Dr. John Dunn: An urgent care view on primary care, and what needs to change

This commentary is by John Dunn, M.D., a resident of Jeffersonville and a doctor at the UVM Urgent Care Center. He has practiced in Vermont for about 30 years. Dr. Fay Homan wrote a great commentary that appeared here on Dec. 1 about the need for more primary care here in Vermont.  At the UVM…

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Geoffrey Pizzutillo: Cannabis law fails to protect tourists, communities impacted by Prohibition

This commentary is by Geoffrey Pizzutillo of Burlington, cofounder and executive director of the Vermont Growers Association. Vermont legalized small amounts of cannabis to grow at home, possess, and consume for adults 21 and older with Act 86 in 2018, two years before lawmakers legalized commercial cannabis with Act 164 in 2020. Yet, it remains…

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Snow Lions, momo dumplings, kongpo dances: Tibetans keep their culture alive in Vermont

The Tibetan Association of Vermont works to preserve Tibetan culture, educate the public about Tibet, and help the people of their homeland.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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The 33rd Annual Free Press All-State Boys Soccer Team

The 33rd annual All-State Boys Soccer Team as picked by the Burlington Free Press sports department.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Burlington’s 18th Tibet Festival highlights Tibetan culture and political causes

The Tibetan Association of Vermont hosted their 18th Tibet Festival on Nov. 19, 2022 in Burlington’s O.N.E. Community Center.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Kevin Ellis: Billionaires and their wealth are stealing from Americans

This commentary is by Kevin Ellis, a communications consultant based in Montpelier. He is a member of the board of the Vermont Journalism Trust, the parent organization of VTDigger. It’s been a bad month for billionaires.  Elon Musk, the dog that caught the Twitter car, flailed about. First he spent too much. Then he fired…

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Ron Pulcer: ‘Candidate quality’ — Trump will lose again in 2024

This commentary is by Ron Pulcer, a resident of Rutland Town. The buzzword from the 2020 general election was “election fraud” along with the hashtag #StopTheSteal. Never mind that the stealing started after the election.  Donald Trump raised $250 million for an “election defense fund” that didn’t exist. The money was funneled into Trump’s business…

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Walt Amses: There are ways we can change the equation

This commentary is by Walt Amses, a writer who lives in North Calais. Between the time I’m writing this and you’re reading it, there likely have been several mass shootings, bringing the total to well over 600 so far this year, a number that, however astounding, increases annually in a country with more firearms than…

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Your guide to finding the best holiday lights in the Burlington area this year

Here’s your guide to some of the best festive holiday lights in Chittenden County, plus a few special events.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont men’s soccer seniors usher new era for program

University of Vermont men’s soccer falls to Syracuse in the NCAA quarterfinals, but the program is thriving after the direction of senior leadership.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont’s memorable run ends at Syracuse in NCAA Tournament quarterfinals

The Catamounts couldn’t find a second equalizer on Saturday, falling to Syracuse 2-1 in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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After spinal injury, Windsor man created his own robotic leg brace

Kiel Alarcon tries out his motorized leg brace in his Windsor apartment in October. He began building it last year. “The first few times I took a step with it it was like, oh my god, it was weird. But it felt good — not just physically, but I was making progress,” he said. Photo…

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Bill Schubart: Keep private investors away from nonprofits in health care, journalism, corrections

An old stone wall in the Marshfield town forest. File photo by Cate Chant/VTDigger The incursion of private-equity investors into nonprofit health care, journalism and corrections is doing untold societal and economic damage in the service of high-speed profiteering. Private equity investors, usually limited partnerships, seek the right mix of equity and debt and typically…

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Dr. Richard Bernstein: Health care at UVM Medical Center – the long wait

This commentary is by Richard Bernstein, M.D., of North Ferrisburgh, who practiced family medicine at the Charlotte Family Health Center between 1975 and 2013. During that time, he was an attending physician in the Department of Family Practice at the University of Vermont Medical Center and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Vermont…

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‘They play Catamount soccer’: Veterans carry UVM into NCAA Tournament quarterfinals

The Catamounts sit one win away from the College Cup men’s soccer semifinals. They play at Syracuse in Saturday’s NCAA Tournament quarterfinals.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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How to watch, live updates: UVM soccer vs. Syracuse in NCAA quarterfinals

The University of Vermont men’s soccer team plays at Syracuse on Saturday in an NCAA Tournament quarterfinal contest.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Get those Christmas trees now, if you want a live one

There’s no time to procrastinate if you want a live Christmas tree this year. Which Vermont farms are open and what is expected this season.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Help us stay on track; 400 left to go by Friday

Dear Reader, Did you know nearly 650,000 readers rely on VTDigger each month — but less than 2% of them ever make a contribution to help sustain our work? Our reporting is free to consume, but not to produce. Today we’re asking YOU to support public service journalism for all of Vermont by joining our…

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Williston-based insurance tech startup Polly lays off 47 employees

Image via Polly Insurance Williston-based insurance startup Polly laid off 47 employees nationwide this week, the company told VTDigger on Friday. Those employees constitute about 15% of the company’s workforce. Ben Jastatt, senior director of communications at Polly, said 17 of the people who lost jobs were based in Vermont. Polly, which changed its name…

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Vermont property tax rates slated to rise despite ‘sizable’ education fund surplus

Students get onto a bus at Crossett Brook Middle School in Duxbury on September 16, 2022. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont’s education fund, the pot of money that finances the state’s schools, is brimming with a surplus of nearly $64 million. But despite that windfall — caused primarily by lower-than-expected spending on special education and…

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Accessible playground under construction at Oakledge Park after 10 years of advocacy

The design features musical instruments, talk tubes, a slide big enough to fit a whole family and a carousel that a wheelchair can lock onto.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont taxpayer money can now go to religious schools as legal landscape shifts

The debate whether VT religious schools can receive public education dollars has been settled with the wrapping of two more lawsuits.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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