Editor’s note: This commentary is by Sen. Kesha Ram, D-Chittenden, who is the first woman of color to serve in the Vermont state Senate. She is the co-chair of the Vermont Social Equity Caucus. Jan. 6 began with historic election results in Georgia and my own swearing-in to the Vermont state Senate. By the afternoon,…
John Egan: Fly the American flag
Editor’s note: This commentary is by John Egan of Essex Junction. On Jan. 5 as I exited a store and brushed some snow off the back of my truck, a young man came up behind me with a long stick-like object. No, he did not assault me, but brushed the remainder of the snow off…
Thousands of Vermont teachers say they should be next in line for the COVID vaccine
Thousands of Vermont teachers and school staff are petitioning Governor Scott to rework vaccine plan to include them. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
The Vermont rosters for the 2021 Lions Twin State Soccer Cup
The Lions Twin State Soccer Cup is scheduled to be held at Hanover, New Hampshire on July 17, 2021. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Sandwiches with a veggie flair highlight the menu at Poppy Cafe & Market in Burlington
Business that serves lunch shares space with dinnertime Cafe Mamajuana in the Oak Street Cooperative building in the Old North End of Burlington Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Michael Long: Trump decried American carnage and then delivered it
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Michael Long, a retired English teacher who has lived in Burlington since 1975. It was jarring when “American carnage” was prominently featured in the 2017 inaugural address. Like so many of Donald Trump’s pronouncements, it didn’t quite make sense. Surely the nation did have problems to address, but he…
Peter Berger: With a high hand
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Peter Berger, who has taught English and history for 30 years and writes “Poor Elijah’s Almanack.” The column appears in several publications including the Times Argus, the Rutland Herald and the Stowe Reporter. What did we expect? When he ran for president, Donald Trump said things people weren’t supposed…
Fred Kenney: Regional development corps help employers adapt to Covid landscape
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Fred Kenney, who is the executive director of the Addison County Economic Development Corp. and president of the Regional Development Corporations of Vermont. When Covid-19 hit, businesses and organizations across Vermont were scrambling to adapt to a new virtual and contactless world. In response to the changing economy, the…
Why some outpatient medical providers might have felt lost in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout
One outpatient physician living in Vermont and working in New York struggled to figure out how to get her COVID vaccination. Here’s why. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Did an armed marchers show up in Vermont on Jan. 17? No, but protesters with pancakes did.
The only people visibly armed Sunday at the Statehouse in Montpelier were law enforcement, in what was ultimately a non-event at Vermont’s capital. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
PHOTOS: Protest threat brings heavy police presence at Vermont Statehouse on Jan. 17
Threat of armed protest doesn’t materialize in the face of heavy police presence at the Vermont Statehouse on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021 Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Security tight at Statehouse, but no pro-Trump armed protest materialized
Reporters and camera crews stand by in case a pro-Trump protest materialized Sunday outside the Statehouse in Montpelier, but it didn’t. A handful of anti-Trump people did stage a counterprotest at City Hall. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The armed protesters didn’t show Sunday at the statehouse in Montpelier, though officers dressed in tactical gear and…
Red State Vermont: College Republicans
This installment of Red State Vermont contains two interviews, produced by Olivia Belrose of Bellows Free Academy in St. Albans and Bodhi Pugliese of U-32 High School for the Underground Workshop, VTDigger’s platform for student journalism. Editor’s Note: Vermonters cast 112,704 votes for Donald Trump and 248,412 votes for Phil Scott last November. The people behind these…
What are Vermonters seeing in Montpelier on day FBI warned of possible armed marches?
Here’s a live feed of what people are posting to social media about protests, police presence in the Capitol. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
The world may be falling apart, but Vermont’s real estate market is blazing hot
Demand is far exceeding supply in Vermont’s real estate market driven in part by the pandemic, which is bringing people to the state in droves. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
UVM men’s basketball holds Maine to fewest points allowed in nearly 75 years
The Catamounts overwhelm the Black Bears in a 63-30 America East Conference victory on Saturday afternoon at Patrick Gym. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
Kevin Ellis: Admitting defeat is the first step
Editor’s note: This commentary is by Kevin Ellis, a partner in Ellis Mills, a communications consulting firm in Montpelier. He is a member of the board of the Vermont Journalism Trust, the parent organization of VTDigger. In 1865, Gens. Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee met in the parlor of a Virginia house to…
Elijah Hawkes: A time to affirm nonviolence
Editor’s note: This commentary is by T. Elijah Hawkes, who is principal of Randolph Union Middle/High Schools. He has been a public school principal for 15 years. His writing about adolescents, democracy and schooling has appeared in various books and publications. As the FBI warns local law enforcement of concerns about potentially violent rallies during…
Burlington braces for B.1.1.7 virus strain with new testing, filter rollout
Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger at a press conference held remotely from his office in September. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The city had received 50 HEPA filter applications as of Friday morning, said Kara Alnasrawi, Burlington’s business support director, and the program should be fully subscribed by Monday — when the current application period closes. “I…
Vermont prepares to enter phase 2 of vaccine rollout: Here’s what you need to know
Vermont is preparing to enter phase 2 of its vaccine rollout on Jan. 25. Here’s what you need to know. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
How Ryan Davis became the ‘centerpiece’ of the UVM men’s basketball team
Junior forward Ryan Davis averages 20.5 points and 7.3 rebounds, both career highs, in the early part of the 2020-21 season for UVM men’s basketball. Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service
