On February 20 members of the Vermont House of Representatives voted 88 to 50 not to take a 5-percent pay cut. Fast forward in time and now there is a bill in the works that, if passed, will pay for a … [Read more...]
Vermont Democrats want Taxpayers to buy them Laptops!
March 6, 2009 By 1 Comment
Unbelievable. Despite a deepening recession and 100's of people losing their jobs in Vermont, the Democrats refused a pay cut and now want Vermont taxpayers to buy them laptops. To add insult to … [Read more...]
Good Paying Vermont Jobs – R.I.P?
October 8, 2007 By 7 Comments
I remember renting a home in South Burlington back in 1987 for $650 per month. That was pretty steep back then even though I was earning $9 per hour (which was a decent wage in 1987). Anyway, I … [Read more...]
Apathy Concerning our American Soldiers in Iraq
August 3, 2007 By 1 Comment
Every night we hear about the war in Iraq and Afghanistan on the news. Probably so much so that no one is paying attention anymore. Sort of like those car alarms that no one pays any attention to … [Read more...]
Fox News: The Truth About Vermont
May 15, 2007 By Leave a Comment
From the Bill O'Reilly website:Talking Points Memo & Top Story The Truth About Vermont Guest: Joe McQuaid, Publisher of the Manchester Union Leader "Vermont is one of ten states that have … [Read more...]
Illegal Immigrants in Vermont
February 26, 2007 By 2 Comments
"Since when is it legal to do a damn illegal thing?" Dr. McCoy, Star Trek Governor Douglas is taking the heat recently because his relatives are using undocumented immigrant workers on their farm. … [Read more...]
Politicians Gone Wild
July 19, 2006 By Leave a Comment
You can't turn on your TV set in Vermont these days without seeing the ever present Rich Tarrant ads constantly in your face. Although I'm not a Bernie Sanders supporter, I've got to give him credit … [Read more...]
Scott Wheeler to Run for Vermont House of Representatives
May 29, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Press release: The Northeast Kingdom—a home-grown country boy by the name of George Aiken coined the phrase in 1949 delineating the rural tri-county region of Orleans, Essex, and Caledonia … [Read more...]
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