The Vermont House is considering legislation (H.228) that would “require students in Vermont public schools to complete a course on personal finance as a condition of being awarded a high school diploma.” Does that sound odd to anyone other than me?
The Skip & Tom Weight Challenge – Week 5
Baskin & Robbins Chocolate Fudge and Easter Dinner – yes, one of us slowed down and one of us went backward. Yes, it happens and I reminded Tom of one of my sayings: “Everything in moderation – including moderation”. One for him and one for me. Just in different proportions. I only dropped one pound … Read more
“Children Won’t Know Snow” Update – Snowfall Records Broken in Wyoming
Climate Cultists say crazy apocalyptic things to keep the progressive peeps in line, and it gives the media soundbites to terrorize normal folks. And anyone who groundhogs the approved narrative risks a bit of rhetorical whack-a-mole, but not responding to their stupid ’emissions’ is hard to resist.
Kamala Dropped The Ball
When someone fails to do what is right, is that dropping the ball or just another failure in a series of failures? Nashville has taken some shots in the last week. From the senseless killing of six innocent souls at the hand of an unstable woman to the expulsion of two Democrat state legislators, Nashville … Read more
New Research: COVID and Flu Vaccines Are Not “Preventing” Hospitalization
We’ve got another good read from Igor Chudov’s Substack, in which he dissects a recent JAMA Network research report on Veterans and the ineffectiveness of Flu and COVID vaccines at reducing hospitalization, as in they don’t.
An Open Letter to Four Senate Finance Committee members
Greetings, committee members. While I haven’t read all 149 pages of the budget heading your way, I know some who have. This email could easily get very long, but I will try to keep it short and focus on my biggest grievances against the House for passing it.
Are Freedom-seeking Iranians Ready To Dislodge the Tyrannical Mullahs?
Over the past forty-four years, many of us have seen various Iranian opposition groups and TV channels pop up, one after another, but none united or supported their competitors. Each group had its own agenda. A typical Iranian dilemma: “Too many chiefs, not enough Indians.”
The 2023 Belknap County Budget – It Wasn’t Just About the Money
The 2023 Belknap County Budget would make for a most interesting case study for students enrolled in a graduate school program and course in public administration. At the same time, examining the process—and especially the decisions made around the processes and procedures adopted by the Delegation’s Budget Committee, cries out to me for corrections and … Read more
State of Emergency Reform in Peril Take Action Today
HB 127, relative to the declaration of a state of emergency, has passed the House and had a hearing in the Senate last week. This is the bill the Governor vetoed last year.
Don’t Call Me Transphobic, This Is Simply Insane
Many prominent American companies are employing the same spokesperson to hype their products. What they are actually doing is angering a significant number of their customers.
Vermont Lawmakers Look For Ways to Keep Kids From Attending Religious Schools
Vermont has a squishy Republican governor and veto-proof majorities of Dems in its legislature. Team Blue is looking for a workaround to Carson v. Makin which forbids a state with a tuitioning program from discriminating against children who might want to spend it at faith-based schools.
Hey, Mx. Transwomynx, Got a Prostate? Then Guess What?
Most of what goes on around “a Transwoman IS A WOMAN!!!” when it comes to the arena of ideas is that anyone can change their sex from male to female or the other way around.
Marijuana Legalization Bill Passes House with Major Bipartisan Support
Concord, N.H. — Marijuana legalization is one step closer to reality in New Hampshire after the state House of Representatives voted 272-109 to pass HB 639.
Amish Farmer Tells ATF He Does Not Need an FFL to Sell Long Guns and It’s Off to Court They Go
Reuben King is an Amish farmer in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He’s got a side hustle selling long guns to the locals. How many? When the ATF raided his barn, they confiscated 615 of them.
One Member Of State Party NOT Suffering From Low Testosterone
This post is about my agreement with a recent tweet from Ryan Terrell, the NHGOP Vice Chair … because (1) that tweet is spot on and (2) that he tweeted it shows that unlike most of the “leaders” of the NHGOP he is NOT suffering from low testosterone. The tweet: Note that he is NOT … Read more
A Curious Collection of Comments To Consider.
I have heard a rumor that no one is above the law. This is the alleged rationale for the indictment of former president Donald Trump. To borrow from our President-in-Name-Only, I only have two words: Bill and Hillary Clinton.
Worship: “For Such a Time As This…It’s all about You”
We are created for the Eternal, created for the Sacred. -Lauren Daigle “No greater Love is this, that a man lay down his life for his friends”. “I have come that you may have everlasting Life…No man comes to the Father but by me.” (ohn 15:13, I John 5:13) “I’m coming back to the heart … Read more
“Concerned Alumni of Dartmouth College Announce Moderator and New Panelist for “College Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates” Roundtable
Hanover, NH – Concerned Alumni of Dartmouth College is excited to announce the addition of a moderator and new panelist for the upcoming “College Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates – Scientific, Ethical, and Legal Considerations: A Roundtable Discussion and Dinner Event,” to be held at Dartmouth College’s Hanover Inn in Hanover, NH on April 26.
Bananas: Vermont Principal’s Association Reinstates MVCS Thanks To Cocaine Bear
You may be wondering what in the wide, wild world of sports is going on these days in women’s athletics thanks to all the gender-bending and rule-breaking, most recently right here in Vermont.
Election Integrity: It Took One Curious Citizen to Overturn This Election Result
An injustice was done, and a single individual citizen said, “No, I will not let this stand.” That was Linda Brown. She did the digging into the process and the materials and found that things were not done correctly.