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The Second Amendment saved these gun owners’ lives in April

It is undeniable that Americans use guns in self-defense on far more occasions than criminals use them to commit crimes. Yet those defensive gun uses rarely receive the amount of attention given to criminal gun uses.

May 14, 2019 in U.S..
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California’s sex ed guidelines suggest asking kindergartners what gender they identify as

Hundreds of parents protested the new framework — which includes everything from lessons in self-pleasure to transgenderism. The guidelines even go so far as to encourage kindergarteners to think about whether they might identify with another gender.

May 14, 2019 in Commentary.
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Vermont veterans find roadblocks to getting dental care at the White River Junction VA

“I guess it’s no surprise that the department there is dysfunctional. They don’t call you back and even the service providers say that,” McColgan said.

May 13, 2019 in TNR News.
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Ben & Jerry’s advisory council to promote climate mitigation and more to farmers

The ice-cream giant and ever-political Ben & Jerry’s has developed an advisory council to help farmers mitigate global warming and adopt best-practices such as keeping cows healthy.

May 13, 2019 in TNR News.
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Flemming: Public policy informed by science, not Nixonesque fear-mongering

Treating chemicals with respect instead of fear will encourage future chemists and biologists to develop health policy and environmental solutions that will give us a cleaner and safer world.

May 13, 2019 in Commentary.
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Equality Act could impose left-wing LGBT curriculum on whole nation

If Democrats’ priority legislation becomes law, public schools could be forced to include discussions about transgenderism in math and history classes for elementary school students.

May 13, 2019 in U.S..
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Bernie Sanders joining Ocasio-Cortez at Howard University Green New Deal rally

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will join Democratic New York Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez at a Green New Deal rally Monday night at Howard University in Washington, D.C.

May 13, 2019 in U.S..

Dialogues with Meg Hansen: Opioid carnage – A Vermonter’s story Part 2

This week we continue our dialogue with Megan West, a recovering opioid addict from Sheldon, and learn about the federal crime she committed, and how time in prison put her on the path to recovery and redemption.

May 12, 2019 in Videos.
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Roper: A modest compromise on the $15 minimum wage

Pass a law mandating that workers earning less than $15 an hour make ends meet within their household budgets at the current minimum wage of $10.78. Just mandate that they buy more food, shelter, heat, etc. with the resources they have.

May 12, 2019 in Commentary.
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Moore: Approval of Hampton Inn by Act 250 environmental commission welcome news

This is exactly the type of clean, positive development that the region needs. The Act 250 approval is the last in a long list of approvals applied for and granted, including the Montpelier Development Review Board permits and all relevant state permits.

May 12, 2019 in Commentary.
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Green New Deal is a ‘guise’ to usher in socialism, lawmaker warns

Members of the conservative Republican Study Committee say Democrats’ Green New Deal would be an economic wrecking ball.

May 12, 2019 in Commentary.
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Podcast: Pediatrician explains how ‘dangerous’ Equality Act would force doctors to ‘do harm’

Doctors who are uncomfortable prescribing hormone treatments or doing gender reassignment surgeries could soon potentially be in violation of federal law, warns Dr. Michelle Cretella, a pediatrician and executive director of the American College of Pediatricians.

May 12, 2019 in Videos.

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