Betsy Bishop & Charles Martin: The Chamber’s legislative priorities for 2021

​Editor’s note: This commentary is by Betsy Bishop and Charles Martin, the president and government affairs director respectively of the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. It has been a challenging year for businesses across the country. Pandemic restrictions have significantly reduced occupancy and revenues. Small businesses in Vermont are struggling, and nearly every industry has been…

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State redraws guidelines on what foods can be considered ‘local’ or ‘made in Vermont’

Law that took effect Jan. 1 provides clearer guidance for manufacturers and ‘strengthens the local brand,’ according to Vermont Agency of Agriculture         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Vermont native Haskell Garrett to play in college football’s national title game

Defensive tackle Haskell Garrett, born in Vermont, has had a breakout season for the Ohio State Buckeyes, who take on No. 1 Alabama on Jan. 11.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Scam or a plan gone awry? ‘Charcuterie catfish’ frustrates Vermonters with lackluster product

Vermonters who ordered cheese boards from the online site received a product with little resemblance to the photographs, which were pulled from other websites.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Griffin, O’Reilly & Sosin: Housing is health, and Vermont needs more

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Maryellen Griffin, a housing attorney and manager of the housing task force at Vermont Legal Aid, Mairead O’Reilly, a medical legal partnership attorney at Vermont Legal Aid, and Anne Sosin, the program director for the Center for Global Health Equity at Dartmouth.  Vermont’s performance in responding to the Covid-19…

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Ron Krupp: Restoring our soils

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Ron Krupp, of South Burlington, who is the author of “The Woodchuck’s Guide to Gardening” and “The Woodchuck Returns to Gardening.”  and is working on his third Vermont garden book called, “The Woodchuck’s Guide to Landscape Plants and Ornamentals.”  It may come as a surprise  that over 95% of…

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Ray Gonda: South Burlington’s choice — to build on or to protect natural resources

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Ray Gonda, of South Burlington, who is a former chair of the Vermont Chapter of the Sierra Club, a co-founder of Vermont Conservation Voters who is currently chair of the South Burlington Natural Resources and Conservation Committee. The views here are his own.  A commentary in VTDigger on  Dec…

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UVM men’s basketball coughs up 16-point halftime lead in loss to rival Albany

Catamounts’ hot start fizzles out after halftime as Great Danes erase double-digit deficit, hand UVM second straight one-point loss.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Harmon’s career night not enough as No. 15 Providence rallies to beat UVM hockey 3-1

Tyler Harmon stacks up 46 saves in loss to Providence; six players score for UVM women in runaway win against Holy Cross.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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UVM men’s basketball coach John Becker and junior Ryan Davis speak to media after the Catamounts’ 63-62 loss to Albany on Jan. 2, 2021.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Reporter’s notebook: Learning to ‘live the questions now’

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Reporter’s notebook: How many lives you saved in 2020

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Peter Berger: ‘And of the Independence of the United States’

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. It’s not uncommon for nations to date their public documents from more than one reference point.…

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UVM men’s hockey blanks No. 15 Providence in draw, falls in shootout

Harmon’s first career shutout carries UVM men’s hockey in scoreless tie with No. 15 Providence in New Year’s Day clash.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Getting COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of Americans is off to a slow start; why the holdup?

More than 12.4 million doses of coronavirus vaccine have shipped to U.S. states but just over 2.5 million people received shots as of Wednesday.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Weinberger vetoes ‘hostile’ police oversight board

Interim Burlington Police Chief Jon Murad speaks at a press conference a press conference about policing reforms in September. Photo by Grace Elletson/VTDigger The proposal states that the board has the power to investigate complaints against officers and the chief relating to excessive force; abuse of authority, unlawful arrests, stops or searches; discourtesy or disrespect;…

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Reporter’s notebook: For schools, pandemic changed everything

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Reporter’s Notebook: Illustrations of southern Vermont, lost and found in the pandemic

The Rutland Co-op is a community hub. Photo by Emma Cotton/VTDigger The Rutland Area Food Co-op, a three-minute drive from my apartment, hosts frighteningly-shaped mushrooms, dietary supplements whose names I cannot pronounce, and a few faces I know better than most in this town.  In June — three months deep into the pandemic — I…

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Vermonters can expect a wintry mix to start off 2021

“There’s a small window there for some light accumulation but its probably not going to be anything crazy,” said Matthew Clay, a meteorologist at National Weather Service’s  Burlington office.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Tantalizing fix for downtown traffic jams in Burlington gets a big-dollar boost

Plans for a bypass road to link Battery and Pine streets in Burlington might relieve congestion in the historic, low-income King Street neighborhood.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Looking to start 2021 off right? Some ideas for what to do on New Year’s Day in Vermont

Many Vermonters are looking forward to leaving 2020 behind. Here are some ways they can spend the first day of 2021.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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