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Sen. Chris Pearson, P/D-Chittenden, during a committee meeting the Statehouse in Montpelier on March 22, 2019. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger At about 11 p.m. on Tuesday, with 26 out of 29 precincts reporting, Heston pulled ahead of Pearson by a mere 14 votes. A half hour later, with 27 precincts reporting, Heston was down by…

The site of the stalled CityPlace development in Burlington on July 23. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger On a July 16 call, Brookfield changed its tune after more than a year of reassurances and told the city that it was taking steps to sell its interest and return management authority to Sinex.  Weinberger sent Brookfield a…

Editor’s note: This commentary is by John Bossange, who is a lead donor to the College of Education and Social Services and the University of Vermont Foundation, and is the founding chair and a current member of the College’s Board of Advisors. As hundreds of major universities and colleges all across America postpone or amend…

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Tom Evslin, the former chair and co-founder of NG Advantage, who is also an entrepreneur, author and former Douglas administration official. He is on the board of the Vermont Journalism Trust, the parent organization of VTDigger.  Like policing, schooling is essential and must be available to all. Some of…

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Walt Amses, a writer who lives in North Calais. “I don’t see why there should be a point where everyone decides you’re too old. I’m not too old, and until I decide I’m too old, I’ll never be too bleeping old.”  — Lemmy Kilmister – Motorhead It is generally…

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Editor’s note: This commentary is by Jon Groveman, who is the policy and water program director at the Vermont Natural Resources Council. In 1970, when Gov. Deane Davis signed Act 250 into law, he advanced a vision shared by Vermonters who wanted to protect Vermont’s unique cultural and historic ties to the land by addressing…

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Roger Allbee, a former secretary of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture and Markets. He has also served as CEO of Grace Cottage Family Healthcare and Hospital in Townshend, a critical access hospital. I recently read the commentary by Jock Gill in VTDigger in which he says that the state…