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Frenier: Fallen soldier presidential flap reveals our divided culture

The willingness of so many to believe that any president would be so mean-spirited that he or she would deliberately be disrespectful to a fallen soldier’s widow is mindboggling. It requires a toxic level of hate in the human heart.

October 23, 2017 in Commentary.
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EPA chief set to bar government-funded experts from agency’s science panels

Pruitt revealed that he will issue a directive aimed at ensuring the “independence, transparency and objectivity” of experts who serve on the agency’s scientific advisory boards. He suggested he may rule out science advisers with a history of taking EPA grants.

October 23, 2017 in U.S..
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State Children’s Health Insurance Program ties hands of parents, needs change

For 8.9 million low-income children in America, parents aren’t the first decision-makers in health care. For families enrolled in the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, politicians choose what coverage is best for the children.

October 23, 2017 in Commentary.
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McClaughry: Putting the brakes on ‘sue and settle’

The ultimate goal of this “regulation and taxation through litigation” is to force selected industries to the wall.

October 22, 2017 in Commentary.
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Confirmed: 99 Percent of union donations go to liberal-leaning causes

Unions across the country donated $765 million dollars to various organizations over the last four years, and 99 percent of that cash went to liberal-leaning causes.

October 22, 2017 in Commentary.
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Report: GOP tax reform could boost household income by $4,000

A study released this week by the president’s Council of Economic Advisers found that congressional Republicans’ tax reform framework would produce thousands of dollars in income growth for American households.

October 22, 2017 in U.S..
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Why pulling ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ from the classroom hurts students

This book is not for the fainthearted. Certain characters openly demean the dignity of African-Americans. Evil is put on full display. But that is exactly the point, and it’s what the Biloxi school board fails to grasp.

October 20, 2017 in Commentary.
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Study reveals generation-long decline in business startups

A new National Bureau of Economic Research study has quantified the impact of America’s generation-long decline in business startups, and the results are not pretty.

October 20, 2017 in U.S..
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Crime data expert: ‘I wouldn’t draw any conclusions’ from UVM study on police racial bias

Since its release in January, the traffic stop study “Driving While Black and Brown in Vermont” has been a blot on the reputation of state and local law enforcement. Now local police and at least one crime research expert are casting doubts on the report’s data and findings.

October 19, 2017 in TNR News.
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Roper: Mullin illustrates the trouble with certificate of need laws

States without certificate of need laws have lower costs, better outcomes and more access to health care. It’s time to subject our CON laws and the Green Mountain Care Board to a certificate of need process. I think we’ll find we don’t need either of them.

October 19, 2017 in Commentary.
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Family nearly blocked from school after requesting information on vaccines

Told her children would be barred from school if she didn’t sign required health forms, a mom from Woodstock, Vermont, has agreed to say the state provided “evidence-based” information on vaccines, even though she believes the information lacks scientific backing.

October 18, 2017 in TNR News.
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ICE to step up operations against companies that hire illegal immigrants

The Trump administration’s top immigration agent said Tuesday that he plans to ramp up investigations of businesses that knowingly employ illegal immigrants.

October 18, 2017 in U.S..

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