Scribblings
Vermont Tiger
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... »
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Pirates of the Winooski
Vermont Tiger
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
Vermont Tiger
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... »
Affordable Housing?
Vermont Tiger
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
Vermont Tiger
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
Vermont Tiger
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
Vermont Tiger
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,... »
