Ed Baker: Advocacy without volume is like faith without works: Dead

This commentary is by Ed Baker of Burlington, part of the Academy of Certified Social Workers. He is a person in recovery from injection drug use and an activist. He hosts and produces the Addiction Recovery Channel on CCTV VT. That’s correct, dead, like the 217 loved Vermonters taken from us by drug-overdose-death in 2021.…

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Penny Cluse is gone, but you can find sit-down breakfast at these Burlington spots

The beloved morning spot closed in December, leaving Burlington breakfast buffs bereft, but these eateries would be happy to serve your a.m. needs.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermonters Thurston, Barker qualify for junior world championships

Former Vermont high school stars Ava Thurston and Hattie Barker will compete at the Junior World Ski Championship later this month in Vancouver.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont Varsity Insider: High school boys basketball power rankings (Jan. 10)

Rice Memorial headlines the first Burlington Free Press boys basketball power rankings of the New Year. Where does everyone else sit?        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Alana Stevenson: Legislators have become part of the trapping/hounding problem

This commentary is by Alana Stevenson, a Charlotte resident who is a professional animal behaviorist and author. It is incomprehensible that hounding is legal. This activity offends on so many levels — from the ethical treatment of wildlife, animal welfare (the treatment of dogs, nontarget wildlife, attack on domestic and farmed animals), private property and…

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Fairfax voters pass K-12 school bond again

A bond to fund the slate of projects at Bellows Free Academy-Fairfax passed narrowly — by just 33 votes — on Election Day last fall. Photo courtesy Franklin West Supervisory Union Fairfax voters reaffirmed their support Tuesday for a long-debated proposal to spend up to $36.4 million on renovations and new construction at the town’s…

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Alana Stevenson: Legislators have become part of the trapping/hounding problem

This commentary is by Alana Stevenson, a Charlotte resident who is a professional animal behaviorist and author. It is incomprehensible that hounding is legal. This activity offends on so many levels — from the ethical treatment of wildlife, animal welfare (the treatment of dogs, nontarget wildlife, attack on domestic and farmed animals), private property and…

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Final Reading: The Statehouse’s HVAC system is older than some lawmakers

State lawmakers file into “the bowels of the Statehouse” for a tour of the building’s HVAC system on Tuesday. Photo by Sarah Mearhoff/VTDigger Let’s take a journey back in time, shall we? The year is 2016. The summertime air is thick with humidity. Someone in the Statehouse accidentally leaves a window open. Some books near…

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Michael Caduto: Children of the stars at the turn of the year

This spectacular image, dubbed “Cosmic Cliffs,” was among the first transmitted to Earth by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. It shows individual stars amid a stellar nursery in the Carina Nebula where nascent stars are emerging. NASA Photo. This commentary is by Michael J. Caduto, author and co-author of more than 20 books, including the…

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Government Ops committee to look at expanding state auditor’s reach

Vermont Auditor of Accounts Doug Hoffer speaks at a press conference hosted by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman in South Burlington on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger For State Auditor Doug Hoffer, a 2022 midsummer Vermont Supreme Court decision was an existential threat to his office’s ability to fulfill its…

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Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine to perform in Vermont

The Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine will be hosted by Catamount Arts at the Lyndon Institute auditorium on Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. Courtesy photo In the midst of Russia’s continued attacks on neighboring Ukraine, an esteemed Ukrainian orchestra has continued performing — and it’s coming to Vermont this month. The Lviv National Philharmonic…

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John Bossange: The Republican Party’s game plan is to defund America

This commentary is by John Bossange of South Burlington, a retired middle school principal. The 2023 central theme of the Republican Party is, once again, “Defund America.” This means privatizing essential governmental services and, in some cases, eliminating entire federal programs and agencies.  Republican politicians clamor that our government is a “swamp,” yet these same…

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Kathy Beyer: Vermont’s clean-energy transition must address inherent inequities 

This commentary is by Kathy Beyer, senior vice president of real estate development for Evernorth, a nonprofit organization that provides affordable housing and community investments in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. She lives in Hinesburg.  Vermont is making strides toward a clean energy transition. But this clean energy transition does not ensure an equitable energy…

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Team Beta: Who’s joining one of Vermont’s fastest growing companies?

Beta Technologies, one of the fastest growing companies in Vermont, is in hiring mode to get ready to produce electric airplanes in South Burlington.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont Varsity Insider: Girls basketball power rankings (Jan. 9)

What teams cracked the top 10 in the Free Press’ first girls basketball power rankings of the 2022-23 season?        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Free Press’ Alex Abrami nabs Vermont sportswriter of the year honors

Burlington Free Press’ Alex Abrami earns the state’s sportswriter of the year award, sharing honor with Jamie Biggam of the Times Argus.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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New bill would require more transparency around Vermont’s corporate incentives

Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, D-Brattleboro, on the first day of the legislative biennium at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Wednesday, Jan. 4. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Since 2007, Vermont has awarded more than $33 million in incentives to companies that are opening or expanding in the state — a program that supporters say brings in far…

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Bob Stannard: How to become Speaker of the House

This commentary is by Bob Stannard of Manchester, an author, musician and former state legislator and lobbyist. After the fifth vote denying Rep. Kevin McCarthy his long-desired position as speaker of the U.S. House, I reached out to my friend, and former speaker of the Vermont House, Ralph Wright.  Wright won the speakership of the…

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15 health-care leaders: Blue Cross decision to leave OneCare opens door for real reform

This commentary is from 15 leaders in Vermont’s health care debate. Their names are at the end of this commentary. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont issued a press release on Dec. 20, 2022, announcing it would forgo its 2023 participation in OneCare Vermont, the state’s sole accountable care organization. We commend Blue Cross for…

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Sambatucada connects Vermont drummers with each other and the global percussion community

Sambatucada is a Burlington-based percussion group that has been performing since 1995. The band connects Vermonters with drummers around the world.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vote now for the Vermont Varsity Insider Athletes of the Week: Ballots for Jan. 2-8

People who love Vermont high school sports may vote through midnight Thursday for a girls and a boys Athlete of the Week.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont H.S. scores for Jan. 9: See how your favorite team fared

Vermont high school sports scores and results as reported to the Burlington Free Press sports department.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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