Montpeculiar: Luckily, This Was Not an Actual Legislative Session

by Kevin McCallum on January 5, 2021 at 6:33PM

Even in normal times, following legislative votes can be hard enough for the public, with the differences between voice and roll-call votes often lost on all but the lawmakers and those who make it their professional business to track the legislature’s at-times mysterious machinations. Remote technology only complicates matters, as the practice session demonstrated.

Montpeculiar: Lawmakers Hear From America's 'Most Successful' Sex Worker

by Colin Flanders on February 18, 2020 at 12:03PM

Montpeculiar: Hammer Time in the Vermont House

by Taylor Dobbs on March 27, 2019 at 5:44PM

Montpeculiar: Legislators Pour Over Vermont's Happy Hour Ban

by Kevin McCallum on March 19, 2019 at 8:28PM

“How about a field trip to test it?” quipped Rep. John Killacky (D-South Burlington), a member of the House Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs, which heard the bill pitched for the first time this session. “I’ve lived in three states and this is the only one that doesn’t have a happy hour,” Rep. Marianna Gamache (R-Swanton) said wistfully.

Montpeculiar: Rep. Dylan Giambatista Spiffs Up Vermont's State Song

by Dan Bolles on January 16, 2019 at 3:00PM

Montpeculiar: Legislator Preps for Session — With a Plea for a Toaster

by Kevin McCallum on January 8, 2019 at 4:47PM

Sullivan could have just absconded with the toaster on the counter of her Burlington home. But that would have left her husband, Don Meals, with nowhere to pop his tarts.

Montpeculiar: Reception Honors Statehouse Sculptor and Gardeners

by John Walters on May 10, 2018 at 2:59PM

"It's based entirely on the circle, the perfect geometric shape," he said, as he used the hoops to illustrate how three circles, aligned properly, form a six-pointed star. That became the motif of the sculpture: A six-pointed star within a six-pointed star, framed by a pair of metal circles.

Montpeculiar: A Message of 'Anal Sex' in Front of the Statehouse

by Taylor Dobbs on May 9, 2018 at 12:50PM

The performance artist recently moved away from Washington State and said the tour is also an effort to find a new place to live. The tour is “a lot of things,” she said.

Montpeculiar: Retiring Rep Hawks Neckties at the Statehouse

by Taylor Dobbs on April 17, 2018 at 12:22PM

Sharpe said he's glad to see the ties go to a good use. "I don’t plan to be needing very many ties after I retire," he said.

Montpeculiar: Selleck and Souce and Rally Monkey, Oh My

by John Walters on February 8, 2018 at 5:40PM

because there are moments when we feel like we're in Downton Abbey with her," Balint explained. It's a combination of her erect posture, proper pronunciation and delightfully timeless wardrobe.