Vanguard Press Archive 1983
Select articles were re-published in the Seven Days online archive with permission from the owner of Vanguard Press, a free weekly in circulation 1978-1990.
Play Ball! Professional Baseball Comes to Vermont
After a 30-year hiatus, the Sanders administration brings minor league baseball back to Burlington.
Team Tactics: Management and Planning in Phase Two of the Sanders Era
What differentiates Sanders’ second term from his first? So far, professional management and increasing emphasis on statewide issues such as tax reform and health-care cost containment.
Let’s Make a Deal: The Board’s Battle Over the Buck
In a contentious city council meeting, Sanders only has to make a few concessions to get his $15 million budget approved. First mention of Jane Driscoll, who headed the Mayor’s Youth Office and later married Sanders.
Sanders Wins the Battle
By one Republican vote, the Burlington City Council approves Sanders’ proposal to create an activist arm: the office of community and economic development. CEDO greatly increases the mayor’s role in urban planning and development.
A Lefty Leads With His Right
A look at Sanders’ proposed Community and Economic Development Office — and the opposition to it — as it nears a city council vote.
The Choice Was Clear: Bernie Takes Burlington
With a record 13,320 residents turning out to cast their ballots, Bernie Sanders is reelected mayor of Burlington with 52 percent of the vote.
Reconsidering the Revolution: Will the Coup Continue?
A look ahead at Bernie Sanders’ bid for reelection as mayor of Burlington. Two opponents — one Republican, one Democrat — seek to unseat him.
