Kudos to Shay Totten for not only breaking the' [...]
Kudos to Shay Totten for not only breaking the' [...]
Bellows Falls Village Trustee Stefan Golec spoke strongly against the shelter,' [...]
To make matters worse, the prick' [...]
Senators,
As [...]
Cross posted from Rational Resistance.
Activists get the DEA to remove obsolete information from its website claiming that the American Medical Association (AMA) still opposes medical marijuana.
However, a week after the announcement of this historic reversal, the DEA still hadn’t removed mention of the AMA’s old, [...]
An excellent op-ed piece in today's Free Press lays out the myths and realities of the so-called tort reform movement. The piece, by Lars Lundeen, emonstrates the recurring reality that the tort "reform" movement is nothing more than an assault on the rights of injured patients, while offering no benefits [...]
When John Lennon died, I wasn't a huge fan of his. I was young at the time, and it was before I had realized I was a musician and didn't really understand much of anything about music.
But I did understand something about people. Standing at that bus stop, getting ready [...]
Catamount Tavern News, founded over 7 years ago in August of 2002 by the new defunct Green Mountain Collective, is, perhaps, the longest running 'underground newspaper' in Vermont history. The publication saw its first print edition of 350 copies in the winter of 2003. The [...]
Everyone is familiar with John Kerry's Congressional testimony in which he said:
We are asking Americans to think about that because how do you ask a man to be the last man to die in Vietnam? How do you ask a man to be the last man to die [...]
I would like to have as many people as possible participate in the process moving' [...]
Suggestions as to how Mr. Cheney can regain his relevance have been made, and in my view, they're good ones...unfortunately, they don't seem to be gaining a lot of traction.
"Defendant Cheney." [...]
This is sad news. Like many people of my generation, my first introduction to folk music was through the Clancy Brothers, who brought Irish music to a mass audience in the United States.
Now Liam Clancy, the last of the brothers, has died.
There's a lot [...]
Per today's Rutland Herald:
A Washington County sheriff's deputy on security duty Wednesday accidentally discharged his firearm inside a downtown Barre courthouse.
I'd suggest reading the full story for effect, but I'll give the summary: Sheriff's deputy brings personal gun to work. Decides to take it to work because he's' [...]
It may not only be the 35 year old mistakes of Viet Nam which the US should take a lesson from but the more recent ones made in Iraq that are being repeated in Afghanistan, with only slight variation. Unbelievably the US is relying even more heavily on private security [...]
In what Gov. James Douglas called a "critical step" toward resolving the state's budget woes, the administration Thursday announced a two-year labor agreement with the state's workers that will cut union salaries by 3 percent.
In addition to pay cuts, the tentative settlement eliminates pay raises and [...]
After his speech this week President Obama's been taking some hits from Vermont Dems. Not just the left fringe of the party, ably represented here, but even the mainstream Democrats:
Senator Leahy: "For me it boils down to whether or not there is a convincing answer to this question: What" [...]
If you were watching the WCAX news last night, you might have seen this story:
Some crewmen aboard the Maersk Alabama -- now say ship captain -- Richard Phillips -- ignored repeated warnings about pirates. The cargo ship was boarded by pirates off the coast of [...]
We have previously covered the drunk driving charges against Auditor of Accounts Tom Salmon, and there isn't a lot more to say about the substance of the charges. He got caught doing it, he admitted it, and he's now facing the criminal consequences.
Today was the date set for his [...]
Bernanke's nomination comes before the Senate Banking Committee this Thursday. It's unclear how far he'll be willing to go with this hold, but it's a very big deal regardless. Reid has shown in the past' [...]
Nationally Republican leaders have been circulating a resolution listing 10 positions Republican candidates must support if they want RNC backing. To gain the seal of approval candidates [...]
This is a healthy thing. We need more debate, not less, on these issues. And Senator Leahy does not mince words:
But can anyone imagine the Unites States using landmines in Afghanistan, a country where more civilians have been killed or horribly injured from mines than any other in history?
A [...]
Superpowers have a great DISADVANTAGE when they impose war on another country: They never have to surrender.
Whether it wins a war or loses a war, a superpower can keep fighting without ever surrendering, without [...]
Hmm... could Brock be keeping his Governor options open?
VPR reports that Pomfret businessman Len Britton ( who we mentioned as a rumored Republican' [...]
In today's Brattleboro Reformer, there's a piece by Howard Weiss-Tisman:
A public forum that was scheduled to answer questions about a [...]
I view my campaign for governor as a job interview, which means to me that voters are entitled to information from the candidates rather than just sound bites.
Not everyone understands the budget problems we face in Vermont, so I wrote the following so folks will have a basic [...]
QUESTION: In the 2010 Congressional elections will you definitely vote, probably vote, not likely vote, or definitely will not vote?
The results were, to put it mildly, shocking:
Voter [...]
My electric co-op meter reader had not heard of smart grid and the smart meters coming to Vermont. That he was amazed to hear about it may illustrate a point. As the electric system in Vermont quickly changes, are the utilities, the State and even the media doing enough to [...]
Speakers on, click the pic. :)
(Probably one of the funniest things I have ever seen on television).
Oh, and for no very good reason, I just have to post this:
and this:
How's everyone doing this fine day?
' [...]
The title of this post is, in fact, a word for word quote from a recent request for proposals posted by the state of Vermont.
What are they looking for? Well, let's look at the RFP itself:
The Office of Purchasing & Contracting' [...]
It's almost two years ago now that Anthony Pollina started his campaign to try to get the state's Democratic Party to support him in his run for governor. What he heard from me, and presumably others, was that there was one straightforward way to get the support of the Party: [...]
