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Why the F-35 rules: Study history, study costs, study threats

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, D-Calif., recently lamented the supposedly exorbitant costs and “poor track record” of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.  Smith’s lack of expertise in airpower might qualify him for a pass, but Gen. Charles Q. “CQ” Brown’s own recent public statements on the subject are real head-scratchers.

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John Klar: Regenerative politics in the Vermont GOP

Conservatives must lead Vermont in initiatives supporting regenerative agriculture and small, local farms. This is an imperative to benefit Vermont’s economy, craft a sensible environmental policy to present to voters, and expose the multiple problems with progressive “initiatives” in renewable energy.