Scribblings
Apr 26an occasional letter from the legislature by Rep Tom Koch “Lemme outta here!!” I’m ready for the final gavel to drop, and the sooner it does, the safer the people will be! This is the point in the session that... »
The latest about Barre Metro from Vermont Tiger
Pirates of the Winooski
Apr 19by John McClaughry The highly popular Disney movie series Pirates of the Caribbean, starring the lovable rogue Captain Jack Sparrow, has captured the imagination of a new generation, as Errol Flynn and Burt Lancaster pirate movies did half a century... »
Governor Shumlin's Interesting Adventure
Apr 13Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin rarely backs away from a fight, but he had to beat a hasty retreat Wednesday night when he found himself outnumbered by four black bears that were feasting on bird feeders in the backyard of his... »
Switchboard in the Cloud
Apr 12by Tom Evslin Several decades and companies ago Solutions Inc. was on the 4th floor of Vermont National Bank building in Montpelier. We'd grown so we needed a switchboard that the receptionist (remember receptionists?) could use to route calls to... »
Affordable Housing?
Apr 10Vermont has it. According to Art Woolf (perhaps you have heard of him), housing in Vermont was more affordable in 2011 than at any time in the 25 years that he and Dick Heaps have been publishing the Vermont Economy... »
Your Money is Their Money
Apr 09and they are so much better at spending it than you could ever be by Geoffrey Norman For the last couple of weeks, a controversy has been slowly coming to a boil in Montpelier and, indeed, out in the beyond... »
Another Stealth Tax Increase
Apr 06no surprise. it's the only way to get it done. by Bruce Shields Leftist legislators face a real challenge: How can they raise more money from hard pressed Vermonters without voting for a tax increase? If they vote for an... »
Scribblings
Apr 03an occasional letter from the legislature by Rep. Tom Koch As a member of the minority party writing about happenings in the legislature, I often find myself writing more about what’s wrong than what’s right. I’m happy to say, however,... »
The Budget: Follow the Money
Mar 27and watch your wallet by Tom Pelham In January, the Governor submitted his FY 2013 budget recommendations to the legislature and now the House has also passed their version. While coverage by the main stream media has been generally acquiescent... »
Stiffing the Ratepayers
Mar 27CVPS borrowed their money, when it had the shorts; now that it has a rich uncle in Canada, it should pay it back by Cynthia Browning In Montpelier these days, discussion continues about whether Central Vermont Public Service ratepayers will... »
Procter & Gamble Ohio ...
Mar 22is rapaciously looting Vermont of its small businesses Procter & Gamble, a multi-national corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, closed a deal late Thursday night to purchase New Chapter Inc., a small company based in Brattleboro that has been making... »
Biting the Hand
Mar 20Windham County never loved Vermont Yankee; but will sure miss it if it goes Politics by Emerson Lynn A war of words, untold millions of dollars and a clash of philosophies have long been focused on the fate of Vermont... »
Recycling Fever
Mar 19by Art Woolf The Vermont House has passed a bill to make recycling and composting mandatory and it would greatly expand what most people currently recycle. It still awaits a Senate vote, and Governor Shumlin has said he would sign... »
Still Occupying, Boss
Mar 09Plainfield, Vt. --- Goddard College will host a first-in-the-nation conference to explore the ramifications of the Occupy Wall Street movement for higher education and the nation. Les Leopold, author of “The Looting of America,” will kick off the conf... »
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