My first thought about it as a legislator was that when you have a captive audience that is bound to serve and you're grossly underpaying them, that's a bad idea.

Here are three issues before the Vermont Legislature today in which, when it comes to fixing past laws, there is reason to wonder if we even know which way is up.

One bill I'm proud to co-sponsor this year to address that is H.709: ​An act relating to creating the Office of Entrepreneurship and other programs pertaining to entrepreneurs.

As I wrote in Ignorantia juris non excusat, I'm very concerned about Big Tech's drain on our wallets and our downtowns.

For someone living on the street who has nothing, likely not even any friends or family who have stuck by them, powerful narcotics and stimulants are a friend of last resort.

If someone hasn’t gotten this good news—if their statements or actions seem mistaken or misguided—we have the opportunity to invite them into a kind and loving conversation.

Martin Luther King, Jr. shows us how in writing his long letter from the Birmingham jail.

I remember feeling disquieted when I heard this as a kid. I associate it with standing in our bathroom. The wood floor was rotting, before my dad tiled it.

I have a feeling there’s something right around the corner…

"I have less than three hours to make cookies. I can do that."

However, the world continues to deliver setbacks. We have sad news this week about a native son.

Do you ever get so accustomed to something not working that you almost forget how frustrating it is?

I’m bored of politicians who put out “statements.” Yawn.

I will be asking for permission to curse below.

"Don't let 'perfect' be the enemy of 'good.'"

And so I wondered, why did people talk this way in old movies and important speeches? I used to think it had something to do with the recording equipment, or the microphones, but it's not that.

Things almost ended badly for the first village that cultivated pumpkins.

There's a neat virtual event happening this week and I'm excited...

The Armistice of November 11, 1918 took effect at 11:00 a.m., ending the Great War.

Veterans Day is a day to thank and honor all those who served honorably in the military. That's in wartime or peacetime, both active and retired.

I had the honor of meeting Dick at the Whitingham Senior Lunch on Thursday.