Scudder Parker released a position paper on “Investing in our Youngest Children.”
(He’s the guy running for governor against Douglas.)
Click here to open the PDF of Scudder’s proposal in another window.
There is no one answer to funding a comprehensive and coordinated early childhood system that meets the needs of Vermont families and their young children. I [...]
I realize that my post about the Rainville Shepard debate was long, so I want to sum a few things up.
Here’s a quick summary of their views from the debate:
Shepard:
Thinks the US needs to get out of Iraq as soon as it is stable enough (a year or two, tops).
The government is too powerful and [...]
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What’s your nerd score? The score is the percentage of test-takers who scored lower (less nerdy) than you. I scored 81. That’s right, I am 81% nerd.
What does this mean? Your nerdiness is: High-Level Nerd. You are definitely MIT material, apply now!!!
I know that it is just another stupid internet quiz, but to a [...]
Okay, I just listened to the whole debate between Martha Rainville and Mark Shepard, who face off in the Republican Primary for the chance to run for Bernie’s vacated US House seat against Democrat Peter Welch.
Here is a summary of the debate. I wrote it as I listened, as each candidate spoke, but these are [...]
I can’t believe that I missed the debate this morning between Martha Rainville and Mark Shepard! CCTV to the rescue! The podcast is now up on the Channel 17 website. Here is the link. I will be back later with my thoughts on it, after I listen.
Here is the link to the podcast of last Friday’s “She’s Right.” I haven’t listened to it, but from what I remember, it was not my best. First, I had two calls about an issue that I have not been following. Then, when I was talking about the House race, I got mixed up about [...]
Updated (twice).
This evening on “She’s Right,” which airs at 5:25 PM on channel 17 in the Burlington area, I will be discussing the upcoming Republican Primaries for US Senate and US House.
Check out the candidates’ websites and be sure to get out and vote on September 12.
U.S. SenateGreg Parke *Rich Tarrant
(Update: I have just learned [...]
I am sure that you have all heard the big news…
A federal judge on Thursday struck down President Bush’s warrantless surveillance program, saying it violated the rights to free speech and privacy, as well as the separation of powers enshrined in the Constitution.
U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor in Detroit is the first judge to [...]
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For those of you wondering what happened to Politics VT, VDB has the full scoop. You have to read this.
Update: Politics VT is back up - here, at a new URL.
Continue reading about Blogger Beware: this could happen to you…
Breaking news from a Virginia ABC affiliate:
A settlement was reached Wednesday in the case of Abraham Cherrix, the 16-year-old Eastern Shore teenager fighting for the right to forgo conventional cancer therapy to treat his Hodgkin’s disease.
13News has learned that Cherrix will not have to undergo chemotherapy, but he will admit himself to North Central [...]
