Trump
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Editorial: Friedman— Self-destruction is on the ballot this November
“Trump profits as a strongman running America as his fiefdom.”
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Opinion: Trump’s blunders will cause the sixth great extinction
“Some say man can be brilliant. He can: but thus far, with regards to energy solutions, he hasn’t been.”
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Editorial: Time to eat our spinach, fight tariffs on Canada
“Vermont needs a leader who will rally governors and legislatures from Maine to Washington, and shout from the rooftops about the idiocy of such tariffs.”
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Opinion: Am I paying enough attention?
“I denied what my gut and heart told me was true. I didn’t pay enough attention.”
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Editorial: Policy and your pocketbook — War in Iran cost you $441 in just six months, Trump’s cuts to clean energy cost you more
“The folks at Energy Innovation estimate Trump’s energy policy since his second term will increase costs for the average American household by $460 per household in 2035.”
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Opinion: Local ICE arrest echoes 500 years of history
“If we believed our Latino neighbors were our equals . . . we would see the link between the crimes against humanity witnessed 500 years ago by Bartolomeo…
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After the country’s 250th, thoughts on patriotism, unity
“Americans in every state were happy to celebrate the country; not so much Mr. Trump.”
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Opinion: Looking for the modern tipping point
“What was the tipping point that turned colonists into rebels and protest into violent revolution?”
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Opinion: You don’t need a weatherman
Dylan’s lyrics remind listeners that you don’t need an expert or specialist to reveal the obvious.
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Opinion: Citizens Bank must divest from Trump’s cruelty
Sometimes it feels like we are being sprayed daily by a firehose of corruption, lies, incompetence, cruelty, rule-breaking, ignorance and delusion by President Trump and his administration. It…
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Opinion: We’re paying for Trump’s lies
There is little, if any, evidence supporting Trump’s lawsuit claims that he and/or his family were unfairly targeted by government investigations or prosecutions.
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Opinion: A ninth sign of fascism
We’re sharing widely recognized warning signs scholars and historians use when studying authoritarian systems because democracies don’t disappear overnight.
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Opinion: Trump’s antics have gotten America nowhere
“Trump’s view restricts and narrows the potential benefits, both economic and societal, of treating everyone as equals.”
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Senator Welch gives, gets intelligence on food aid
The Vermont Democrat met with Helping Overcome Poverty’s Effects (HOPE) staff and volunteers to discuss how food insecurity is affecting the area.

