Plan your next staycation. A new list of the best hotels in Vermont has most of the usual suspects but a couple surprises. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Ron Pulcer: Canadian trucker protests: Freedom and Free-Dumber
This commentary is by Ron Pulcer, a resident of Rutland Town. When I first heard the news about the Canadian truckers’ protest in Ottawa, I viewed it as a foreign or local story. Then I saw a sign supporting the Canadian “anti-vaccine” protesters by a vendor at the Rutland Farmers Market. Given other world news,…
John Reuwer: Ukraine conflict reminds Vermonters we can make a difference
This commentary is by John Reuwer, M.D., of South Burlington, a member of the Physicians for Social Responsibility Committee to Abolish Nuclear Weapons and the board of directors of World Beyond War. The threat of war between the United States and Russia over the conflict in the Ukraine clearly shows us that the possession of…
Sens. Leahy and Sanders, and Rep. Welch: Deter a war; stand with Ukraine
This commentary is by David Martin Delaney, a resident of Burlington and a student at the University of Vermont. The world has been aghast at the approximately 130,000 Russian soldiers, with accompanying tanks, vehicles and equipment, that have been built up on the borders of Ukraine. Even now, more material and men are being moved…
It’s the end of the road for Burlington’s downtown mall, at least for now
Burlington Town Center mall, reduced to a mere shadow of its former self, has now closed completely. L.L. Bean remains open but will leave soon. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Sink your teeth into the best burger in Vermont as decreed by Food & Wine magazine
Prohibition Pig in Waterbury is honored by magazine for its West Jefferson burger, which features pimento cheese fritter, heirloom tomato relish Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Winds exceeding 50 mph to hit Champlain Valley, preceding end-of-week snowmelt
Champlain Valley may see few isolated power outages as a result of a mid-week windstorm. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Hilary Melton: Peer supports reduce emergency room visits and save money
This commentary is by Hilary Melton of Winooski, executive director of Pathways Vermont, whose mission is to end homelessness and provide innovative mental health alternatives. Are there times in your life that you would categorize as “extreme low points”? Times when you were struggling and felt utterly alone? For me, my first real low as…
Susan Burns: Where’s the ‘science’ that supports leghold traps?
This commentary is by Susan Burns, a resident of Middlebury. Trapping supporters, including our own Fish & Wildlife Department, often claim the word “science” to advance a political agenda. Bill S.201, a ban on leghold traps, was discussed on Feb. 2 by the Senate Natural Resources Committee that is chaired by my senator, Christopher Bray.…
Patrick Finnie: Hunting, trapping — Vermont tradition vs. Flatland ideals
This commentary is by Patrick Finnie, a resident of Calais. For 15 years, I was a security officer for the state of Vermont. As part of my duties, I pulled security duty at the Statehouse for large hearings, which consisted of checking people coming into the building for contraband. One hearing that stands out, though…
What will we be losing if the Immaculate Conception cathedral is demolished?
The Burlington Diocese of the Catholic Church is planning to demolish Immaculate Conception cathedral downtown. Should the building be saved? Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Vermont ranks highly in study of most educated states in the country
A national study ranks Vermont fifth in the nation in terms of education. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
What do you remember about the historic Valentine’s Day storm? A look back, in photos.
The two-day storm from Feb. 14 to 15, 2007, dumped 20 to 30 inches of snow in most areas of Vermont, according to the National Weather Service. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Elayne Clift: What the Supreme Court has done to women
This commentary is by Elayne Clift, who writes about women, health, politics and social justice from her home in Saxtons River. “My friend and I drew up to a drab brown brick building. An older man, shrunken and slouched, opened the door furtively. We climbed a flight of stairs in a putrid green escape well…
John McClaughry: Here comes another carbon tax — the Clean Heat Standard
This commentary is by John McClaughry, vice president of the Ethan Allen Institute. Are you ready for the coming carbon tax on your home and business heating bill? The Vermont House is working at flank speed to enact the “Clean Heat Standard” concocted by the Climate Action Network and adopted by the Vermont Climate Council.…
How a leap of faith snowballed into Vermont’s lone Olympic-size ski jump
Brattleboro’s Harris Hill Ski Jump is celebrating its centennial this Presidents Day weekend. Photo by Kelly Fletcher, from the book “Harris Hill Ski Jump: The First 100 Years.” Fred Harris was a young contemporary of the Wright brothers — inventors of the airplane in the dizzyingly heady days of the early 1900s — when the…
Burlington-based ‘Unnecessary Inventions’ creator to be featured in Super Bowl ad
Vermonter Matty Benedetto created a punch bowl with rum company Captain Morgan for a Super Bowl ad. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Without Ryan Davis, UVM men’s basketball sweeps rival Albany
The Catamounts (20-4, 12-0) topple Albany for a 76-63 America East Conference victory at SEFCU Arena on Saturday night for the regular-season sweep. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Need a last-minute Valentine’s Day gift? Here are some local options.
For Vermonters waited until the last minute to put together a Valentine’s Day gift, these local options may be helpful. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Dartmouth researchers: Poor Covid test instructions lead to improper quarantining
A rapid, at-home Covid-19 test. Photo by Riley Robinson/VTDigger Editor’s note: This story by Nora Doyle-Burr was originally published in the Valley News on Feb. 8. HANOVER — Researchers at Dartmouth College co-authored a study released late last month that indicates that people may misinterpret the results of rapid Covid-19 tests, leading them to skip…
‘A couple of bad eggs’: A candidate for lieutenant governor of Vermont was present for Jan. 6 — and doesn’t regret it.
Jan. 6 has become an ideological Rorschach test for two candidates for LG. Gregory Thayer, who attended the protest-turned-riot, defends it. His opponent, Sen. Joe Benning, does not. Photo illustration by Natalie Williams/VTDigger. Photos via Wikimedia Commons and Glenn Russell/VTDigger When Gregory Thayer boarded a bus headed south from Vermont to Washington, D.C., on the…
Covid-19 lockdown has ended at Vermont nursing homes, but hard feelings remain
Amy Saunders visits her mother Gloria Kravetz at Birchwood Terrace in Burlington on July 5, 2020. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger In March 2020, Birchwood Terrace resident David Rines caught Covid-19. Rines, who’s now 80, had no symptoms. His roommate at the Burlington nursing and rehabilitation center was another matter. The man screamed and screamed,…
