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February 23, 2019
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Bishop: Vt. bill ‘goes too far’ by allowing infanticide By Lou Varricchio EDITOR
MIDDLEBURY | The bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Burlington is strongly opposing an abortion bill under consideration by the Vermont Legislature. According to Bishop Christopher J. Coyne said the proposal, H. 57, “goes far beyond Roe v. Wade” and supports infanticide. Coyne said that he opposes the bill
for various reasons particularly because it “means that a baby in the womb can be terminated right up to the moment of natural birth. My friends, that is not abortion. That is infanticide.” Coyne told the Catholic News Service, “You are also aware that the teaching and ministry of the Catholic Church since the first century (A.D.) has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion... This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable.
Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law.” Coyne called for opposition to the bill among Catholic church members: “(The bill) would legislate that right to an abortion — to infanticide — not be ‘denied, restricted or infringed by any government entity.’” The House Human Services Committee passed the bill and now it is under review by the House Judiciary Committee. ■:
Vermont Bishop Christopher Coyne. Photo by Catholic News Service
Rutland GE gets $517 million army contract By Lou Varricchio EDITOR
Lynn Edmunds (left), host Don Chioffi (center) and Hal Shurtleff (right) discussed Vermont property rights on the PEGTV program “Straight Talk” last week.
Photo by Lou Varricchio
Property rights under fire, say panel
RUTLAND | GE Aviation in Rutland County will get a boost in manufacturing work thanks to Uncle Sam. The local plant currently employs 1,200 workers. The Rutland-area facility just received a $517 million U.S. Army contract to manufacture test engine parts for the UH-60 Black Hawk, a fourbladed, twin-engine, medium-lift utility helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky, and the Apache heli-
copter manufactured by Boeing. The AH-64 Apache is an American twin-turboshaft attack chopper with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two. It includes a sensor suite for night vision and targeting. According to GE Aviation’s Dave Wilson the Rutland factory will provide essential components for the engines. The Army contract will not require added employees, however, Wilson told reporters that it will provide additional plant work for the next few years. ■
GE Aviation in Rutland just received a U.S. Army contract to build parts for two military helicopters. Pictured: The AH-64 Apache prototype. Photo by Robert D. Ward
By Lou Varricchio EDITOR
RUTLAND | New England radio talk show host Hal Shurtleff, founder of Camp Constitution in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, visited Rutland on Feb. 12 to sound the alarm about Vermont’s threatened private-property rights. Shurtleff was a special guest on PEGTV’s “Straight Talk”. On the television program, hosted by former State Rep. Don Chioffi, Shurtleff was joined by property rights advocate Lynn Edmunds. Edmunds has been fighting to make the Wallingford Planning Commission more transparent, especially implementation of United Nations Agenda 21 action items. » Property rights Cont. on pg. 2
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