are advertised as raising “public awareness about the danger” of anti-CRT bills.
Multiple US Marines dead, at least 40 civilians killed in Kabul attack
“We can confirm that a number of U.S. service members were killed in today’s complex attack at Kabul airport,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said in a statement after the WSJ report. Kirby didn’t specify the number of fatalities.
‘It was too late’: Afghan commander says army ‘lost its will to fight’ after US ‘betrayal’
An Afghan Army commander said Wednesday that the reason his troops couldn’t fight any longer against the Taliban was largely because they felt abandoned by the U.S. and President Joe Biden.
Burlington gun incidents up five-fold and counting over yearly average
According to data shared by the Burlington Police Department, the latest gun-shooting incident Saturday was the the 11th this year — and more than five times the yearly average.
Don Turner: Vermont has housing supply problem driven by overly burdensome regulatory process
Vermont doesn’t have a housing “demand” problem. We have a housing “supply” problem, driven by an overly burdensome regulatory process that creates uncertainty, raises costs, and delays and deters projects from becoming a reality.
Vermont Republican Party calls on Speaker Krowinski to stop playing politics with COVID-19 and Vermont schools
Speaker Krowinski’s latest P.R. stunt is nothing more than a desperate political maneuver to insert partisanship into a conversation about public health and elevate her own profile at the expense of misleading the public on COVID-19.
Censorship: YouTube removed over 1 million videos related to COVID-19
YouTube has removed over one million videos on its platform containing alleged misinformation related to COVID-19. The Google-owned company announced the figure in a blog post Wednesday.
New Hampshire sets interim rules for scholarships for private, charter schools
The temporary rules will allow the state to set up “education freedom accounts” that would redirect state funding for low- and moderate-income students who choose to leave public schools for private, parochial or charter schools, or home schooling.
Roper: Government is screwing up the labor market, and more
You can’t blame would-be employees for making these basic economic calculations. But the reality is that by buying into the system of government handouts — limiting one’s legitimate income and opportunities in exchange — one is in reality signing on to be a member of a permanent, dependent underclass for the rest of one’s life.
House Speaker Krowinski: Let’s follow CDC guidance, bring back indoor mask mandate
With schools opening up and community spread across the state, I am calling on Governor Scott to take additional steps to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and protect Vermonters. We need to be more proactive in following guidance from the CDC.
McClaughry: Leahy’s debt limit confusion
A fellow Vermonter shared with me Sen. Patrick Leahy’s reply to his letter expressing concern about the national debt surpassing the value of the entire US economy.