UVM survey finds regional divides in mask wearing trends
A University of Vermont student has completed a survey-study on mask-wearing tendencies in Vermont, including who’s wearing them and why.
McClaughry: Combating ‘welfare for the rich’
People seeking and using political influence to make themselves richer by enlisting government to their advantage has long been a deplorable practice in the history of this country.
Dreading Thanksgiving conversations? Keep these 3 points in mind for a civil discussion
As we eat our Thanksgiving turkey and pumpkin pie, it’s almost unavoidable that politics will come up at the dinner table. Someone says something controversial, another fires back, and 10 minutes later mother is removing the knives from the table so no one gets hurt.
Report: Vermonters should have a safe Thanksgiving 2020
Despite new COVID quarantine rules, the state of Vermont is still among the safest places to spend the Thanksgiving holiday, at least according to a report and study titled “The Safest States to Spend Thanksgiving.”
Media outlets project Biden victory as Trump says election ‘far from over’
Several major news outlets on Saturday projected former Vice President Joe Biden to have won a prolonged presidential election, even as ballot counting and litigation continue. President Donald Trump has not conceded the contest, and his campaign team note pending legal challenges across several closely contested states.
Vimeo removes video showing ties between pro-China group, Black Lives Matter founder
A popular video platform has removed a video critical of apparent connections between the Chinese Communist Party and a founder of the Black Lives Matter organization.
New movie ‘Free Lunch Express’ gives comical take on Bernie’s rise to political power
The political satire film “Free Lunch Express” premiered at Essex Cinemas on Thursday evening as an audience of about 70 Vermonters came out to watch a comical take on the life and perils of U.S. senator and two-time presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.
McClaughry: The Supreme Court and the Affordable Care Act
Sen. Patrick Leahy and five of his Democratic colleagues have repeatedly stoked fears that a conservative Supreme Court will destroy the Obama Affordable Care Act of 2010. This is rank partisan fearmongering.
Dem nominee for high bailiff says police need more civilian oversight
Will Addison County choose a deputy sheriff, a former high bailiff, or a pro-legal marijuana lawyer to hold the office empowered to remove and then serve as the county sheriff?
Here’s where Sweden stands after refusing to require strict coronavirus lockdowns
Sweden hasn’t employed many of the coronavirus restrictions seen in around the world, but the Nordic country has less deaths than some major European countries when scaled for population.
Twitter using ‘hacked info’ policy to suppress bombshell NYPost story, but no evidence hacking was involved
Twitter on Wednesday afternoon began blocking tweets from being posted that contained links to the New York Post’s report on alleged emails that purportedly show Hunter Biden offered to introduce then-Vice President Joe Biden to an executive of the Ukrainian gas company Burisma.
Opinion: I rallied for Trump last week. Ask me why
I attended because our transactional president delivered on his campaign promises to fix chronic, non-partisan, supposedly insoluble problems. As he likes to say – “promises kept.”