January 31, 2008
8pm on Vermont
Public Television
Charlie Smith will be a panelist on "Debating
Vermont's 2-year Term"
http://www.vpt.org/programs/publicsquare_january08.html
Vermont and New Hampshire
are the only states that have two-year terms for governor and other statewide
offices. The program will combine video, studio discussion, viewer calls and a
web chat to consider whether Vermont's
terms of office should be changed to four years. “Public Square”
will begin with a video report on the topic, then host Kristin Carlson and
panelists will look at the pros and cons of extending the terms of governor,
other statewide offices and legislators in the interest of good governance.
Joining host Kristin Carlson:
- Susan Allen
Editor of the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus and former Press Secretary
to Vermont
governor Howard Dean. - Frank Bryan
Political Science Professor
University
of Vermont - Mary Powell
SVP, Green Mountain Power Former Chair, Vermont Institute on Government
Effectiveness - Charles Smith
President, The Snelling
Center
for Government
Viewers
are encouraged to call in with questions. A toll-free number will be
announced during the program. Along with the broadcast, the program will be
streamed on VPT's website and a live web chat will be held during the
broadcast. (www.vpt.org)
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February 11, 2008
The
Vermont
Debate and Forensics League’s
Fourth
Public
Forum
Debate
State
Championship
at the State House in Montpelier
RESOLVED:
The term of office for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
should be four years.
Public
Forum Debate in Vermont
is now four years old. It has replaced policy debate and offers several
advantages. A debate round is shorter in length, it encourages argumentation on
the issues, and it requires the debaters to be persuasive in their delivery. To
date, eleven high schools have created two person teams and some twenty teams
are expected at the state championship tournament.
The
Vermont Debate and Forensics League has chosen this topic specifically for Vermont and is working
with the Snelling
Center
for Government to provide resources to the debaters. The day-long event will
include three preliminary rounds followed by a semi-final round and
championship round in the afternoon. The forum is open to the public.
The Schedule for Monday, February 11th
8:00
am Refreshments in the cafeteria
8:20 am Judges' orientation
9:00 am Round I
10:10 am Round II
11:20 am Round III
12:00 pm Lunch in the State House cafeteria
1:00 pm Semi Final rounds
2:00 pm Championship Round
3:00 pm Awards