Gov. Scott blames others, but he’s the guy with the full-time paycheck and the one person authorized to mobilize the state’s workforce to tackle the big issues.
The citizens’ duty is to learn about the candidates, get to know them by attending candidate forums, and encourage friends and neighbors to do the same.
His mantra to make Vermont affordable clashes with the reality that he has not been effective in making that happen.
Thousands of miles from home, surrounded by the graves of Americans who never returned, the meaning of Memorial Day had become even more deeply personal.
In this era of narcissistic leaders and misplaced values, it seems more important than ever to honor those who work for the common good.
It’s all part of the vision captured by Baucom in the title of his team’s strategic plan: “Excellence. Purpose. Joy.”
After 10 years of Scott’s rule as governor, the state is worse off on the major issues: health care, education, affordable housing, job growth, youth flight.
Until American citizens prevail with measures to hold ICE agents accountable for any use of excessive force, we all must deal with what the nation now considers a renegade militia that doesn’t care about the harm it does.
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.
“Americans who prefer a fact-based reality supported by a law-based society view the president’s speech and actions as debasing America’s core values.”
“Jackson often spoke of the power of unity and of bringing the American people together to overcome the nation’s biggest problems.”
“[A local option tax] can help Bristol residents afford improvements to the town that property taxes alone can’t accommodate.”
“[Legislators] would be wise to also reconsider how to protect Vermonters in the near-certain event that ICE and CBP officers initiate an immigration sweep through the state.”
“Make no mistake that Pretti’s killing, like Good’s, was cold-blooded murder by ICE agents encouraged to use excessive force without fear of retribution.”
“As Trump plays the role of Mad King in Davos, America stands embarrassed and belittled.”
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