Time for strong third party
Hardy Machia’s letter-to-the-editor responding to Cal Thomas’s editorial appeared in the Burlington Freepress today.
News
Census Bureau: Vermont ranks third in per pupil spending
U.S. public school districts spent an average of $8,287 per student in 2004. Vermont spending was $11,128 per student — 34% higher than the national average — ranking the third most expensive state education system in the nation. It is any wonder our property taxes are so high. Increasing the pupil-to-teacher ratio to the national average and creating smaller more autonomous schools could reduce costs substantially…
National Animal ID
From 2:30 pm to 4 pm on Tuesday, April 4th at the State House in Montpelier, Vermont the House Agriculture Committee will be meeting about NAIS.
To learn more about NAIS, visit NoNAIS.org.
NoNAIS.org is a website run by Walter Jeffries of Sugar Mountain Farm to spread the word of how harmful the USDA’s National Animal Identification System (NAIS) is to small farmers, homesteaders, pet owners & consumers.
Katz sues South Burlington for open meeting law compliance
Libertarian and lawyer Sheldon Katz is suing the South Burlington school board to comply with Vermont’s open meeting law. This seems like a case of a golden parachute that you normally hear about in large corporations.
Public must demand more accountability
Here is a letter-to-the-editor that appeared in the Times Argus yesterday by Hobie Guion. These types of letters are becoming more typical as voters are growing tired of the old parties.
