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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1977
Page
6
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street Bennington Vermont 05201. It serves as the local newspaper for Bennington and surrounding communities with news, notices, and community briefs.
Editorial notes that government abuses surface via the press and proposes an independent review board to protect whistleblowers from retaliation. Senators Leahy and Rep Udall back the measure, which would allow confidential reporting of wrongdoings by federal workers.
The piece argues that employees who expose waste or abuse face bureaucratic retaliation as the issue shifts to how authorities handle the whistleblower. It supports the Leahy Udall bill as the right approach and criticizes gag orders on health and fish and game staff as stifling dissent while urging the Snelling administration to support whistleblower protections.
Editor notes recount Evel Knievel breaking a writer’s wrists and defiance before sentencing, while Ideal Toy Corp reports a 1.6 million loss in Q3 tied to shrinking Knievel toy sales after the incident. The column also notes car belt studies for Volvo and Cadillac owners, a Saab voting tidbit, and Safire’s quip about Bert Lance and Billy Carter overdraft beer.
A writer recalls past Rotary Auction antics in Bennington including using loudspeakers from aircraft and street scenes. He muses on the edge of legality, risks to public safety, and a nostalgia for playful public address pranks while planning this year’s auction and considering sleigh bells.
A reader informs The Banner that a claim attributed to them in Maggie C. Bucholt’s December 7 letter is incorrect. They state they did not attend the first or any of the October public hearings on the proposed amendments and request correction.
James W O Neil Jr of Manchester Center notes that neither the Manchester Planning Commission nor the selectmen held public hearings on the proposed zoning amendment referenced by Mrs Bucholt.
A reader suggests installing insurance vending machines at Vermont ski areas similar to airport kiosks. Skiers could pay a fee for coverage during their stay, reducing operators' burden and helping keep resorts open for visitors. Mrs. Florence Spina Shaftsbury endorses the idea.
A Vermont column urges voters to repeal the local inventory tax at next town meeting. It explains the 10 year phasing option, notes revenue implications for Bennington and towns like Burlington and Essex, and cites opposition as well as support from officials including Vermont's tax commissioner. The piece frames the issue in a post industrial context and hints at a continuation next week.
The piece reflects on columnists who produce regular work without fresh ideas. It cites a famed liberal writer, once charged with vivid antiwar prose, now improvising as postwar policy merges with past eras. The column critiques enduring bitterness and repetitive framing.
A meditation on how anger drives columnists X Z and Y and why readers seek catharsis. The piece traces power dynamics in press commentary, linking secular outrage to historic pamphleteering, and notes readers crave familiar saints and demons in a ritual of interpretation.
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