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Published December 26, 2012 at 1:49 p.m.
News has a short shelf life — especially in the digital age. One minute a story is the talk of the town, and the next it’s in the ash heap of history. Remember Wanda Hines?
But our stories don’t end when the paper gets tossed in the recycling bin, nor do the people in them disappear. They go on, sometimes taking turns that are more interesting than what made us pursue them in the first place.
While 2012 didn’t have an all-consuming story like Tropical Storm Irene, the year was memorable for the many ways that Vermont changed. Democrats took control of Burlington City Hall for the first time in three decades. The emergence of super PACs like Vermonters First confirmed that big-money politics are here to stay. A diversifying Burlington High School began a long, hard conversation about racial equity. And wind turbines became a permanent part of Vermont’s landscape.
That’s one reason we asked our reporters to update some of the stories they wrote this year — to write the next chapters, if not the conclusions, of Vermont’s ongoing history.
» Technology: DMV Computer Debacle Ends, But State Still Out Millions
» Politics: After Sitting Out the Election, Bruce Lisman Reboots His Campaign for Vermont
» Politics: Weinberger Breaks The Curse of the Burlington Democrats; Wright Gets a New Gig
» Law Enforcement: Meth Labs, Arrests Rise Slightly in Vermont
» Outdoors: Vermont Canoe Paddlers Complete 1200-Mile Voyage to Canada's James Bay
» Business: After a Wild Ride, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Regains Its Financial Footing
» Education: Burlington Superintendent Weathered Racial Storm But May Be Departing Soon
» Development: Miro's Condos Are Now Miro's Apartments
» Law Enforcement: State Police Withhold Records in Controversial Taser Death
» Business: Sanders and Vallee Take Fuel Feud to New Level
» Business: Burlington Says Au Revoir to "Queeb Tax"
» Law Enforcement: The Year 2012 Sets a Record for Burlington Robberies
» Energy: Non Nukes: Québec Shutters Its Only Nuclear Power Plant
» Business: Source: Goldman Sachs Has Cut Dozens of Jobs at Burlington Investment House
» Immigration: Deportation Case Leaves Farm Worker Activist in Limbo
» Development: Barre Hasn't Bagged a Downtown Grocery Store — Yet
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Andy Bromage
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Andy Bromage was a Seven Days staff writer from 2009-2012, and the news editor from 2012-2013.
Andy Bromage was a Seven Days staff writer from 2009-2012, and the news editor from 2012-2013.
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