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The ugly culture legalizing physician-assisted suicide would create

On World Suicide Prevention Day, Sept. 10, we recognize suicide as the tragedy it is. Yet at this very moment, activists are agitating to expand — not to prevent — physician-assisted suicide.

September 10, 2018 in Commentary.
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McClaughry: 16 pointed questions for 2018 candidates

Try out the questions that interest you on your candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, House and Senate. If they can’t give you a coherent reply, look for others who can.

September 9, 2018 in Commentary.
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State Headliners: Is panhandling free speech? ACLU thinks so

The civil liberties organization has threatened to sue Brattleboro and five other municipalities if their anti-panhandling ordinances are not repealed.

September 9, 2018 in TNR News.
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Report: Paris climate accord backers are just ‘outsourcing’ CO2 emissions to China

The report, funded by the ClimateWorks Foundation, found that countries are increasingly “outsourcing” their emissions to other countries, like China and India.

September 9, 2018 in Elsewhere.
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Foreign nationals who were indicted for illegally voting still on state’s voter rolls

The Public Interest Legal Foundation wrote in its study “Safe Spaces” that the 1993 National Voter Registration Act makes it easier for noncitizens to register to vote because there are no other verification systems required to be in place.

September 9, 2018 in U.S..
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Number of people on unemployment welfare at 50-year low

Filings for unemployment benefits in the U.S. last week fell to the lowest number in nearly five decades, further evidence of a tight labor market and expanding economy.

September 9, 2018 in U.S..
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Socialist candidate Julia Salazar once arrested and accused of stealing thousands of dollars

The latest headache for Democratic Socialist darling Julia Salazar includes the uncovering of documents showing she was arrested in 2011 on suspicion of trying to access the bank account of the former wife of retired baseball all-star Keith Hernandez.

September 9, 2018 in U.S..
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New faces in GOP Rutland Senate race

While much of Vermont is a safe haven for liberals and progressives, Rutland continues to thrive as a regional outpost for GOP leaders, as shown by the results of the recent primary election.

September 7, 2018 in TNR News.
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State Headliners: Vermont workers get bonuses, raises as result of federal tax cut

Thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump, 90 percent of American wage earners have higher take-home pay, Americans for Tax Reform reported.

September 7, 2018 in TNR News.
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Six key moments from the week’s social media congressional hearings

Sheryl Sandberg told senators that her company is working to eradicate fake news from Facebook. Jack Dorsey told the House Energy and Commerce Committee that Twitter is working to correct what led to the alleged shadow banning of some prominent conservatives on Twitter.

September 7, 2018 in U.S..
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Democrats embarrass themselves from start to finish in Kavanaugh hearings

Democratic senators were tripping over themselves to make grandstanding political statements in front of the camera throughout Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing, but did it work?

September 7, 2018 in Videos.
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Anya Tynio looks to be first woman to represent Vermont in Washington

While national headlines focus on Vermont hosting the first transgender candidate for governor, the Green Mountain State remains the only state in the nation to have never had a woman as a federal representative. Vermonters now have a chance to change that.

September 6, 2018 in TNR News.

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