Sorry, the Vermont Agency of Transportation said, only “official” flags may be flown on state flagpoles. So the Trump flag had to come down.

This commentary is by Mark Shepard, a former Vermont state senator (2003-2006) in the Bennington District and 2006 Republican candidate for the U.S. House. He now lives in Virginia.

Trump says there will be election fraud - don’t believe it, Bernie Sanders said. Election Day returns will look strong for Trump - and don’t worry about them either, he says.

Last Friday I donned my Trump hat, dug out a Trump-Pence sign from the closet, and joined about 20 people rallying in Barre City Hall Park from 4-7 pm. Standing in front of the iconic Naked, Kneeling Soldier statue, I waved our American flag while my wife waved her Trump-Pence sign, and we both waved and smiled at the many people who honked in support and even at the (surprisingly few) who indicated their disapproval.

Let the police handle any Election Day uprisings, Mr. President. Please.

Responding to a listener from Brattleboro, VPR revisits the 2016 interviews of pro-Trump Vermonters and asks them what they think of the president now.

Good-old-fashioned Vermont political civility to the rescue, says Boston Globe columnist sickened by the tone of Tuesday’s presidential debate.

Was that teenager in the pickup truck wearing blackface? Or was he - as he later claimed - just covered with soot from exhaust? WCAX’s coverage of a pro-Trump rally in Newport has some locals wondering about the editorial comment that was there one day, and gone the next.

Last night’s first presidential debate…..wasn’t pretty. Seriously. Is this the best America can do?

Sen. Pat Leahy says he’ll consider the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court - but he’s not happy with either the process or her record.