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“Freedom and Choice” is the theme of the fourth annual Milton Friedman Day observance to be held Friday, July 30, from 5-7pm at the Sheraton Burlington Conference Center.

The speaker is Bill Sayre of Bristol, a former student of Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman at the University of Chicago. Sayre, an economist and businessman, is the former chair of Associated Industries of Vermont and a regular commentator on True North Radio.

The event, part of the Sheraton Economic Series, honors what would be the 98th birthday of Prof. Friedman, a one time resident of Ely, Vermont. It is hosted by the Sheraton Burlington, sponsored by the Ethan Allen Institute, and cosponsored by the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce, Vermont Economy Newsletter, Vermont Business Magazine, and Vermont Tiger.

“In an era when we seem to be afflicted with ever more government mandating ever more choices for citizens, it’s useful – and indeed inspirational – to review the life and thought of Milton Friedman, a true apostle of liberty”, said EAI vice president John McClaughry.

The Sheraton Economic Series is open to the public and no admission charge or reservation is required,

For more information contact:

John McClaughry
4836 Kirby Mountain Road
Concord VT 05824
Voice 802 695 1448
fax 802 695 1436
eai@ethanallen.org
www.ethanallen.org

Dr Mier G. Kohn

The Ethan Allen Institute presents
Sheraton Economic Series 2010

Regulating the Banks:
Lessons from the Recent Crisis

featuring Dr. Meir G. Kohn
Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College

Sheraton Burlington – Emerald Ballroom
Thursday, March 18, 2010 5:00-7:00 pm

An internationally known expert in finance, markets, banking and regulation, Prof. Kohn will autopsy the bodies left from the “Crash of 2008” and answer questions from the audience. His presentation is part of the ongoing Sheraton Economic Series.

Prof. Kohn will also address the regulatory proposals currently before Congress, and look ahead to what those changes are likely to mean for financial markets, banks, brokerages, and the economy as a whole.

Prof. Kohn is the author of three textbooks on financial economics and has taught at Dartmouth College since 1979. He serves on the Academic Advisory Panel of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and has been a consultant to the World Bank, Hebrew University, Bell Communications Research, and the RAND Corporation.

Prof. Kohn was born in the present Czech Republic, raised in the United Kingdom, and educated in Israel and the United States. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and his PhD at MIT.

“An excellent speaker on a crucial economic issue.” – Dr. James F. Gatti, Professor of Finance, UVM College of Business

The Sheraton Economic Series is sponsored by the Ethan Allen Institute, hoisted by the Sheraton Burlington Conference Center, and cosponsored by the Vermont Economy Newsletter, Vermont Business Magazine, Vermont Tiger, and the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Reservations not necessary – no admission charge

Five knowledgeable Vermonters will headline
Rx for Healthcare Reform
a program at the
Williston Central School Auditorium on
Tuesday, November 17th from 6:30-8:30pm.
The general public is invited.

At a time when national and state health care reform efforts have become the top item on the domestic policy agenda, the speakers will zero in on what these plans mean for our liberty, the quality of our health care, and the enormous costs.

The keynote speaker will be John McClaughry of the Ethan Allen Institute. He was a state senator at the time of Gov. Deans reforms in the 1990s, and before that a senior policy advisor in the Reagan White House. McClaughry will explain how the proposed national ?reforms? will steadily convert the health care sector of the economy into a wholly owned subsidiary of the federal government.

Other speakers will include EAI Director, William Sayre, a past board member of Porter Medical Center and a member of the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors, Rutland attorney,  Steven James Howard, interim coordinator for the Vermont Campaign for Liberty, Dr. Robert S. Emmons, Burlington psychiatrist and adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Vermont, and Jane Combs RN, of the Burlington Health and Rehabilitation Center. The moderator is Paul Beaudry of True North Radio.

This forum will include overviews of the various Federal and State healthcare reform bills, their economic impact, their constitutionality and legal implications, insurance reforms, ethical considerations, the impact of government regulations on health care providers, and preserving the quality of medical care and the doctor-patient relationship.

Speakers will provide valuable information followed by an hour long question/answer period. Citizens who attend this forum will leave with a better understanding of how proposed healthcare reforms will affect their lives.

The forum is cosponsored by the Ethan Allen Institute and Vermonters for Choice in Health Care. VCHC is a coalition of Vermont organizations created to educate the public on the key issues involved in health care policy. (vermonters4choiceinhealthcare@gmail.com)

The Ethan Allen Institute presents…

Putting Vermont Back on Track
How the Power of Ideas Can Make Change Happen

Featuring: Lawrence Reed

Sheraton Burlington Conference Center
Thursday, October 15, 2009  – 5:30pm

Lawrence Reed is the founder and for twenty years President of Michigan’s Mackinac Center for Public Policy, long considered the most influential free-market state think tank in the nation. His address, part of the ongoing Sheraton Economic Series, will focus on how the ideas of individual liberty, private property, limited government and competitive free enterprise can be packaged to promote increased economic opportunity and prosperity for Vermonters. Reed is now President of the Foundation for Economic Education in Irvington-on-Hudson NY. In the past twenty years, he has authored over 1,000 newspaper columns and articles, 200 radio commentaries, dozens of articles in magazines and journals in the U. S. and abroad, as well as five books. His articles have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, and USA Today,  among many others. Reed?s most recent book is Striking the Root: Essays on Liberty. Reed holds a B.A. degree in Economics from Grove City College (1975) and an M.A. degree in History from Slippery Rock State University (1978). He taught economics at Midland (Michigan) Northwood University from 1977 to 1984 and chaired the Department of Economics from 1982 to 1984. He designed the university?s unique dual major in Economics and Business Management and founded its annual, highly-acclaimed ?Freedom Seminar.?  ”Larry Reed ’s commitment to principle, his passion for liberty, and his vast practical experience have made him a much sought after speaker on four continents. This is a program EAI members and all friends of liberty and prosperity will not want to miss.” – John  McClaughry, EAI VP

The Sheraton Economic Series is hosted by the Sheraton Burlington Conference Center and cosponsored by the Vermont Economy Newsletter, Vermont Business Magazine, Vermont Tiger, and the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce.

(Reservations not necessary; no admission charge.)

Join Us for a Celebration of
the Life and Ideas of
Dr. Milton Friedman
on the 95th Anniversary of his Birth

Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Social Hour 6 p.m. – Dinner at 7 p.m.

Windjammer Restaurant
S. Burlington, Vermont

Dr Milton Friedman, a former resident of Ely, Vermont and Nobel Laureate in Economics, was a great champion of human freedom. At this celebration of his life and ideas, you’ll hear from

Bill Sayre, former Federal Reserve economist: “Learning Economics from Professor Friedman”.

Dr. Jim Gatti, Professor of Finance, UVM College of Business: “Milton Friedman’s Contribution to Monetary Economics”

Chris Robbins, Vermont State Board of Education: “Milton Friedman and School Choice”

John McClaughry, one-time chair of the National Council Against Compulsory Service: “Milton Friedman and the Volunteer Military”

Reservations (by July 28) are essential. Please reserve your seat by calling or emailing the Ethan Allen Institute. The price is $30, and you may pay in advance or at the door.