April 15, 2014

H.883 Ignores the Funding Formula by Heidi Spear

The public testimony regarding H.883, which mandates sweeping statewide school governance consolidation, brought home the gravity of our situation.  Two hours was a long time to […]
April 22, 2014

Be Ordinary by Nichole Hastings

I was recently able to speak with Bernie Sanders in a small venue and to hear my fellow community members voice their comments and concerns.  I […]
April 30, 2014

Filming A Farming Future For Vermont

All Vermonters interested in a more resilient agricultural future will not want to miss a remarkable new documentary exploring the history and future of our Mad […]
May 3, 2014

Getting Real About Vermont’s Farm Problem by James Maroney

My position on pollution in Lake Champlain is that the state, in a misguided effort to save farming and protect water, an effort spanning fifty years […]
May 6, 2014

CLIMATE CHANGE: The Bigger Picture by Charles Eisenstein

I’ve noticed some parallels among three defining institutions of our civilization: money, war, and mainstream religion. All three demand, in one way or another, the sacrifice […]
May 26, 2014

Battle Over Banking: A Public Bank for the Republic of Vermont by Jim Hogue

This article was first published in Green Mountain Noise, 2VR’s E-zine publication Introduction In 1694, British Financiers formed the Bank of England and changed the world. […]
May 26, 2014

Inter States by Ralph Meima

This article was first published in Green Mountain Noise, 2VR’s E-zine publication Inter States is a story told at both personal and political levels of a profound […]
May 30, 2014

Marijuana in Vermont By Joseph Humes

Senator David Zuckerman sits comfortably in the lavish Vermont State House cafeteria. He warmly greets everyone he sees, and doesn’t take two bites from his lunch […]
May 30, 2014

Daze of Future Past: X Men, Again

Are we humans destined to destroy ourselves like so many species before us? Or can we evolve fast enough to change our fate? Is the future […]
May 30, 2014

Burlington’s Underworld by Katherine Coughlin (DRUG TOUR)

This article was first published in Green Mountain Noise, 2VR’s E-zine publication It is a dark place. There is the ups and downs, the rushes, the pushes […]