Vermont Times Archive 1993
Select articles were re-published in the Seven Days online archive with permission from the owner of the Vermont Times (1990-1995).
Patriots, Carpets and NAFTA
Bernie Sanders: Still working to get warning labels on carpets; still fighting against NAFTA in what looks like a losing battle.
Finally! Howard vs. Bernie
Vermont Governor Howard Dean compares Sanders to Ronald Reagan in carefully worded health-care slam.
Sanders: Why I Oppose NAFTA
Back from a trip to Mexico, Congressman Bernie Sanders lays out his argument in opposition to the North American Free Trade Agreement, aka NAFTA.
Bernie’s Mexican Connection
Peter Freyne speculates about Bernie’s senatorial plans and ambitions while ribbing him about a being in Mexico “to get a hundred more reasons to support his rock-solid position against NAFTA.”
Congressional Staff Check
Peter Freyne conducts a congressional diversity check and three white men who don’t hire many people of color. Sanders doesn’t employ a single black staffer.
Bernie on the Box
Peter Freyne contrasts Sanders’ awkward appearance at a Progressive shindig in Vermont with his “solid performance” on “Larry King Live.” Says Freyne, “He’s gone to Washington and found it agrees with him.”
Bernie’s Magic Carpet
Congressman Bernie Sanders, the Burlington mayor who brought foreign policy to local politics, fights against toxic carpeting and indoor air pollution. A mom-and-apple-pie issue in a build-up for a Senate bid?
