Vermont Conversation: Bill McKibben on Russia’s fossil-fueled aggression

Environmental activist and author Bill McKibben speaks during a march and rally in Burlington calling for a stop to the Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota on Friday, September 24, 2021. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The Vermont Conversation with David Goodman is a VTDigger podcast that features in-depth interviews on local and national issues with politicians,…

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Joe Randazzo: The Fascist Dictatorial Brotherhood

This commentary is by Joe Randazzo, a resident of South Burlington. Is Russia a communist country? The answer is most decidedly no. Communism ended in Russia in 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.  Although it claims to be a federal democratic state, the reality is quite the opposite. Since Putin took power in…

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Vermont music venues are open for business, but business right now is a struggle

Vermont music venues struggle with pandemic effects as acts cancel shows last-minute, and advance ticket buyers stay home at unusually high rates.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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‘You get what you give’: South Hero pizzeria marks 2 years of pay-what-you-can option

Pan’s Pizza of South Hero breaks down how they’ve been able to sustain a pay-what-you-can option at their restaurant since the start of the pandemic.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Here’s what a new Burlington High School and Technical Center would cost

How much will the construction of a new Burlington High School and Burlington Technical Center cost? The school district released first estimates.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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A former child star turned crypto capitalist is bankrolling his own Senate run in Vermont

Brock Pierce speaks at a conference in 2016. Photo by Sebastiaan ter Burg via Wikimedia (CC BY-2.0) U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., may widely be considered the front-runner in the race to replace outgoing U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. But he isn’t the candidate — or potential candidate — who has spent the most. That…

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How can religious schools and public money mix in Vermont?

Mount St. Joseph Academy in Rutland. File photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger For years, the Williamses, a family in Chittenden, have sent their children to Mount St. Joseph Academy.  In Vermont, many school districts pay tuition for students to attend private schools, known as independent schools, elsewhere in the state. Because religious schools were ineligible for…

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Haviland Smith: The Ukraine crisis, Russia’s fears, and growth of NATO

This commentary is by Haviland Smith, a long-retired Cold War CIA station chief who served in East and West Europe and the Middle East, pursuing the Soviet target. He now lives in Vermont. The Ukraine situation is probably the most dangerous international issue that we have faced since the Second World War. The sole purpose…

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In the maple syrup mood? Here’s where to find a National Pancake Day deal

National Pancake Day is March 1 this year, happening just in time for Vermont’s sugaring season.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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3-point stunners and wild finishes: How MMU, Rice prevailed at the D-I Final Four

Rice pulls away from Essex while MMU produces dramatic overtime win over CVU at Monday’s D-I girls basketball semifinals at UVM’s Patrick Gym.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Town Meeting Day 2022 results for Chittenden County voting

Two Chittenden County towns are voting on cannabis sales in addition to the typical municipal budgets and offices. Burlington has five ballot items.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Burlington’s outgoing racial equity director takes similar position in Minneapolis

Tyeastia Green Following a departure that sparked anger toward Mayor Miro Weinberger, Burlington’s first director of racial equity, inclusion and belonging announced Monday she has taken a similar position working for the city of Minneapolis. Tyeastia Green was hired to form and lead Burlington’s equity department in February 2020, months before the national racial reckoning sparked by a Minneapolis police…

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Scott vetoes Brattleboro charter change to lower the voting age

Gov. Phil Scott at a press conference in Montpelier on Nov. 1. Photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott on Monday vetoed a charter change that would have granted 16- and 17-year-olds in Brattleboro the right to vote and run for office in municipal elections. This is the Republican governor’s third veto of the legislative…

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Balint congressional campaign gets new manager

Becca Balint, left, and Natalie Silver. Photo by Maria French The communications director for U.S. Rep. Peter Welch’s Senate bid has stepped down — to take the reins in one of the campaigns to replace him in the House.  Becca Balint’s campaign for Vermont’s sole congressional seat is getting a new manager. The Democratic Vermont…

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Funding for the Main Street redesign is on the ballot. Here’s what plans look like so far.

While the redesign is still being planned, the city is asking for residents to approve money for the project. Use the sliders to get a potential view.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Gov. Phil Scott considers pulling Russian-made liquor from shelves in Vermont

Bars and liquor stores across the country are removing Russian-made and branded liquor from their shelves as an act of solidarity with Ukraine.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Late February storm brought more than a foot of snow, 30-car pileup on I-89

A snow storm on Feb. 25, 2022, dropped more than a foot of snow in some areas of Vermont. A crash involving 30 cars also occurred on Interstate 89.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont has among highest rate of LGBTQ people in the nation, new survey shows

Participants in the 2019 Pride Vermont parade march up Church Street in Burlington. LGBTQ community leaders said Vermont has more legal protections and acceptance than most, but challenges remain. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont has the seventh-highest rate of LGBTQ people in the nation, according to a survey analysis from the Williams Institute at…

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Clift: Can we correct course in 2022?

This commentary is by Elayne Clift, who writes about women, culture and social issues from Saxtons River. It is now more than a month into the new year, and it’s likely that resolutions we made in earnest just a few weeks ago have already been ignored. That’s OK. We can forgive ourselves for being overly…

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Emmons: On Covid and conscience

This commentary is by Robert S. Emmons, M.D, of Moretown who has maintained a private psychiatric practice in Vermont for 33 years. He is a member of the volunteer clinical faculty at University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, where he has taught the topics of professionalism, ethics and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. What has harmed you…

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UVM men’s basketball survives another scare from UMass Lowell on senior day

Ben Shungu’s layup and Ryan Davis’ defensive rebound and foul shots helped UVM hold off UMass Lowell 62-61 on Saturday’ senior day at Patrick Gym.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Burlington regulates short term rentals: 3 things to know.

The rules limit short term rentals, which include Airbnbs and VRBOs, to being a host’s primary residence, not in a separate unit.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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