Kunin: Spring has returned to Vermont
We have witnessed this miracle ever since our own birth, even before we were conscious of it. Why then, does the advent of spring still surprise?
Senate bill would end Federal Reserve conflicts
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today introduced legislation to prohibit banking industry executives from serving as directors of the 12 Federal Reserve regional banks.
Scheuermann: Health care reform must be fair and transparent
The FY 2013 budget as passed the House did, in fact, eliminate the Catamount program (though not in bill language, just in a line item), but kept in place the employer assessment.
Fay: Affordable Care Act credits can help small businesses
The report estimates that in 2011 Vermont had approximately 10,350 small businesses eligible for the credit, employing 47,200 workers.
Halkias: From the mouths of babes
As I tell my students, spelling is the easiest thing to fix, but you can’t fake the substance. He didn’t fake a thing.
Keelan: A case for thinking small
In 2010, Les Moonves’ (CBS) salary was $56.9 million, Phillipe Dauman (Viacom) topped out at $84.5 million, Ray Irans (Occidental Petroleum) was a bit less at $76.1 million.
Fleckenstein: Air Force F-35 environmental impact hearing a sham
With contempt for the basic democratic process of a legally required review, Vermont’s political establishment confirmed that “Whatever the cost, environmental or social, it’s worth it.”
Rogers: Without GE labeling, certified organic is a safe choice
In order for a farm, food manufacturer or food handling facility to become certified organic they must comply with a broad range of rules and standards pertaining to health, environmental and sustainability practices.
Silverstein: Vermont energy policy — A play in three acts (so far)
The disloyal citizen grumbles that the Wizard’s greatest magic is making Vermonters’ hard-earned dollars disappear and then reappear in Canada.
Halkias: Europe is no harbinger for U.S. voting
Drawing societal conclusions from Europe as a whole is more of an exercise in politics than economics.
