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The ghost of Jeb Spaulding Returns - John Walters

Posted on Commentary by David Flemming · February 04, 2021 3:20 PM · 1 reaction

Somewhere, Jeb Spaulding is saying “I told you so.”

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Pearce Makes Her Case - John Walters

Posted on The Whole Story by David Flemming · February 01, 2021 4:03 PM · 1 reaction

Well, we didn’t get our first public face-off between State Treasurer Beth Pearce and the public sector unions on Thursday. But we did get a better sense of Pearce’s argument for cutting benefits in the face of growing unfunded liabilities in the state’s pension funds.

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Vermont GOP takes another step towards irrelevance - John Walters

Posted on Commentary by David Flemming · January 27, 2021 4:16 PM · 1 reaction

Yet another can of lighter fluid has been tossed on the roaring fire that is the Vermont Republican Party. This time the perp is Ron Lawrence, chair of the Essex Republicans and co-organizer of the CovidCruiser excursion to the January 6 Capitol riot.

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I Think We’re All Traitors On This Bus - John Walters

Posted on Commentary by David Flemming · January 05, 2021 3:57 PM · 5 reactions

Well, this should be fun. I mean, who could pass up a trip to D.C. on a bus full of Trump fanatics, who will presumably not be complying with Covid-19 recommendations on mask wearing and social distancing? Just think: You could have the chance to get Jay Shepard’s spittle on your shirt!

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Saluting The Indomitable Heroes Of The Great Covid Counter-Revolution of 2020 - John Walters

Posted on Commentary by David Flemming · January 04, 2021 3:56 PM · 1 reaction

The stupid… it burns. The town fathers in Stamford, Vermont — population 824 — have had it up to here with Gov. Phil Scott’s dictatorial efforts to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. Mad as Hell, not gonna take it anymore.

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Another Brick in the Climate Change Wall - John Walters

Posted on Commentary by David Flemming · December 29, 2020 12:25 PM · 2 reactions

Late Monday, the Scott administration initiated the process for filling a pending vacancy on the Public Utility Commission. The PUC is a three-member body with broad authority over electricity, natural gas, cable TV and telecommunications in Vermont. During the Phil Scott years, it has consistently applied the brakes on development of renewable energy.

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Where Roper sees Marxism, Walters sees ‘nonviolent protest’ - the VPO

Posted on Commentary by David Flemming · December 22, 2020 2:31 PM · 2 reactions

I must infer that the Ethan Allen Institute is hurting for money. How else to explain the fact that an EAI fundraising plea ended up in my mailbox? And yes, it was addressed to me personally, not to “Occupant.”

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Adventures in Inadequate Governance, Part II

Posted on Commentary by David Flemming · December 08, 2020 2:32 PM · 1 reaction

In part I, I brought your attention to some appalling facts about Vermont’s lack of oversight for rental housing. Today we turn to three separate articles concerning nursing homes and the coronavirus that reveal further inadequacy in governance. The first is about an apparently toothless settlement with a for-profit senior facility. The second and third detail the toll Covid-19 is taking on some of our most vulnerable Vermonters.

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Commentary: State must protect renters from substandard housing

Posted on Commentary by David Flemming · December 04, 2020 3:08 PM · 1 reaction

Submitted for your approval, three news stories on a common theme: What happens when government isn’t up to the task?

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Commentary: Will Prog purists get Miro re-elected? - VPO

Posted on The News by David Flemming · December 03, 2020 3:50 PM · 1 reaction

Can Miro Weinberger pull a rabbit out of his political hat and win a third term as Burlington mayor, despite roaring F-35s and a policing crisis? If he does, he’ll have the purist Progs to thank, John Walters says.

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