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Zero tolerance for federal mandates |
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 |
By BEN BOYCHUK
Federal education mandates always carry unintended consequences, and well-intended, top-down rules often lead to absurd outcomes. Keep that in mind as President Barack Obama and Congress overhaul the No Child Left Behind Act to give the federal government unprecedented power to dictate what children learn. |
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Sanders assails unemployment benefits blockade |
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 |
WASHINGTON, March 2 — Warning of an unemployment emergency, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) blamed obstruction tactics by Republican senators for holding up an extension of jobless benefits and health insurance for out-of-work Americans.
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The Old Timer |
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
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Taste test
The old-timer was surprised by the recent sap run. All his experience should have convinced him that nothing is surprising in the woods. Still, he was surprised. It was early. He resisted tapping like Odysseus resisted the sirens, tied to the mast. If he tapped too early, he’d miss the late April runs he almost always got at his elevation. |
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Continue the carnage! |
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
By JOHN McCLAUGHRY
By a combination of state employee layoffs, pay freezes, suspension of payments into the Education Fund, and increased taxes on estates and capital gains, this year's (FY10) General Fund budget will be nominally balanced. But the February 24 "Vermont Revenue and Budget Picture" presentation by the Joint Fiscal Office shows a yawning gap for FY11: $154 million — followed by $254 million in FY12. Add in the projected deficits for FY13 and FY14, and the four-year deficit abyss comes to approximately $848 million. |
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Money Talk |
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
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The pros and cons of alternative investments By Paul Decelles, CFP If you start to really look at all of your investing options and you start collecting advice, it would not be long before you ran into an investment professional who touts the benefits of a “public, all-cash, non-traded REIT.” Your first response might be, “What’s the ticker symbol?”
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