I am not an expert on foreign affairs, but I try to stay informed, and I am interested and have always been so. I want to revisit the end of the Soviet Union and the short-lived Russian period under Yeltsin. This was in the 1990s. Russia was plagued by corruption and economic collapse at this …
Author Archives: Ed Pirie
No, Hospitals Are Not Inflating the Covid Numbers to Get More Financial Reimbursements From Medicare/Medicaid
No, hospitals are not falsely listing covid as the reason for treatment of patients and the cause of death so they can get higher financial reimbursements. I heard this from a family member yesterday and the implication was that the covid deaths and diagnoses are very inflated due to higher reimbursements and payments hospitals will …
Going Back to Wood Heat
This is a picture of a Vermont Castings Defiant wood stove. I have had three Vermont Castings Defiants over the years, this is going to be the third. The first one I bought in the 1970’s when Vermont Castings first started making the Defiants. We went down to their Randolph foundry to pick it up. …
A Protected Class – part of the Trump argument in the NY Case against him and his business
I think I can put the NY case against Trump, his family members, and the Trump organization in perspective. By the way, their attorney has recently claimed the Trumps are part of a “protected class” of people with more privileges and rights than the rest of us. This is where we are in the United …
A Protest and the Conflict with the Rights of a Society
I understand our First Amendment right of free speech and the right of assembly. I also understand it is not a blank check and some speech is restricted such as hate speech or the example of shouting “fire” in a theater when there is no fire, and the speech would cause harm to others. The …
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Just a few words about my content
I invite all readers here. You may not agree with my writing and that is fine. I respect other points of view. I refrain from name-calling and personal insults – that’s grade school stuff and does not belong here or in any adult discussions. I try to present information – you can make up your …
The Old Names
I find my childhood in the obituaries, the old names I grew up with are there and still a strong part of my memories. I have said this before, but saying it again is all about my writing here. I grew up in Barre and we were a community of immigrants and the children and …
Stupidity on Full Display – Trump’s Supporters
This weekend we started to hear from some good Republicans, and they are speaking out against Donald Trump, his coup attempt, and the Republican Party controlled by Trump. The Republicans I know in my personal life have all stayed silent and I expect they will continue to be silent. It is hard to admit how …
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A Vermont Life – Mine
Being born in 1951 placed me in a unique position in many ways. One, very obvious is a mid-point in a century. Another is being born immediately after the cataclysmic event of the 20th century, World War II. There was no escaping a sense of history similar to those born in the aftermath of the …
A Clear and Present Danger
I am referring to what passes for communication today, and especially from leaders and those with access to large audiences. I started noticing a growing problem with the 2nd Bush Administration (sorry for immediately going political here, but it cannot be helped). I would see spokespersons for the 2nd Bush Administration say something absurd, usually …
A Vermonter Writes - A Pathfinder 