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Matthew Roy
Member since May 12, 2014
Recent Posts
Recent Articles
Backstory: This Year’s ‘Funniest Fact-Check’ Set the Record Straight on Tit vs. Teat
Seven Days' special Dairy Issue was devoted entirely to examining the viability of Vermont's signature agricultural industry. Here the elephant in the room is the "cow in the barn." I was the lead editor on the project. The anchor story, by Kirk Kardashian, provided a historical overview as well as essential info about how the business works. It needed some color, so I inserted a quick anecdote about Fred Tuttle, the folksy dairy farmer who had starred in John O'Brien's 1996 film Man With a Plan, then actually ran for the U.S. Congress in real life as a publicity stunt to promote the movie.
- Dec 27, 2023
Massive Fire Strikes Montpelier Lumberyard
- Nov 1, 2023
Recent Comments
Re: “Sanders Skips Key Vote on Coronavirus Rescue Package”
Hi all:
As journalists, we're used to upsetting people left and right and we have pretty tough hides. We don't expect people to laud every coverage decision we make, and we're always open to criticism. But gutter attacks on staff members are off limits. Those comments will be pulled, as one on this thread was. And we may opt to suspend an abusive commenter's account. Thank you to the vast majority of our commenters who add to the conversation on sevendaysvt.com!
Posted by
Matthew Roy
on 03/23/2020 at 11:22 AM
Re: “Burlington City Council Passes Amended Impartial Policing Policy”
Hi, all:
Comments here are being turned off due to the endless sniping and the utter disregard for our rules, which clearly state that commenters should show each other courtesy. It's not complicated. You're on notice. Keep it up, I'm suspending your individual accounts.
Posted by
Matthew Roy
on 03/11/2020 at 7:03 PM
Re: “Vermont Health Department Reports the State's First Coronavirus Case”
Donna Piper, we've updated the story in a subsequent one with the details that have been made public:
https://www.sevendaysvt.com/OffMessage/arc…
Posted by
Matthew Roy
on 03/09/2020 at 12:37 PM
Re: “Giving Up the Ghost: Randolph High School's Mascot Is Erased”
Hi, all: We appreciate the feedback that people have expressed here. We’ve changed this story’s headline to more accurately reflect the content.
Posted by
Matthew Roy
on 02/28/2020 at 10:44 AM
Re: “Progressives Jolt Vermont's Top 2020 Campaigns”
Hi, Jimmy:
We've added our oft-used Ashe disclosure, which somehow was left out when the story was produced online. That shouldn't have happened, and we're looking into how it occurred. I'll note that the disclosure is appended to the same story in the print copies of Seven Days in circulation today.
Posted by
Matthew Roy
on 01/15/2020 at 1:10 PM
Re: “Blocked Artery Forces Sanders Off Campaign Trail”
Hi, all! Just a reminder to be respectful of other commenters and to stay on topic. We've pulled a few comments from this thread. If you're not familiar with the guidelines, give them a read here: https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/Commen…
Posted by
Matthew Roy
on 10/03/2019 at 1:54 PM
Re: “Flake News: Vermont Site Features Coronavirus Conspiracy Theorist”
Meg Hansen, we've made the change you requested to note that you submitted your piece to VTDigger.org.