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News + Opinion
Vermont Employers Prepare for Legal Pot
Many "want ads" in Vermont note that prospective hires must pass a drug-screening test. Potential school bus drivers, air traffic controllers, postal workers and… -
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The Year of Living Differently: A Life-Altering Ski Accident Hasn't Stopped Ryan McLaren
The sun was shining on two feet of fresh snow the day Ryan McLaren's life changed forever. March 17, 2017, began happily for the… -
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Backstory: Stopped at the Border
Snowdrifts melted in the sunshine, and Québec DJs chattered in French on the radio. It felt good to be on a reporting road trip… -
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Backstory: Most Pleasant Dressing-Down
Helene Lang was unhappy with my story about the late writer Dorothy Canfield Fisher and wanted to tell me why — in person. When… -
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Backstory: Story With the Longest Legs
Some stories won't quit. For example: the Rebels sports mascot debate in South Burlington. After the school board voted in February to drop the… -
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Shoulder Room: Route 7's Gains Cause Some Pains
A yellow-clad road worker flagged a dozen cars to a stop last Thursday while excavators gouged out earth and shrubbery along the east side… -
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Coming and Going: Vermont Struggles to Grow Its Workforce
Ethan Bechtel sank into a caramel-colored leather chair in his Burlington office. He wore a flannel shirt, jeans and fashionable stubble as he explained… -
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Backstory: Best Assist
Winter sunshine warmed the town of Pomfret on the February day I walked into… -
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Backstory: Best Road Trip With a Game Warden
Moose have come dangerously close to my car windshield on more than… -
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Backstory: Most Poignant Interview
The moment Serenity Bolt opened the door of her apartment,… -
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Hunting Foes Want to Snare Seats on Vermont's Fish & Wildlife Board
As sunlight filtered through an overgrown apple orchard in Lincoln, Patrick Berry lifted his shotgun and fired. A loud boom echoed through the tangle… -
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After Lake Fatality, Coast Guard Says Boaters Often Don't Follow the Rules
On the warm, still evening of June 15, Malletts Bay was full of boaters enjoying Lake Champlain. Then around 6:30 p.m., tragedy struck: Two… -
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Why More Vermont Parents Are Losing Their Children — Permanently
More Vermont parents are losing their children in custody battles with the state — a debilitating side effect of Vermont's opioid-abuse crisis. Petitions for "termination… -
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Buyer Would Restrict Public Access Along the Bolton Potholes
One of Chittenden County's most popular and dangerous swimming holes could be much more difficult to dive into next summer. Bolton resident and former… -
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South End Artists Hope to Stall the Champlain Parkway
Burlington artists against the proposed Champlain Parkway organized a tug-of-war at the South End Art Hop earlier this month. They invited supporters of the… -
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Fetching and Kvetching: A Dog Park Annoys Some of Its Neighbors
Labs, spaniels and mutts trotted about freely last Thursday evening at Burlington's Starr Farm Dog Park as their owners chatted amiably and admired the…
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