Editorial: Feds target Vermont for fraud within its Medicaid programs

Vermont is one of 10 states recently targeted by a GOP-controlled U.S. House Committee that allegedly aims to eradicate fraud in the state’s Medicaid program. It’s mostly bogus.

The economic system we live under is one of ruthless competition. Everything is monetized, even the most basic necessities of life.

The story of Bernie Sanders’s rise from couch-surfing, penniless single dad to mayor of Burlington, the U.S. Senate and presidential politics is both familiar and astonishing.

The GOP needs to separate themselves from Trump and start to build a rational law-abiding Republican Party that could deserve our support.

I think many of those who thirst for power and dominance seek to rob us of our greatest strength, the honoring of our diversity.

There have been many cries of alarm about the tactics of ICE and demands for reining it in or even abolishing it. It is important to understand just what this agency is doing to raise these alarms.

“The attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel are unraveling international law, the Geneva Conventions and the legitimacy of the United Nations. This is extremely dangerous for the future of the planet and humanity.”

Sen. Heffernan did leave a two-page Town Meeting Update for us, which expressed no regret or explanation for why he was not in attendance.

As Vermont lawmakers return to Montpelier following Town Meet-ing break, the legislative session enters the phase where ideas must become decisions. For Vermont’s economy, those decisions carry real consequences.

The current Commander in chief deceived his Draft Board and lied to his country. To serve would have been inconvenient and beneath his station.

Trump’s haphazard policy of chaos works for some MAGA supporters who have accepted his role as supreme leader. For everyone else, there’s reality.

The ’60s saw a revival of handcrafts in Vermont. Judging from the large audience attending the Middlebury College lecture, there must be a new revival of fiber arts today, too.

This year for Lent, my wife Deborah has not been fasting. Instead, she has decided this Lent to take a walk in the woods every day.

It appeared at the time that Gov. Scott had finally realized that providing all Vermont students with equitable learning opportunities is more complex work than many would like to believe.

Reports that President Trump is preparing a sweeping executive order to seize federal control over American elections are not only alarming, they are also dangerous.