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Shay Totten
Shay Totten wrote "Fair Game," a weekly political column, from April 2008-December 2011.
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Book Review: 'It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism,' Bernie Sanders
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is angry. Not quite Bruce Banner angry ("Hulk smash capitalism!"). More like Dee Snider angry ("We're not gonna take…
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Movie Review: 'The Birth of Innocence'
Remember those early days of the pandemic when the world seemed to screech to a standstill? The world was … quiet. You could hear…
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Fare Thee Well
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But ’tis done — all words are idle. From “Fare Thee Well” by Lord Byron Yeah, yeah, whatever. This is my last column. You’d think…
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Fight the Power
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With 2011 coming to a close, several major policy questions remain unanswered: Will Vermont Yankee close? Can Vermont launch a single-payer health care system? Will…
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Fletcher Allen and Fresenius Pull Plug on Sale of Dialysis Clinics
A for-profit company that wanted to buy Fletcher Allen Health Care's five outpatient dialysis clinics announced today it's pulling the plug on the $28-million sale.…
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Indefinite Detention? Vermont's Senators Split on Support for Defense Spending Bill
Vermont's U.S. senators parted ways last night over whether to support the $662 billion Pentagon spending bill, a sweeping piece of legislation that includes provisions…
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Meet the New Boss
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The Democratic machine that has dominated state politics for the better part of a decade is poised to reclaim the remaining brass ring of Vermont…
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Welch Joins Last-Minute Call to Strip Indefinite-Detention Provision from Defense Bill
Rep. Peter Welch has joined 36 House members in challenging controversial provisions — namely, those that would allow the military to indefinitely detain U.S. citizens…
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