After you’re done with the big cover story about the future of Burlington’s urban farmers, dig into this week’s news and politics stories:
- Sure, there’s that pesky lawsuit and the everpresent street toughs, but neither is stopping Church Street’s merchants. Business is booming on Burlington’s pedestrian mall, with just one empty storefront left.
- Also in Burlington, here’s a familiar refrain: Work on the new waterfront skate park has been delayed… again.
- Cheap natural gas might be the biggest reason Vermont Yankee is shutting down — and that’s good news for Milton’s NG Advantage, which trucks natural gas to off-pipeline businesses.
- Not everyone gets to go back to school. Learn how Saint Michael’s College is helping first-generation students adapt to higher education.
- And in Fair Game, Paul Heintz tries to figure out just what Bruce Lisman is up to with his advocacy group, Campaign for Vermont. Lisman says he’s not interested in elected office, but…
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I think Heintz has written a great article on Bruce Lisman, with one exception. Paul seem utterly and completely baffled by the idea that Bruce may have both right wing and left wing leanings… and that someone could truly be an independent….
Just accept it… while most people have become so partisan that they’d rather see this state go down in flames rather then vote for a republican or democrat some people actually form and advocate a postion that may not always align with a single party…