By Anne Galloway, VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott said he was not surprised by President Donald Trump’s executive order banning immigrants from certain Muslim countries, but he is “disappointed about the tone and the direction this sets for us.” “I think […]
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Refugee supporters rally in wake of Trump action
By Adam Federman, VTDigger RUTLAND — Hundreds gathered in Rutland on Saturday, Jan. 28, in opposition to President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending refugee resettlement for 120 days and indefinitely barring Syrian refugees from the country. The order, signed late […]
Trinity Church demonstrates support for refugees and Muslims in response to Trump’s executive order
Friday, Feb. 3 at 12 p.m.—RUTLAND—On Friday, Feb. 3 at noon, communities all around the country will be holding services of unity and solidarity for all refugees, Muslims and all those in our country who feel unwelcome by the current […]
A sea of pink
By Polly Mikula “Tell me what democracy looks like?” chanted protesters at the Women’s March in Washington, D.C. “This is what democracy looks like!” the crowd yelled back. It was one of many chants repeated Saturday, Jan. 21, as over […]
Women’s March overwhelms Montpelier
By Elizabeth Hewitt, VTDigger A sea of homemade political placards and pink knitted hats flooded Montpelier Saturday, Jan. 21, as demonstrators overwhelmed the capital to protest the policies of President Donald Trump. The local Women’s March drew an estimated crowd […]
Red meat and Trump: Vermonters celebrate inauguration in D.C.
By Jasper Craven, VTDigger On Thursday evening, Jan. 19, in the back room of a dimly lit steakhouse near the White House, roughly 20 Donald Trump supporters from Vermont gathered to celebrate November’s Republican victory: the menu was red meat […]
Norwich University band to perform at Trump inauguration
The Norwich University Regimental Band and Drill Team will represent the state of Vermont and perform in the 58th presidential inauguration, Friday, Jan. 20, in Washington, D.C., for Donald J. Trump. “The Norwich University Regimental Band and Drill Team is […]
Want to govern effectively, Mr. Trump?
By Lee H. Hamilton As Mario Cuomo said, politicians campaign in poetry but have to govern in prose. Now we have a president-elect who campaigned in tweets…but still will have to govern in prose. So, like a few thousand other […]
Trump’s fact-free assertions create gulf in civic debate
By Jon Margolis, VTDigger Vermont, they say, is a well-educated state. Whatever that means. The criteria for what qualifies a person as “educated” are debatable and subjective, so let’s stick to objective, empirically verifiable information: Vermont has one of the […]
What Dems fear most: a successful Trump presidency
By Emerson Lynn Monday, Dec. 19, Vermont’s electors met in Montpelier to do what is expected of them, which is to commit themselves to the losing candidacy of Hillary Clinton. Of all states, Vermont gave her the highest percentage support, […]