William Boardman

Freelance writer, newspaper reporter, editor, and columnist (35 years). Audio producer for public radio doing political satire and news (40 years). Former non-lawyer judge and county executive (20 years). Also a TV writer.

Vermont Credit Union Ordered Not To Call Itself a Bank

Some might say a Vermont credit union is just another kind of bank. However, the State of Vermont says it is not and that credit unions calling themselves banks could

By William Boardman

/ August 28, 2012

Vermont Credit Union Ordered Not To Call Itself a Bank

Vermonter Who Crushed Cop Cars With Tractor Stays in Jail

Credit: motleynews.net When Roger Pion drove a big tractor over seven cop cars on August 2, he became an instant Internet meme and ended up in jail. Although he

By William Boardman

/ August 27, 2012

Vermonter Who Crushed Cop Cars With Tractor Stays in Jail

Big Government Candidates At It Again

Cranky Yankee wonders just how many government give-aways can you fit on the head of a pin? And who's regulating pinhead crowding? You don't suppose there&

By William Boardman

/ August 24, 2012

Washington Drone Strikes Employ Controversial War Tactics

Credit: defense.gov In an article titled, "US drone strikes target rescuers in Pakistan," Glenn Greenwald reports that the US government is using tactics on the battlefield that

By William Boardman

/ August 24, 2012

Washington Drone Strikes Employ Controversial War Tactics

Early Voting Shouldn't Accommodate Black Voters?

An Ohio GOP Board of Elections official who opposed early weekend voting in 2008 says early voting procedures shouldn't accommodate African-Americans. email to the Columbus DispatchSunday

By William Boardman

/ August 23, 2012

Early Voting Shouldn't Accommodate Black Voters?

Bain Capital Links to Death Squads Funding Not Proven

Credit: washingtontimes.com The essence of the mostly unreported story is simple enough. When Mitt Romney was having difficulty raising money to start Bain Capital in 1984, he ended up

By William Boardman

/ August 23, 2012

Bain Capital Links to Death Squads Funding Not Proven

Weekend Voting - They're ALL Comedians in Ohio!

In a dramatic move, Ohio Secretary of State John Husted immediately suspended two Democrats on a county election board after they voted to allow weekend voting. Earlier, Husted issued a

By William Boardman

/ August 22, 2012

Weekend Voting - They're ALL Comedians in Ohio!

Anti-Islam Bus Ads and the War of Terror

Credit: mondoweiss.net If religious freedom is part of the essential American DNA, then why do Americans sometimes act as if it’s OK to demonize religions, as witness recent

By William Boardman

/ August 20, 2012

Anti-Islam Bus Ads and the War of Terror

Nuclear Power and a World in Hot Water

Is it a good idea to put floating and underground nuclear power plants in ocean water that is already heating up, when these plants need large amounts of water for

By William Boardman

/ August 18, 2012

Voter ID Law May Yet Fail in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Democrats Voter Guide Credit: padems.com The victory dance by some this week when Pennsylvania’s controversial voter ID law survived its first court test may prove premature, since

By William Boardman

/ August 18, 2012

Voter ID Law May Yet Fail in Pennsylvania

Voter ID Ruling Outsmarts the Law, For Now

Credit: csmonitor.com Across the media, the headlines got it wrong when they claimed “Judge Upholds Voter ID Law in Pennsylvania,” or some variation of that assertion. Even though it

By William Boardman

/ August 17, 2012

Voter ID Ruling Outsmarts the Law, For Now

Paul Ryan Says He’s a Fiscal Conservative But Does He Mean it?

Credit: commons.wikimedia.org Who says Paul Ryan is a fiscal conservative? Well, Paul Ryan says he is. So does ABC News, NBC News, Rick Perry, Slate, United Press International,

By William Boardman

/ August 16, 2012

Paul Ryan Says He’s a Fiscal Conservative But Does He Mean it?