Residents want community to embrace biking, organic farming under climate economy initiative
Environmentally minded residents in Middlebury are determined to place climate change front-and-center in shaping the community’s future economic path.
‘It’s okay to be white’ message in Cambridge, Massachusetts deemed ‘racist’
Local leaders labeled the incidents as racist and told the public that statements like “it’s okay to be white” would not be tolerated.
A lot of Yale students want to straight-up ban Halloween
Many Yale students want to ban Halloween and signed a petition to do so, according to a video from Campus Reform.
Environmentalists now issuing death threats against family of Trump’s EPA chief
A recent increase in security for Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt is due to “unprecedented” death threats against him and his family, Pruitt told Bloomberg in an interview Thursday.
49ers donate half-million to gun control push
The San Francisco 49ers weighed in on the national firearms debate Thursday, announcing their $500,000 donation to push for more gun control and a ban on bump stocks.
Keelan: Displaying the American and Vermont flags
Those that are hell-bent on destroying the flag, fortunately, are few in number, but gain quite a bit of media attention when they carry out their objective — and for the media, it is news. What does not receive coverage are those businesses and residences that display the flag day in and day out.
Social justice panelists discuss being black in Vermont
At a community forum about race issues in Vermont, a panel of black and white social-justice activists approached the discussion with sensitivity as well as calls for action in towns, businesses and schools across the state.
Prominent Vermont Democrats support ‘take-a-knee’ protests
With much of the nation abuzz about NFL players kneeling to protest America’s national anthem and flag, some Vermont politicians say they endorse “taking a knee.”
How a radical left-wing historian birthed the anti-Columbus crusade
Confederate statues aren’t the only ones to come under siege from protesters. Christopher Columbus, the Spanish-backed Italian explorer who discovered the Americas, is also being attacked on a wide scale.
Black conservatives list the issues football players should protest against
A group of black conservatives believe that there are more pressing issues in the black community that National Football League players should be drawing attention to in light of protests during the national anthem.
Two more cities sue oil companies over climate change, rising oceans
The suits are part of a growing wave of litigation against the oil and gas industry attempting to force companies to cover the costs of natural disasters.
Left wing outrage after conservative teaches students about the Constitution
Angry parents expressed outrage after Janine Turner gave a “conservative” presentation on the Constitution to fifth and sixth graders. Turner, the founder of “Constituting America,” spoke about patriotism and the meaning of America’s founding document.