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(crossposted from Green Mountain Daily ) Vermont's Northeast Kingdom has lost another young soldier to war. Yesterday, in Hardwick, Sgt. Tristan Southworth was laid to rest with full military honors, following his funeral, which was attended by about 1400 people, at Hazen Union School, from where he had graduated in 2007 after joining the Guard in 2006. Tristan was a three-spo...
DailyKos (Vermont) - 6:21 a.m.
Thanks to independent journalist Christopher Ketcham and the Huffington Post for this article about our emerging independence movement here in the once and future republic of Vermont. Free Vermont! Long live the UNtied States. Dennis Steele and young Vermonter at the Warren 4th Parade. --- snip --- read more ...
Vermont Commons - Tue 3:45 a.m. - 5 clicks 
If you oppose the basing of the F-35 in South Burlington, Vermont, please follow the link and sign and then forward the petition to other concerned Vermonters! STOP THE F-35 PETITION ( http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/stopthef35 ) read more ...
Vermont Commons - Sun 8:48 a.m. - 10 clicks
A brief history, for non Vermonters: Vermont's 5-way race for governor has resulted in a an election with no candidate getting more than 1/4th of the vote and two of them within a fraction of of a percent of one another, with a third about 1% behind the other two. The difference between the top two candidates is less than one vote per county. There is argument over whether or not a recou...
DailyKos (Vermont) - Sun 6:40 a.m. - 8 clicks
Crossposted to Vermont's Green Mountain Daily Per today's Rutland (Vermont) Herald : When Republican state Sen. Kevin Mullin voted to support same-sex marriage in 2009, some of his supporters in Rutland County vowed to get revenge at the polls this year. "This isn't about moving on," said Steve Cable, a Rutland resident opposed to same-sex marriage, shortly after the April ...
DailyKos (Vermont) - Fri 7:43 a.m. - 7 clicks
Considering everything at stake, it is my hope that Doug Racine and his campaign gives serious consideration to requesting a recount as concerns the Vermont Democratic gubernatorial primary election. Some rank and file Democrats and also others who voted in the election as well, including some supporters of Peter Shumlin, had stated online that a recount should be done when final unofficial re...
DailyKos (Vermont) - Thu 2:22 p.m. - 9 clicks
It may that everyone has gone to bed, but I find the Vermont race for the Democratic Nomination for Governor fascinating. Update 1:57 This is my last update. This is also not in the AP tally yet. Racine nets 33 votes from Middlesex. Shumlin now leads by 54 votes with 235 Precincts reporting. Until the last few results I thought Racine was going to win. But with...
DailyKos (Vermont) - Aug 25 - 5 clicks
On July 27, the Burlington Free Press printed replies on Vermont's energy future from the five Democratic (primary) and one Republican candidate for governor. Here are their statements regarding wind, with commentary following in italics. Dunne and Bartlett did not mention wind. Dubie: Last November, Bolton Valley became the nation's second ski area, and Vermont's first, to install its own wi...
Kirby Mountain - Aug 23
Despite the fact that I don’t plan on supporting any of the Democratic gubernatorial candidates in the general election, the Democratic primary is, nonetheless, the most contested and important race which will be decided on August 24th. Fortunately, since Vermont doesn’t require party registration, all Vermont voters are eligible to vote in that race, if [...] ...
American Socialism for the Rich - Aug 13 - 2 clicks
And hear our most excellent home-grown, all-Vermont Funk band, Electric Sorcery !! Playing 2:00 PM at the historic Gathering Inn, Hancock, Vermont ! The doors of sound have been ripped off the hinges by Electric Sorcery who routinely electrify Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. Towns are regularly woken out of their slumber by the by the wicked sound of this power trio. Electric Sorce...
Vermont Commons - Aug 13
Promises, promises. Northern Power Systems says that Bolton Valley ski area's "Northwind 100 [kW] will produce about 300,000 kilowatt-hours per year, the equivalent of the electricity consumed by 40-45 Vermont homes." Since October 2009, however, it had produced only 114,309 kWh as of 10:00 p.m. on July 9, 2010. At that time, it was producing power at the rate of less than 7 kW, equivalent to ...
Kirby Mountain - Jul 9
This is a talk that I delivered to the Vermont Campaign for Liberty’s annual convention last January; I just realized that I’d neglected to post it to the blog, so enjoy: Recently, the health care debate has been one of the most salient issues for both Statists and advocates of liberty. As a result, it [...] ...
American Socialism for the Rich - May 26 - 2 clicks
An article released today by Chris Hedges presents an interesting, largely favorable picture. Choice excerpt: The movement correctly views the corporate state as a force that has so corrupted the economy, as well as the electoral and judicial process, that it cannot be defeated through traditional routes. It also knows that the corporate state, which [...] ...
American Socialism for the Rich - Apr 26
The events of the last month have powerfully revealed the descent of the campaign for Vermont Governor into the realm of farce. While the anointed Republican Brian Dubie sits idly on the side-lines waiting for a Democratic front-runner to emerge, the five Democrats have initiated a whirlwind “consensus-fest” tour of the Vermont, holding forums across [...] ...
American Socialism for the Rich - Apr 8
