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by Mike Smith Evil can’t be contained. It can’t be subdued, reasoned or negotiated with. Evil has no regard for morality or life. Evil is only interested in growing stronger, and it will destroy anything or anybody that may get in its way. The only way to eliminate evil is to defeat it.
by Mike Polhamus vtdigger.org Vermont must build future renewable power sources on a scale that fits with the character of Vermont towns, Governor Peter Shumlin said last week. Developers shouldn’t burden small towns with large energy projects, he said.
by Governor Peter Shumlin For most of the last two decades, Vermont’s prison inmate population has been rising. Between 1997 and 2008, it grew by 86 percent. Projections made in 2007 said that Vermont’s inmate population would grow to 2,619 by November 2015.
by Simeon Chapin, Director of Community & Social Development at VSECU Vermont has more than 6,000 charitable organizations, all with important missions that help better the lives of our neighbors and improve our communities. For organizations that rely on charitable giving to sustain their missions, we are entering a very important time of year for fundraising.
Vermont Business Magazine Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice (CVHHH) is excited to kick off its 2015 Fall Solicitation with writer and beloved New England storyteller Willem Lange as Honorary Campaign Chair.
Vermont Business Magazine The People’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, announced today that it has awarded $2,500 to the Windham & Windsor Housing Trust, Inc. (WWHT).
by Mike Polhamus vtdigger.org Harold Deering and his father raise just under 200 dairy cows on one of about 2,500 small farms that must comply with new rules the state is drafting to protect Vermont’s water bodies from excess phosphorus.
by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) Last Thursday, the US House of Representatives voted to make it almost impossible for people from Syria and Iraq, fleeing the brutality of ISIS and Bashar al-Assad, to find refuge in the United States. It is worth reflecting on what this means for our country.
Vermont Business Magazine The People’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, announced Friday that it has awarded $3,500 to Rutland Area Farm and Food Link (RAFFL).
by Public Assets Institute Vermont’s unemployment rate, which counts only those actively looking for work, remained steady at 3.7 percent last month. But that’s not the whole story. In October the number of Vermonters working, including the self-employed, slid to its lowest point since 2003.
by Elizabeth Hewitt vtdigger.org In a crowded Statehouse conference room, the Senate Government Operations Committee roughed out a sketch of what a regulated cannabis market in Vermont could look like.
Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General William Sorrell joined with eight other state attorneys general in urging leadership of the nation's largest credit card issuers to speed up implementation of chip and PIN technology, which i