Goats Rid Reading School of Poison Ivy
By Charlotte Albright
Until this year, the children who play in the field behind Reading Elementary School have been getting itchy—literally.
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Obama Group's Climate Push Puts President Under Scrutiny
By Ari Shapiro
Organizing for Action — a group that formed out of President Obama's re-election campaign — has posted five tweets in the past week about climate change…
Champlain Line Would Bring New York Wind Power To New England
By John Dillon
A Massachusetts developer has proposed a power line under Lake Champlain to carry renewable electricity from northern New York into the New England grid.
Swordfish And The Password Dilema
By Tim Johnson
Whenever I hear the term “password” one thing comes to mind: the bit from the Marx Brothers movie, “Horse Feathers” where Groucho tries to get…
Stepped Up Security For Sunday Marathon
By Patti Daniels
Nearly 40-thousand runners and spectators will be in Burlington this Sunday for the annual KeyBank Vermont City Marathon. Security is tighter than in past…
Weekly Conversation On The Arts: Defying Gravity With Thea Alvin
By Mary Williams
This week, Mary Williams talks with Morrisville artist Thea Alvin who creates arches from stone. Working at her craft for 30 years, she builds enormous…
Quartet Of Runners Enters 25th Vermont City Marathon
By Andy Gardiner
A field of 524 individuals registered for the first KeyBank Vermont City Marathon in 1989 and 414 of them completed the 26.2-mile course. In the 23 subsequent…
Magic Hat Sues Brewer Over Logo
By The Associated Press
Magic Hat Brewing is suing a Kentucky brewery over its corporate logo, which it says is a trademark infringement.
Shumlin Signs Law Against False Patent Claims
By The Associated Press
Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed into law a novel measure aimed at protecting companies from so-called patent trolling — the practice of making deceptive…
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Live Coverage Of President Obama's Speech
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The Future of Vermont's GOP
Fri 5/21/13 Noon & 7PM How can the Republican Party connect with mainstream America? Former Governor Jim Douglas talks with Bob Kinzel about the future of Vermont's GOP. We'll also hear from Pete Hirschfeld…
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Vermont Has A Heroin Problem
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China's Air Pollution: Is The Government Willing To Act?
Denise Mauzerall arrived in Beijing this year at a time that was both horrifying and illuminating. The capital was facing some of its worst pollution in recent memory and Mauzerall, a Princeton environmental…
Can This Man Bring Silicon Valley To Yangon?
Like a proud father, Nay Aung opens up his MacBook Air to show me the Myanamar travel website he's built. But we wait 30 seconds for the site to load, and nothing happens.
Military Moms: A Bond Borne From Shared Loss
In 1991, Kentucky residents Sally Edwards and Lue Hutchinson had sons serving in the Gulf War. Sally Edwards' son, Jack, was a Marine captain. Lue's son, Tom Butts, was a staff sergeant in the Army. The…
Why You Have To Scratch That Itch
Everybody itches. Sometimes itch serves as a useful warning signal — there's a bug on your back! But sometimes itch arises for no apparent reason, and can be a torment.
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The Future of Vermont's GOP
Live Coverage Of President Obama's Speech
Shumlin Signs Law Against False Patent Claims
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Jay To Use Former Town Garage As Recycling Center
Old School May Serve As New Food Shelf
Regional Planning Commission & Economic Development Merger Recommended In Central Vt.
The Vermont Economy
Economic Outlook Stresses Manufacturing
As Layoff Rumors Circulate, Big Blue Still A Big Deal in Vermont
State Plans To Expand Bus Service To Metro Areas
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Art Hounds: New Gallery
Art Hounds Turns One
Brattleboro Museum Highlighting Contemporary Chinese Art
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Health Reform Group Hires Insurance Navigators
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Champlain Line Would Bring New York Wind Power To New England
North Bennington Entrepreneur Wins Hydro Permit
Prison Inmates Help Bats By Making Roosts
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Kettler: Whole Food
Vermont is an agricultural state, but you don't have to live on a farm to create your own food. My husband, Jedd, and I gave up processed food for a year and it brought us “closer to our food”…
Greene: Far From Home
There are tombs of unknown soldiers all over the world, commemorating the sacrifices of anonymous warriors. Generally, the memorials contain the body of one unidentified combatant, who died far from home.
Prescott: Online Dating
I’ve always enjoyed shopping on the internet. I buy everything from books and sunglasses to less conventional items such as flower bulbs and musical instruments all online. Since I dislike noise and…
Lahey: Spilt Milk
The day before my first date with the Robie Farm dairy herd, Lee Robie gave me some last words of wisdom. “Don’t wear your best underwear,” he said.