COVID-19 in Vermont: Six new cases today, and the latest on reopening

Here’s what you need to know today about COVID-19 in your community and throughout Vermont.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Chloe Learey: Yes, we are open for child care

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Chloe Learey, who is the executive director of Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development in Brattleboro and who serves on the Building Bright Futures State Advisory Council. The end of July marked two months that our Early Learning Center at Winston Prouty has been re-opened since closing…

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Rick Hubbard: It’s time for ranked-choice voting

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Rick Hubbard, who is a native Vermonter, retired attorney and former economic consultant, now living in South Burlington. In deciding how to vote in our Aug. 11 primary election, many of us are faced with a dilemma. It’s due to our widespread use of plurality voting in which the…

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Nate Denny: What is required of an empire?

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Nate Denny, a former woodworker and teacher from Northfield. In order for a people to become a nation, a government establishes rules that concentrate wealth and power for the betterment of overall health and welfare. For a nation to become an empire, other nations are subjugated to the will…

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Here’s how Vermont educators are advocating for a diversity of perspectives in the classroom

Programs such as “Presenting Abenaki Culture in the Classroom” and “Windows to a Multicultural World” are creating resources and lesson plans for Vermont teachers.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Grace Potter wants to be ‘inviting the good’ with drive-in shows in Vermont, Northeast

Musician who grew up in Waitsfield had ‘big roll-out’ tour canceled when pandemic began, then reinvented self to fans with livestream performances         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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COVID-19 in Vermont: Latest on fall sports, school reopenings and case counts

Here’s what you need to know today about COVID-19 in your community and throughout Vermont.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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As UVM move-in looms, testing plan does little to quell Burlington’s concerns

A view inside the Waterman building on University of Vermont campus in Burlington on June 6, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger A testing plan released by the University of Vermont last week has done little to quell community concerns about bringing nearly 10,000 students back to Burlington, despite earning cautious praise from some experts. Public…

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Matt Krauss: Spread the state government through Vermont

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Matt Krauss, of Stowe, who is a happily retired state employee and a former Vermont legislator. I worked for Vermont state government for over 30 years — in five different communities and from my home. Much of state government, its departments and agencies, are largely based in a few…

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Betsy Bishop & Aly Richards: Vermont could lead in remote work

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Betsy Bishop, of East Montpelier, who is the president of the Vermont Chamber of Commerce, and Aly Richards, of Montpelier, the CEO of Let’s Grow Kids. When we look years ahead, how do we picture Vermont? Where are our workplaces centered, where are our homes in relation to our…

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Investigation into Black Lives Matter mural vandalism closed following suspect’s death

To identify the suspect, DNA from spray cans found nearby the mural were brought to the Vermont State Crime Lab for analysis.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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COVID-19 in Vermont: State reports another fatality, more than 100k tested to date

Here’s what you need to know today about COVID-19 in your community and throughout Vermont.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Rice Memorial High School students can access state-funded college courses, court says

High school students at religious schools may also enroll for free in courses at Vermont public colleges, a federal court ordered Wednesday.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Hospitals cite Covid as they ask for more revenue, bigger budgets

Kevin Mullin, chair of the Green Mountain Care Board. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The Green Mountain Care Board will hold hearings this month and make a decision on the budget requests next month, but hospitals won’t necessarily get more money. Each must then negotiate a higher rate with insurance companies. Those figures aren’t public, but…

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Rutland County school district announces all-remote fall

Students in the Mill River school district will not be returning to in-classroom learning this fall. Photo by Emma Cotton/VTDigger The Mill River Unified Union School District has announced students will not be returning to classrooms in September or October, although officials are leaving open the possibility of opening for in-person learning later in the…

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Vermont Conversation: Top GOP operative Stuart Stevens on renouncing his party & defeating Trump

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Tropical Storm Isaias delivers power outages to Vermont, and much-needed rain

Tropical Storm Isaias delivered much-need rain to Vermont — as well as power outages — but the state was spared widespread flooding.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Voter guide: Everything you need to know about the August 11 primary in Vermont

Everything you need to know about Vermont’s August 11 primary, including a full list of candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and the Senate.         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Talking about race, art and empathy with Burlington spoken-word poet Rajnii Eddins

Artist worked this summer with youth in Burlington-based Full Circle Theater Collaborative on project connected to his book ‘Their Names Are Mine’         Top Featured Tags: – Vermont News Press Release Distribution Service

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Jock Gill: New roads opening up for Vermont’s future

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Jock Gill, of Peacham, an internet communications consultant who served in President Bill Clinton’s Office of Media Affairs. He is town energy coordinator in Peacham. Ready or not, there are disruptive paradigm shifts and convergences presently underway in energy, transportation and communications. The question is how will we use…

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Two from UVM basketball test positive for Covid-19

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Ruth Hardy: The right and responsibility to vote

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Ruth Hardy, of East Middlebury, who is a state senator from Addison County and the former executive director of Emerge Vermont. As a citizen, I take voting very seriously. The act of voting for me is celebratory, ritualistic, an honor. I have distinct memories of voting and waiting for…

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