iBrattleboro.com | RDavis | Activity https://www.ibrattleboro.com/members/RDavis/activity/ Activity feed for RDavis. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:45:17 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=9.1.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 476636864218bc622a83b0893f260afd RDavis wrote a new post, My Visit With Allen Ginsberg https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=79998 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:35:46 +0000 Col#280- 4/19/26

MY VISIT WITH ALLEN GINSBERG
By
Richard Davis

Reflecting on events in our lives that have helped to create the person we are can help us better understand the person we have become. There […]

]]> aa3a48e509721ba049beda8ada9bba0f RDavis wrote a new post, The Madness of King Donald https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=79863 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:48:48 +0000 Col#279- 4/10/26

THE MADNESS OF KING DONALD
By
Richard Davis

There should be no doubt in most people’s minds that the President of the United States is severely mentally ill. Other world leaders have d […]

]]> 392eb9d712e9a9ae43ca1c97c62dc827 RDavis wrote a new post, Who's Reality? https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=79793 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:56:09 +0000 Col#278- 4/1/26

Richard Davis

You never know where or when you might have a life-altering experience. Accidents and circumstances beyond your control may push you in certain directions. Then there are the […]

]]> 45a633ecab6748fc1155faf166debf35 RDavis wrote a new post, Never Forget https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=79661 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:58:20 +0000 I can hear the cries of six million souls pleading to the living to make sure what happened to them never happens again. Yet, our world today is facing a threat too similar to the one that was faced when Hitler […]

]]> 2cc13ae592f40624b04559b429513911 RDavis wrote a new post, Windham County Heat Fund Benefit Concert March 21 https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=79604 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:56:53 +0000 It may look like the heating season is almost over, but for the most vulnerable among us this is the hardest time to keep warm. Fuel assistance funds have been used up and they rely on the Windham County Heat Fund […]

]]> 65679c09e42137dd067245784c57ee13 RDavis wrote a new post, Are We Safe? https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=79579 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:59:50 +0000 Col#276-3/11/26

ARE WE SAFE?
By
Richard Davis

Most countries in the world that attack other countries expect some degree of retaliation on their own soil. But the United States has engaged on multiple […]

]]> 9d1e152321f8390d01081c043818051d RDavis wrote a new post, Vermont Jazz Center Concert to Benefit Windham County Heat Fund https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=79545 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:42:18 +0000 March 7, 2026

VERMONT JAZZZ CENTER CONCERT
TO BENEFIT WINDHAM COUNTY HEAT FUND

The Vermont Jazz Center (VJC) is hosting a benefit concert for the Windham County Heat Fund on Saturday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. […]

]]> e81715c198edc6ea39a1985d0323ae86 RDavis wrote a new post, Why War Now? https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=79484 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:44:18 +0000 WHY WAR NOW?
By
Richard Davis

It just may be possible that the reason for this newest incursion into international law-breaking and senseless murder has more to do with Trump’s personal issues than any i […]

]]> c99d3c318a34e8571a02382b6de9f71f RDavis wrote a new post, Media Bias and Kidnapping https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=79378 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:22:27 +0000 Col#274- 2/20/26

MEDIA BIAS AND KIDNAPPING
By
Richard Davis
In our world of celebrity worship, you can garner mainstream media attention if you are famous or a close relative of a famous person. That means […]

]]> 797f4406f4ac32c3d6299223dc70b6b5 RDavis wrote a new post, The Olympic$ https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=79312 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:58:38 +0000 Col#273- 2/11/26

THE OLYMPIC$
By
Richard Davis

The Olympics are a great escape from the crazy world we live in, if you can afford to watch them. Television cable bills are outrageous, but they are still […]

]]> 44f11fee7ebdedd492a5661700fba05e RDavis wrote a new post, Civil War II? https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=79179 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:52:04 +0000 CIVIL WAR II?
By
Richard Davis

Protests in this country are escalating, yet the illegal violence against citizens continues. The Trump sandbox mentality of having the big guns makes him feel that no laws […]

]]> ad900211ff11564bfd65737aa6a442ca RDavis wrote a new post, We Need To Stop The Rogue President https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=79097 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:29:53 +0000 Blog#271- 1/20/26

WE NEED TO STOP THE ROGUE PRESIDENT
By
Richard Davis

Most reasonable people assume that governments exist to support people and provide the infrastructure to make sure commerce provides […]

]]> d6964bbcab2a3b948e6e401f859e2977 RDavis wrote a new post, Unrestrained Aggression https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=79042 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:49:01 +0000 Blog#270- 1/12/26

UNRESTRAINED AGRESSION
By
Richard Davis

It’s not the first time in the history of the world that a power-hungry deranged head of state is trying to take as much of the world as he can g […]

]]> cc56ca51f6e691d82a63910925f0873f RDavis wrote a new post, Navalny and the Message For The U.S. https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=78981 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 13:20:07 +0000 Blog#269- 1/3/25

NAVALNY AND THE MESSAGE FOR THE U.S.
By
Richard Davis

I have been reading Russian dissident Alexei Navalny’s memoir and the similarities between Russian and American politics are f […]

]]> 2ef1e07942ba64df9e3123a101ee468b RDavis wrote a new post, Time for A New Strategy https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=78912 Sun, 21 Dec 2025 13:32:58 +0000 Col#268- 12/20/25

TIME FOR A NEW STRATEGY
By
Richard Davis

When fighting an unconventional war you have to think out of the box and develop new strategies to defeat the enemy. The war that is being waged […]

]]> a75acc6aa959d7ae3f93b9c036481cd2 RDavis wrote a new post, It's Murder https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=78854 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:26:27 +0000 Col#267- 12/11/25

IT’S MURDER
By
Richard Davis

The outrage never ends. Just when you hope Trump will be reined in and not be allowed to bolster his cred as dictator, he tells the world to go **** t […]

]]> 8a4b30f97c58cd2cdf953c132c539264 RDavis wrote a new post, Disrespecting Nurses https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=78783 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:36:38 +0000 Col#266- 12/3/25

DIRESPECTING NURSES
By
Richard Davis

This country has faced a critical nursing shortage for years. The situation was made worse as a result of the COVID pandemic when health care workers […]

]]> 11fa4302557f735f6c6dae635fa62474 RDavis wrote a new post, Prepare For A Difficult Flu Season https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=78703 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:46:50 +0000 Col#265- 11/24/25

PREPARE FOR A DIFFICULT FLU SEASON
By
Richard Davis

Every year strains of influenza spread around the world. In the United States we look to the southern hemisphere and the U.K. to get an […]

]]> ac44cbf592286fe628e56f8f5381c26f RDavis wrote a new post, A Deadly Turn https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=78646 Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:27:47 +0000 Col#264-11/16/25

A DEADLY TURN
By
Richard Davis

The day that the government shutdown of 2025 ended was the day that any hope for preserving the quality of life of millions of Americans ended. On the […]

]]> d603dbdaefe70b66f4ff327f297bd630 RDavis wrote a new post, A Deadly Game https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=78551 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 14:32:07 +0000 Col#263- 11/7/25

A DEADLY GAME
By
Richard Davis

October 1, 2025 may go down in history as the date that the United States form of government officially collapsed. As I write this, we are almost six weeks […]

]]> 943b5f1a1012cacd51faba11255fb7a3 RDavis wrote a new post, The American Death Squad https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=78482 Fri, 31 Oct 2025 12:15:25 +0000 THE AMERICAN DEATH SQUAD
By
Richard Davis

The last time I checked U.S. military murderers had killed about 40 or so presumed Venezuelan drug dealers. It is not only a shocking escalation of Trump’s mania f […]

]]> a9fb4ab78e55fa0ff5322d4389353f48 RDavis wrote a new post, Less of a Medicare Advantage https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=78390 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:07:28 +0000 Col#261-10/21/25

LESS OF A MEDICARE ADVANTAGE
By
Richard Davis

Medicare Advantage (MA) was created in 1997 to move the Medicare program further into the private insurance marketplace. It was a Republican […]

]]> 1feafeb949bddbf1b768808e77271084 RDavis wrote a new post, Fiscal Shock https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=78284 Sun, 12 Oct 2025 15:21:10 +0000 Col#260/10/12/25

FISCAL SHOCK
By
Richard Davis

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (BMH), our small community non-profit hospital, is facing what looks like its most challenging financial situation in its 121 […]

]]> 74ee1c4f040cfccfc870f6a52c410dee RDavis wrote a new post, What Is The End Game? https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=78194 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:51:00 +0000 Col#259- 10/1/25

WHAT IS THE END GAME?
By
Richard Davis

Just in case the rest of the world needed affirmation, it is now crystal clear that the President of the United States is an arrogant, stupid fool […]

]]> a32d27025d77468cd58ff1fc063a5bf6 RDavis wrote a new post, A New Brain Worm https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=78128 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 14:31:06 +0000 Col#258-9/21/25

A NEW BRAIN WORM
By
Richard Davis

A lot of American’s brains have been invaded by a new brain worm that creates a host of symptoms that just won’t go away. You won’t find this disease in an […]

]]> 1e21f8333da430459bd9f12b4e6ec261 RDavis wrote a new post, The Kennedy Death Squad https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=78075 Sat, 13 Sep 2025 15:26:01 +0000 Col#257-9/13/25
THE KENNEDY DEATH SQUAD
By
Richard Davis

Trump and his amoral, unethical goon squad of cabinet members are doing everything they can to hurt the people they don’t like, which is a big chunk o […]

]]> cc5f9e8a47cd04125bc707b334581b62 RDavis wrote a new post, Save A Life - Windham County Heat Fund Concert https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=78014 Sat, 06 Sep 2025 17:42:26 +0000 Col#256-9/6/25

SAVE A LIFE
By
Richard Davis

The Windham County Heat Fund is presenting a concert on Sunday, September 14 at 7:00 p.m. at the Heart Rose Club (formerly Shriners’ Hall), 11 Green Street in B […]

]]> 44479b78cc711e90923b9377a2ff7eb7 RDavis wrote a new post, Heat Fund Concert September 14 https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=77970 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 13:07:32 +0000 SAVE A LIFE
A CONCERT TO LAUNCH THE WINDHAM COUNTY HEAT FUND
GO FUND ME PAGE
Sunday, September 14, 7:00 pm
THE HEART ROSE CLUB
11 GREEN STREET, BRATTLEBORO

The Trump administration has destroyed the […]

]]> f7b961921825251b44c16f66fea15476 RDavis wrote a new post, High Blood Pressure Still #1 Killer https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=77936 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 13:49:49 +0000 COL#255- 8/27/25

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE STILL #1 KILLER
By
Richard Davis

It’s worth checking in on some basic health care issues from time to time because expert guidance changes and new developments are a […]

]]> d7444ac81f7da61ac9ad9eea0be5a299 RDavis wrote a new post, Patio Concert August 29 https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=77861 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 16:56:20 +0000 Rich Grumbine and Bill Conley will present a backyard patio concert on Friday, August 29 at 6:30 p.m. at 63 Cedar Street in Brattleboro. The duo plays an eclectic mix of covers from country, Americana, folk, […]

]]> 97d78ea94cdafc6b264d6771e5500bad RDavis wrote a new post, Retirement Retrospective https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=77810 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:25:14 +0000 Col#254- 8/18/25
RETIREMENT RETROSPECTIVE
By
Richard Davis

Retirement is a strange concept. For some people it is not something that is in their vocabulary and, for others, it is something that makes them […]

]]> ec92a3249d64bf93f9c3a8b2e572c414 RDavis wrote a new post, Deeper Insurance Cuts in Budget Bill https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=77739 Thu, 07 Aug 2025 15:17:33 +0000 Col#253- 8/7/25

DEEPER INSURANCE CUTS
IN BUDGET BILL
By
Richard Davis

Digging deeper into the 2025 budget bill reveals that Medicaid is not the only insurance that will be in jeopardy. Premiums for people […]

]]> db59b1b6ad1a4f80168afc9d57f0e4a6 RDavis wrote a new post, Immunopsychiatry - What's Old Is New https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=77682 Wed, 30 Jul 2025 18:50:54 +0000 Blog#252-7/30/25

IMMUNOPSYCHIATRY
WHAT’S OLD IS NEW
By
Richard Davis

There has been a movement in the psychiatric world to recognize a new medical specialty. The name has evolved from p […]

]]> 9b26aa180e1c456d4fb7cdb5e34ddde2 RDavis wrote a new post, The Glyptodons - Folk Rock Concert August 9 https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=77658 Tue, 29 Jul 2025 13:22:32 +0000 GLYPTODONS RETURN TO BRATTLEBORO
FOR AUGUST 9 CONCERT

The Seattle-based folk rock group, the Glyptodons, will return to Brattleboro for a backyard concert on Saturday, August 9 at 7:00 p.m. at 63 Cedar Street. […]

]]> 9957f5e7af7ee270b18408364dec03c6 RDavis wrote a new post, Expanding the Lowest Class https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=77615 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 13:43:14 +0000 Blog#251- 7/22/25

EXPANDING THE LOWEST CLASS
By
Richard Davis

The gaps between the have’s and have not’s has been widening in this country for many years. But with passage of the 2025 budget bill, that gap […]

]]> 921bae9016ffa69586300047c5cb90ea RDavis wrote a new post, Future Speculation https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=77517 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:36:02 +0000 Blog#250-7/14/25

FUTURE SPECULATION
By
Richard Davis

I would rather hope for good results from protests against the Trump administration, but my fear is that the reality we may face could be deadly for too […]

]]> 240008affbd941d1aac037138ca3c569 RDavis wrote a new post, Oligarchy Trumps Independence https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=77451 Fri, 04 Jul 2025 19:26:11 +0000 Blog#249-7/4/25

OLIGARCHY TRUMPS INDEPENDENCE
By
Richard Davis

The passage of the 2025 budget marks the transition from democracy to oligarchy. Once the drastic economic and social changes are in place it […]

]]> f5c5dfa9ee2d38e8a1ef1d2db132b48e RDavis wrote a new post, A Cruel Disease - ALS https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=77341 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:56:12 +0000 Blog#248- 6/24/25

A CRUEL DISEASE
By
Richard Davis

One of the great inequities in the world of medical research revolves around the lack of progress in finding some degree of cure for ALS (amyotrophic […]

]]> 2ca0ad286d163b63cc455c75f28a9278 RDavis wrote a new post, The Big Sleep https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=77254 Sun, 15 Jun 2025 16:03:26 +0000 Blog#247-6/15/25

THE BIG SLEEP
By
Richard Davis

When I read obituaries of people of my own age they no longer use the phrase “he died so young”, but they may say “he lived a full life”. Of course I am remi […]

]]> 70a0b3a1c3af92dddc801f35b7c150b5 RDavis wrote a new post, Jenny Reichman Concert June 20 https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=77220 Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:17:31 +0000 JENNY REICHMAN CONCERT JUNE 20

Local singer/songwriter Jenny Reichman will present a concert of original and cover songs on Friday June 20 at 7:00 p.m. in the backyard patio of 63 Cedar St. in Brattleboro. […]

]]> b469224f8777129fc851f56076c3633b RDavis wrote a new post, Science Is The Enemy https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=77154 Sat, 07 Jun 2025 21:07:53 +0000 Blog#246-6/7/25

SCIENCE IS THE ENEMY
By
Richard Davis

We now live in world where scientific inquiry, research and the development of innovation and things to make our lives better have become the enemy. […]

]]> d8de75651734c9c65471ca90f066cf3b RDavis wrote a new post, Ten Million Lives At Risk https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=77090 Thu, 29 May 2025 14:36:23 +0000 Blog#245-5/29/25

TEN MILLION LIVES AT RISK
By
Richard Davis

If the proposed budget that includes Medicaid cuts passes, ten million Americans will lose support that keeps them alive. Republicans in […]

]]> b4b04eac91ac50c153035d7fadd9c48c RDavis wrote a new post, The Promises and Perils Of Gene Editing https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=76985 Mon, 19 May 2025 15:44:17 +0000 Blog#244- 5/19/25

THE PROMISES AND PERILS OF GENE EDITING
By
Richard Davis

It would have seemed impossible only a few years ago, but medical researchers have been able to edit a baby’s genes so that he d […]

]]> e059a8261e186bd2ce39cd2c6ff55261 RDavis wrote a new post, Heat Fund Update https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=76903 Mon, 12 May 2025 12:48:54 +0000 Blog#243-5/11/25

HEAT FUND UPDATE
By
Richard Davis

The 20th year of the Windham County Heat Fund has made it clear that we need to maintain our efforts. The need is growing. When Daryl Pillsbury and I […]

]]> 9e141f7c54f69a1633df75481b6b3e65 RDavis wrote a new post, Rain On His Parade https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=76850 Sun, 04 May 2025 15:19:40 +0000 Blog#242- 5/4/25

RAIN ON HIS PARADE
By
Richard Davis

The time has come for the protesters of the current administration to take it to the next level. There have been marches on Washington over the years […]

]]> 5586e26b555618f7c2552b86d4efa9d3 RDavis commented on the post, Disconnected https://www.ibrattleboro.com/opinion/politics/2025/04/disconnected/#comment-23856 Thu, 01 May 2025 20:34:04 +0000 The previous selectboard did make serious suggestions in order not to cut essential services and essential personnel. We implemented 57 suggestions for budget cutting at the recommendation of town departments and […]

]]> efb7a9245ab9ed9d0452a0e84770da8a RDavis wrote a new post, Disconnected https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=76751 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:00:22 +0000 Blog#241-4/27/25

DISCONNECTED
By
Richard Davis

Elected politicians, on all the levels, and the people who support government on a daily basis often have nothing in common. There are no requirements to run […]

]]> 42ad5c9b8015867efd95a43ea97702c6 RDavis wrote a new post, The Next Step https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=76665 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:17:42 +0000 Blog#240- 4/16/25

THE NEXT STEP
By
Richard Davis

Outrage and anger. Many Americans are feeling things that make them feel powerless to change. The talking heads are telling us what we already know. The […]

]]> 1ecb243f1324ac2576694bd2edcb2571 RDavis wrote a new post, Political Murder https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=76589 Sun, 06 Apr 2025 15:01:22 +0000 Blog#239- 4/6/25

POLITICAL MURDER
By
Richard Davis

Over six million Americans who rely on federal government fuel assistance to heat their homes or pay electric bills to fend off extreme heat may have to […]

]]> 58e05de6efd557f8fd29d03eb1a643a5 RDavis wrote a new post, The Power of Vitamins https://www.ibrattleboro.com/?p=76505 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 14:44:44 +0000 Blog#238- 3/28/25

THE POWER OF VITAMINS
By
Richard Davis

During my college years I took a nutrition course that taught me a lesson that I have carried throughout my adult life. As the importance of […]

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