Bernie Buzz

These are tough times for Vermont and our country. In the midst of all of the chaos, divisiveness and ugliness that we are seeing, it’s vitally important that we strengthen our sense of community – and support and enjoy each other as fellow human beings. And one way to do that right now is to turn off our cell phones and TVs, get out of our homes, and celebrate spring with a night of great music and dancing. Please join me and the Peavine Boys at Hazen Union School on Saturday, May 17 at 7:30 pm for a Spring Dance.

On Saturday, 160 young Vermonters and their parents joined me and my staff at the Vermont State University in Randolph for our third annual Youth Chess Day. The reason we hold a Youth Chess Day is to encourage young people to learn how to play an intellectually challenging game that is many hundreds of years old and is enjoyed throughout the world.

It is no great secret that our country is divided politically. I would hope, however, that all Americans and Vermonters come together to support our democratic way of life and oppose the very aggressive movement toward authoritarianism that the Trump administration is pursuing.