R.P. Dragon: Adoptees for Choice supports Vermont Proposal 5

This commentary is by R.P. Dragon of Pownal, a founding board member for Adoptees for Choice. Abortion and adoption are unrelated. The former is a medical decision regarding whether to continue a pregnancy. The latter is a social and legal decision made on behalf of an autonomous human being.  And yet, as adoptees, we are…

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Zack Porter: Let’s make a plan for our resilient future

This commentary is by Zack Porter, director of Standing Trees, a nonprofit organization based in Montpelier and dedicated to protecting and restoring forests on New England’s public lands. The struggle to preserve and restore wild nature is a long-distance relay race. Our efforts build upon those of dedicated activists over the last century, and — here…

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Richard and Gail Butz: Build Back Better would transform child nutrition

This commentary is by Richard and Gail Butz, who live in Bristol. If you enter a school or youth center in Vermont, you are likely to see backpacks stuffed, not with books, but instead with food to carry kids over the weekend when school breakfasts and lunches are not available.  And do you remember the…

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Burlington’s winter has been cold so far. Here’s how this January compares to last.

The National Weather Service data says January 2022 has been 6.1 degrees colder than average to date.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Varsity Insider: Vermont high school girls basketball power rankings (Jan. 31)

A four-win week keeps Rice (10-0) atop the latest Varsity Insider girls basketball power rankings.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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This radioactive gas could make your home unhealthy. What parts of VT are most at risk?

One in seven Vermont houses have heightened levels of radon, which increases a chances of getting lung cancer.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Sophie Bowater: The commissioner’s suspicious use of fertilizer

This commentary is by Sophie Bowater of Middlesex, founder of Peace of Mind Animal Wellness. Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. These are the big three foundational elements of inorganic fertilizer.  Nitrogen is essential for the formation of protein in plants, and phosphorus allows for the use and storage of energy, including the all important process of…

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Dan Jones: We have to be open to a different conversation about farming

This commentary is by Dan Jones of Montpelier, a resilience activist and an avid frontyard gardener. The other day I was showing my farmer friend Alan LePage the garden soil analysis I had received from UVM. It puzzled him and led to a long discussion of the right way for improving chemical balances in my…

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Kolby LaMarche: Lessons on governance from Burlington Progressives

This commentary is by Kolby LaMarche, a Democrat from Burlington.  On a humid day in the month of June 2020, the Burlington City Council adopted a resolution, spearheaded by council Progressives, which capped the Burlington Police Department’s officer count at 74, rendering a 30% reduction.  What followed was not unforetold — rather, the damning repercussions…

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UVM men’s basketball pulls away from Maine for ninth straight victory

The Catamounts fend off Maine’s upset bid for an 81-68 victory in America East action at Patrick Gym on Saturday afternoon.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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State Auditor questions Vermont’s own assessment of how well the state is doing

State Auditor Doug Hoffer has called into question the state’s annual report on how well the government is doing, saying it’s overly optimistic        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Get to know Vermont’s Olympians — Here’s how to follow the athletes on social media

Once again, Vermont is well-represented at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Over 20 athletes with ties to Vermont are competing in Beijing.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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For a third year, Brattleboro to hold state’s only virtual town meeting

Retiring moderator Lawrin Crispe, left, has presided over Brattleboro’s town meeting online for the past two years. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger BRATTLEBORO — For a third pandemic year, this southern Vermont hub is preparing to hold the state’s only virtual official town meeting. Most Green Mountain municipalities decide budgets and other ballot questions at annual…

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With print news fading, lawmaker pushes to let digital-only platforms publish legal notices

Newspapers line the racks at Baker’s of Brattleboro. File photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger When The Hardwick Gazette stopped publishing a print paper in 2020 because of economic woes exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the paper was dealt another financial blow. The small Northeast Kingdom weekly could no longer pull revenue from legal notices — the…

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Vermont Conversation: The ‘pandemic-to-prison pipeline’ and the student mental health crisis

School resource officer Jason Ziter of the Winooski Police Department waves to a student outside John F. Kennedy Elementary School at the end of the school Sept. 28, 2020. 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, activists,…

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Vermont H.S. sports scores for Friday, January 28: See how your favorite team fared

Vermont high school and college 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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How UVM women’s hockey knocked off the No. 1 team in the country for the first time ever

Montpelier native Bella Parento’s third-period goal breaks tie and lifts Vermont to 2-1 win over No. 1 Northeastern on Friday.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Burlington mayor taps Jon Murad to be permanent chief, but City Councilors are not convinced

Jon Murad has served the Burlington Police Department as acting chief for the last year-and-a-half. Now, he’s up for the permanent job.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Final Reading: Hope you like hybrid

Neale Lunderville of Vermont Gas Systems testifies remotely before the House Committee on Energy and Technology at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Wednesday, Jan. 26. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Hopefully all of our dear readers are enjoying the House’s hybrid format because it’s sticking around for now. Legislators on Friday morning passed a resolution extending…

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Vermont Supreme Court swiftly denies Banyai’s motion to reargue Slate Ridge case

Daniel Banyai speaks to a group at Slate Ridge in Pawlet. Facebook photo The owner of Slate Ridge will not be able to reargue his recently closed case, according to a decision issued Friday by Vermont’s Supreme Court. The Supreme Court recently affirmed a lower court decision that ordered the controversial paramilitary training center in…

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As IT troubles bedevil the state, new child care subsidies don’t make it to low-income families

Amanda Sanville from Part 2 Kids leads a morning meeting at the childcare hub at the Allen Brook School in Williston on Sept. 15, 2020. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger As the pandemic and staffing shortages continue to destabilize Vermont’s fragile child care sector, the state’s leaders are scrambling to push millions in one-time federal…

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Bill Stenger is waiting to be sentenced in the Jay Peak fraud: Here’s what we know.

Federal prosecutors submitted a 100-page brief that details Bill Stenger’s involvement in the Jay Peak EB-5 fraud, prior to Stenger’s sentencing.        Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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