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SUPER TUESDAY SHOWDOWN: Mitt Romney Wins Ohio Nail-Biter
Super Tuesday is all but over, and it was quite a wild night. The four remaining Republican candidates went head to head in 10 states Tuesday, duking it out for 400 delegates in the biggest day of the...
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SUPER TUESDAY: Romney Romps To Another Win In Vermont
Vermont was won that Romney was expected to win as a neighboring state to his own Massachusetts, and one with more moderate and liberal Republicans than conservative firebrands. The results with 29 %...
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Super Tuesday Was A VERY Weird Night For Ron Paul
By most counts, last night's Super Tuesday contests were a major disappointment for Ron Paul.The septuagenarian presidential candidate has based his campaign strategy on picking up delegates in the...
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Should Vermonters Be Able To Kill Themselves?
Next Wednesday, the Vermont legislature is set to debatebills that allow mortally-ill patients to request a lethal drug with the help of a doctor, and administer it to themselves. The legislation is...
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Of Course People Should Be Allowed To Kill Themselves -- Once Again It's...
The Vermont state legislature is about to vote on a law that would allow people to kill themselves.The law is supported by Democratic governor Peter Shumlin.This is therefore another case in which the...
View ArticleNew Study Proves Lack Of Insurance Is Only One Part Of America's Health Problem
MARCH brought frenzied attention to Barack Obama's health law. The Supreme Court heard arguments over its constitutionality. Outside the court, supporters waved their neatly printed posters and...
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Vermont Governor Narrowly Avoids Being Mauled To Death By Bears
It's been a day of near-death political news.First, we heard about Newark mayor Corey Brewer's heroics, risking his life to save a woman from a burning building.Now there's this from Vermont.According...
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This Is Officially The Most Peaceful State In America
Maine is the most peaceful state in the United States for the 11th year running, according to the annual U.S. Peace Index released yesterday by The Institute for Economics and Peace.The state of Maine...
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Sinking Milk Prices Are Destroying Small US Dairy Farmers
PLAINFIELD, Vt. (AP) — The MacLaren brothers are third-generation dairy farmers, but they will likely be the last in their family.After working all their lives on the hillside farm in Vermont that...
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At Least Sandy Won't Be As Bad As Irene In Vermont
Last year Hurricane Irene caused the worst flooding in a century in Vermont.This year Hurricane Sandy—despite looking scary as hell—probably won't be as bad for Vermonters, according to the National...
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PRESENTING: The Most Liberal States In America
New research from Gallup Polling has identified the ten most liberal states in the United States.The research was carried out over all of 2012 and found that Americans have become more liberal...
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Here's Why Vermont Has The Highest Rate Of Illicit Drug Use In America
Vermont has the highest rate of illicit drug use in the country with 15% of people saying they've used within the past month (compared to 4.2% in Utah, where illicit drug use is the lowest), according...
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Vermont Is Pushing Ahead With A Health Care Plan That Goes Far Beyond Obamacare
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — As states open insurance marketplaces amid uncertainty about whether they're a solution for health care, Vermont is eyeing a bigger goal, one that more fully embraces a...
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13 Sayings Only People From New England Can Understand
New Englanders have a certain way of saying things.In Yankee country, we call remote controls "clickers," traffic circles "rotaries," and subs "grinders." Mainers tack unnecessary "r"s onto words, like...
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Here Are The Charts Behind Vermont's 'Full-Blown Heroin Crisis'
Vermont has a growing drug problem.It's gotten so bad that on Wednesday, Gov. Peter Shumlin spent his entire 34-minute State of the State address talking about Vermont's "full-blown heroin crisis."The...
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CHART: Vermont Produces An Incredible Number Of Winter Olympians
Of the 230 athletes on the United States Winter Olympic team, nearly 10% (20) call California home, one more than Colorado and Minnesota (19) which each sent the second-most athletes to Sochi (via...
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The Story Of 21 Confederate Soldiers Who Terrorized A Small Vermont Town 150...
In 1864, a small band of Confederate soldiers launched a surprise attack on St. Albans, Vermont, robbing and burning the small town in an attempt to strike terror into defenseless civilians throughout...
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Bunny Herding Candidate Submits Most Adorable Campaign Finance Filing Ever
Emily Peyton, a candidate for governor in Vermont, emailed reporters her rather unique campaign finance filing details on Tuesday. The message was absolutely precious and even included a video of...
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Vermont's Biggest City Gets 100% Of Its Energy From Renewable Sources
Burlington, Vermont's largest city, has announced it now generates 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources.The Burlington Electric Department (BED), a publicly owned utility, achieved...
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Vermont's Gubernatorial Debate Was Very, Very Special
All seven of the people running for governor in Vermont faced off last week and it was far from your typical political debate. The event featured interesting apparel and a heated discussion of a wide...
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