26. Voters turn out to meet Richard Tarrant

Local citizens continue to attend the free dinners that the Tarrant for Senate campaign is hosting across the state. According to the Burlington Free Press (1/19/06), about 80 voters attended a supper in Essex this week.

Rich Tarrant will be coming to Milton but no date has been set yet. If you are interested in attending, please Email us!
You can also send this post to a friend by clicking the letter icon below. You are invited regardless of party affiliation! This is a chance to ask your questions.
To access political news online from the BFP see:
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?
Category=POLITICS01

25. Voter registration and becoming a notary

We are planning to hold several voter registration drives in Milton before the elections.
If you are interested in becoming a notary for this purpose, the fee is only $20.00.

http://www.chittendensuperiorcourt.com/notary.htm

Young Republicans can sign up for newsletters here:
Official website of the Young Republicans (age 18-40)
http://www.yrnf.com/

24. Join us to greet Representive Don Turner!

The Chittenden County Republican Committee will be holding its meeting in Milton on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM in the Milton High School Library.

The purpose of this meeting is to welcome Milton's new representative and hear about GOP goals for this session. From 6:00 to 7:00 all are welcome to come and meet Rep. Turner. This open house will be non-partisan and all Milton and county residents are welcome.

At 7:00 PM Rep. Dave Sunderland (R-Rutland), the Assistant Republican Leader in the Vermont House of Representatives for the 2005-2006 session, will discuss the Republican agenda in Montpelier. Light refreshments will be served. We hope to see you there!

Contact Jon Hughes at 324-4607 or Email Jon with any questions.
Note: Don was officially appointed by Gov. Douglas on Tuesday, January 17. We offer our thanks to him for taking on the important job of representing Milton citizens.

23. Remove Judge Cashman Petition

Have you signed it yet?

As of today, 1243 people have signed the online petition to help the Vermont legislature remove Judge Edward Cashman for his complete failure to punish a child molester. An innocent little girl has been doubly betrayed.

http://new.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?gocash

If you believe Vermont children deserve better protection than that given by Judge Cashman and the state legislature, email your views to Rep. Gaye Symington (D), Speaker, House of Representatives, email:
Speaker@leg.state.vt.us


Picture credit: Renoir, A girl with a watering can, 1876. NGA

22. News from the Tarrant campaign

Television appearance:

Rich will be appearing on WCAX Channel 3's "You Can Quote Me" this Sunday at 11:00 am.

Dinner in Essex

You are invited to enjoy a dinner, meet Rich and ask questions. Don't be shy!

Essex Spaghetti Dinner

6:00 - 8:00 pm
The Essex Center Grange Hall
118 Center Road
Essex, VT
R.S.V.P. 800.204.1928 or email dwelch@tarrant06.com

Website: http://www.tarrant06.com/
Picture credit: South Hero dinner, Tarrant for Senate website

21. Doran Metzger's resignation letter from Iraq

Doran has written a very moving letter of resignation that is well-worth reading. The text is best viewed on an external site.

http://www.writely.com/View.aspx?docid=badjc2bj5h8hc

20. First legislative report by Rep. Kevin Endres

The Milton Independent has published the first legislative report of the new session by Rep. Kevin Endres (1/12/06). The detailed article on page 4 gives important information about pending bills.

Email Rep. Endres

19. Gov. Douglas delivers the State of the State address

Gov. Jim Douglas delivered the 2006 State of the State address on January 5th, 2006. The text of the speech is available as a pdf file from this URL, left menu:
http://www.vermont.gov/governor/govbio.html

Milton's Doran Metzger's current service to the country in Iraq is mentioned on page 2.

It is perhaps the men and women of the Vermont National Guard who today best illustrate the strength and resilience of Vermont. We’ve been fortunate in the last few weeks to welcome home hundreds of our loved ones, our friends and our neighbors who have returned from their deployments—but there are still many for whom we pray, including a member of this General Assembly, Representative Doran Metzger.

18. Cha-ching! Letter to Editor on Bernie Sander's Wasteful Money bill

Here is a quote from Milton resident Wendell Noble's letter to the BFP:

South Burlington Spend money elsewhere

It is fascinating that Rep. Bernie Sanders has obtained $1 million in federal money to demonstrate that electrolysis of water works in Vermont as it does anywhere else in the world and that the produced hydrogen can be burned in an internal combustion engine. That's $1 million not spent on our troops or homeland security and added to the federal deficit.

Picture credit: 5 lb. of shedded money, Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

17. Rutland Herald Medicare "Plan D" Critique by Richard Tarrant (12/25/05)

A substantial amount of information is included in a recently published article by Richard Tarrant in the Rutland Herald (12/25/05). Intelligent health care reform is a priority for the author. For a copy of the article, contact Dave Welch.

In the meantime, here are some resources:
Medicare: http://www.medicare.gov/
State of VT: http://www.dad.state.vt.us/MedicarePartD/Default.htm
AARP--search: http://www.aarp.org/
Note: You can join AARP at age 50 and receive a quality magazine and newsletters.
White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/medicare/
Health and Human Services: http://www.hhs.gov/
Picture credit: Drug Digest: http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/Home/0,4082,,00.html

16. The Tarrant for Senate Campaign

Laura Maceyka has volunteered to serve as the Tarrant for Senate Campaign Milton Town Chair. Contact Laura at home at 893-0133 or by email.
Milton GOP Town Committee: Email

To volunteer for the Tarrant Senate campaign at the Colchester headquarters or to get on the mailing list, contact Bryan Bernys, Chittenden County Campaign Field Coordinator.
Email Bryan

15. Food Drive Update

Over 1000 lbs of food was collected for the Food Bank by GOP grassroots organizers as a community service project. Thanks to all who helped out.