Vermont Times Archive 1994
Select articles were re-published in the Seven Days online archive with permission from the owner of the Vermont Times (1990-1995).
Endangered Species? Vermont Liberals Lick Their Wounds
Sanders manages to hang on to his seat in the U.S. House — with less than 50 percent of the vote — as Republicans make significant gains in Washington, D.C. and Vermont.
Mega Dittos
Sanders fends off Republican challenger John Carroll to keep his seat in Congress, despite — or perhaps because of — an NRA campaign against him.
Assault Weapons: Who Has the Courage to Get ‘Em Off Our Streets
An advertisement for Sanders reelection to the U.S. House hints at the complexities of regulating guns in Vermont.
Politics and Guns II
Sanders dodges bullets in a battle between a supportive columnist for the Vermont Sportsman and the NRA.
Who Will Shape Reform?
Congressman Bernie Sanders and his challenger John Carroll weigh in on the news of the day — the merger of Fanny Allen Hospital and Medical Center Hospital of Vermont — and the role of government in health care.
Politics and Guns
A new sportsmen’s group targets Sanders — who was first elected to Congress with help from the gun lobby — for defeat. Its slogan: “Bye Bye Bernie.”
Ol’ Bernardo Blinks
Ending months of speculation, Congressman Bernie Sanders officially announces he will not challenge Senator Jim Jeffords in November.
Three Days on the Hill
Vermont Times publisher Nat Winthop tries to keep up with Sanders in the halls — and tunnels — of the U.S. Congress.
Bernie’s Got a Dream
A less-than-firm answer about whether Sanders would run against then-governor Howard Dean fuels speculation about the congressman’s political future. A run for senator? President?
Prisoner of the House
Quoting pundit Garrison Nelson, Peter Freyne on Sanders’ awkward position in the House of Representatives: “Bernie’s not quite marginalized, but there’s a cap on his career.”
A Big Hairy Monster
Bernie Sanders on the push for single-payer healthcare in Vermont and more speculation on a potential bid for U.S. Senate.
Milking Fear
Congressman Bernie Sanders — and Vermont’s own Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield — stir up opposition to bovine growth hormone, or BGH.
Profile in Courage?
Will Bernie Sanders’ “rendezvous with destiny” lead him to challenge Senator Jim Jeffords in November? Or will he hang on to his seat in the House?
