Guest Viewpoint: The Republicans made him do it
Remember 1960s “Laugh In” T.V. comic Flip Wilson? He used to say the “Devil made me do it” as an excuse for some misdeed. Well, now we learn that President Barack Obama was forced to cancel the permit to construct the Keystone XL pipeline because the Republicans made him do it.
State health-care chairwoman to speak at Porter meeting
The 2012 Annual Meeting of Porter Medical Center will be held on Thursday, March 22, at 7 p.m. at the Kirk Alumni Center on the campus of Middlebury College. The keynote speaker will be Anya Rader Wallack, Ph.D., chairwoman of the new Green Mountain Health Board. The meeting is free and open to the public.
Some 17-year-olds will vote in Vermont ‘12 primaries
Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos said that in the General Election of 2010, Vermont voters approved a Constitutional Amendment to allow some 17 year olds, those who will turn 18 on or before the day of the November election, to participate in the presidential primary and the August primary for the year that the voter will be 18 by the general election.
D.C. bill would extend dairy safety net
Vermont’s congressional delegation – U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) and Rep. Peter Welch(D) – has introduced legislation to extend a U.S. taxpayer-funded safety net that helps dairy farmers ride out downturns in milk prices. Without action, the legislative trio claim, dairy farmers could face a severe drop in support from the MILC safety net by Sept 1.
Ethan Allen Institute: Those school choice rascals
An evil plot is afoot to pressure the states to adopt “school choice schemes”, according to onetime Rutland Northeast Superintendent Dr. William J. Mathis. He is currently a Shumlin appointee to the Vermont State Board of Education and Managing Director of the grandly-named “National Education Policy Center” at the University of Colorado.
Hinesburg bond vote March 6
The Town of Hinesburg is moving ahead with its proposed public safety building complex in the center of the village.
Rally ‘round the flag, Monkton
Residents to vote on new town flag
The residents of Monkton will vote at Town Meeting March 6 to select a town flag. Voting will occur at the Monkton Central School gym between 10 a.m–1 p.m. and 4 p.m.-7 p.m.
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Montpelier considers tax on heating oil, propane
Lawmakers in Montpelier are considering several different ways to increase taxes on heating oil and propane. Middle class Vermonters will bear the brunt of the increases, according to some legislators opposed to the measure.
Town Hall work to resume in Brandon
It may appear to be slow going to outsiders, but Brandon officials are pleased to see the next phase of the historic town hall restoration project set to resume by early March.
Letter to the Editor: GMP and CVPS
To the editor: We are pleased to see that GMP and CVPS have retreated from their initial position that would have denied CVPS ratepayers additional value for their contribution to the Hydro Quebec bailout.
Cavendish Town Meeting forum, Feb. 27
The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association will hold an informational meeting for Cavendish voters one week before this year’s town meeting.
Rights and Privileges: K-12 in Vermont
As reports go, it could have been a lot pricier and harder-to-read, but it was quite enough anyway. That’s the recently-published Picus Report, which was commissioned to reassure the Golden Dome folks in Montpelier that their statewide school property tax,starting with Act 60, and then son-of-60, Act 68, was equitable.
Magazine honors Vermont mayor for a week
Mayor Eric T. Osgood from Johnson, Vt., has been named Mayor of the Week by Reader’s Digest as part of the nationally distributed magazine's ongoing We Hear You America campaign.
Hinesburg moves ahead with building project
The Town of Hinesburg is moving ahead with its proposed public safety building complex in the center of the village.
President’s Day: Vermont’s Lincoln connections
President’s Day is Feb. 20, and having just oberved President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday Feb. 12, modern Vermonters rarely pause to consider the interesting connections between the sixteenth president and the Green Mountain State.
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