DeWalt: Vying for detention
So who is one of the surprise enablers of the newly improved police state? That would be Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont.
Katz: A big deal
Entergy says it’s no big deal; but what’s so great about having tritium leaking into the ground water? What’s so great about finding tritium in the Connecticut River or a fish with strontium in it? What’s so great about Vermont Yankee dumping hot water into the Connecticut River undermining the shad population?
Haslam: It’s time to put people first!
The state budget is a moral document, indicating what our values and priorities are. The People’s Budget Campaign is about putting Putting People First. It calls for a transparent, participatory and accountable budgeting process that prioritizes resources to meet the needs of our communities and is based on human rights principles, including actions to protect our right to a healthy environment and a livable planet.
McClaughry: Unicorn power for Vermont!
The Lyons bill doubles the standard offer to 100 Mw, and levies a 3 cents/kwhr penalty tax on utilities that fail to meet the fiendishly complex requirements of the new Renewable Portfolio Standard (their ratepayers will pay it, of course). The tax proceeds will go directly into the Clean Energy Development Fund, now almost out of money since the Vermont Yankee cash cow will stop making forced contributions in March.
Schubart: Vermont must invest in working farms and forests
Vermont’s working landscape could well be lost within a generation without a plan for investment and stewardship.
Halkias: Tropical Storm Irene MIA on AP top story list
Creary’s roundup covered everything from the Greek economy to the Arab Spring and the Penn State sex scandal, with Osama bin Laden’s death winning top honors. Noticeably absent was the story of Irene.
Sanders: Where do we go from here?
The American people want action. They want their government to start representing the 99 percent, not just the top 1 percent.
Lewis: State needs to focus on strong relationships with employers
Vermont is a small state where relationships matter. Vermonters are good at collaboration and networking. We can build and sustain relationships with our employers, both those owned here and those controlled beyond Vermont’s border.
Dunsmore: North Korea and President Newt — an explosive combination
Newt Gingrich, the other current leading candidate most likely to win the Republican presidential nomination, has a lengthy record of bellicose statements about North Korea.
Stannard: The Samaritans of River Road
“Need a hand?” he asked as he started looking around my trunk. My first impression was that he was a little too friendly. Was that a whiff of alcohol that I smelled emanating from this guy?
