Why I Don't Agree with Howard Dean
Dean's assumption in asking Democrats to kill the Senate bill is that next time around, we'll get something better. I think we'll get nothing at all.
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Vermont Supreme Court To Decide What A Dog's Love Is Worth
AP | DAVE GRAM | Posted 12.17.2009 | Politics
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont's highest court is being asked to decide what a dog's love is worth. The state Supreme Court on Thursday began hearin...
Vermont Is Hungry, Ranked The Sixth Hungriest State In U.S.
AP | LISA RATHKE | Posted 11.24.2009 | Impact
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BARRE, Vt. — A federal government report ranking Vermont the sixth hungriest state in the country may come as a surprise to many, but officials ...
Raising Your Own Hens
Makenna Goodman | Posted 11.04.2009 | Green
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I've been raising laying hens for about a year, and I've never been happier. I have fresh eggs whenever I want them and I've come to love chickens for all their neurotic, pecking glory.
Vermont Slaughterhouse Closed For Inhumane Treatment Of Calves (VIDEO)
AP | DAVE GRAM | Posted 11.03.2009 | Green
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MONTPELIER, Vt. — A Vermont slaughterhouse ordered closed Friday after video showed calves kicked, shocked and cut while conscious had its opera...
Meet the New Health Care Reform, Same as the Old Health Care Reform
Aaron E. Carroll | Posted 10.27.2009 | Politics
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We will get the incremental health care reforms we were promised. Things will likely get better in the short term. Then, since we didn't contain costs, we'll need to enact real reform. Or, things will go right back to the status quo.
Cease and Desist: David, Goliath and Social Media (David's Sword)
Jamie Starr | Posted 10.26.2009 | Denver
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In cases like the lawsuit against the ski film company Level 1, social media outlets are acting as a sort of gatekeeper -- a check on corporate actions that people in general view as unreasonable.
New Medical Marijuana Policy: Obama Administration Will Not Seek Arrests For People Following State Laws
AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under...
Step Up to Mike's Challenge
Linda Milazzo | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics
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Despite all we've learned from Sicko, Fahrenheit 9/11 and Roger and Me, we continue to take abuse. Our pal Mike is now asking us to act.
Bernie Sanders: The Middle Class Today Is In Desperate Shape (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) was on fire in his weekly YouTube video, "Senator Sanders Unfiltered." "The reality is that the middle class today ...
The Future of Publishing Isn't Rocket Science (It's Sustainability)
Makenna Goodman | Posted 10.06.2009 | Books
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Publishing is not a dying business; it's a changing business. It's a business going through literary puberty, fiscal adolescence, and management hell. It's a business that needs to grow up, in other words.
Left In and Snowed Out
Meredith C. Carroll | Posted 11.29.2009 | Denver
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There comes a very adult time in life when decisions and choices need to be made. Pay the electricity bill. Visit family. Save for college and braces. Buy groceries. Or ski for a season.
David Owen: New York City Is Greener Than Vermont
TIME | Claire Suddath Thursday, Sep. 24, 2009 | Posted 11.28.2009 | New York
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New Yorkers, take heart: your city is a den of dirt and grime and gluttony no more. According to David Owen, author of Green Metropolis: What the City...
A National Dialogue on Afghanistan (Video)
Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics
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Without the kind of national debate this country needs, we are sending more and more troops into Afghanistan -- about 60 percent of all the foreign troops in the country are now Americans.
Same-Sex Marriages Begin In Vermont
AP | JOHN CURRAN | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics
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DUXBURY, Vt. — After 17 years together, Bill Slimback and Bob Sullivan couldn't wait another minute to get married. So they didn't. With Vermon...
Remembering Senator Ted Kennedy
Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics
From the outside, he appeared to be one of the most liberal and partisan Democrats in the Senate. From the inside, he was one of the most bipartisan and constructive members.
Strong Turnout, No Shouting at Vermont Town Meetings on Health Care (VIDEO)
Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 09.16.2009 | Politics
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Hundreds of Vermonters in favor of health care reform packed spirited but civil town meetings hosted by Sen. Sanders. Both sessions were a contrast to raucous town-hall-style meetings in other states.
Vermont Taxi Service Allows Patrons To "Pay What You Want"
AP | Posted 09.03.2009 | Business
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ESSEX, Vt. — When Eric Hagen started Recession Ride Taxi in Essex, Vt., he took more questions than fares. Everyone wanted to know if the sign ...
Massachusetts Sues Feds Over Defense Of Marriage Act
AP | DENISE LAVOIE | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics
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BOSTON — Massachusetts, the first state to legalize gay marriage, sued the U.S. government Wednesday over a federal law that defines marriage as...
Gay Marriage Bill Takes Effect In Nation's Capital
AP | GILLIAN GAYNAIR | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — A law recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states and countries went into effect Tuesday in the nation's capital, and ...
The Ultimate Power Play
Jeffrey Hollender | Posted 07.31.2009 | Green
For the last 18 months, I've patiently waited for our local alternative energy company to bring their wind turbine product to market. While they work on perfecting their technology, I've decided to move ahead with a 10 kilowatt Bergey wind turbine.
Generation Superwomen: Sitting On The Sidelines
Makenna Goodman at Chelsea Green | Makenna Goodman | Posted 07.13.2009 | Living
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I Don't Want To Burn My Bra, But AAARGH!This weekend I sat on the sidelines of the men's soccer game. It was a big deal, and many people were there, y...
Vermont Law Makes Energy At Home More Profitable
Chelsea Green | Posted 07.06.2009 | Green
This means that energy users who create their own renewable energy--be it through solar panels, wind turbines, or biogas--will get paid competetive ra...
How Vermont And Gainesville Could Revolutionize US Energy
Grist | Posted 06.29.2009 | Green
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H. 446 is the first legislation calling for a full system of advanced renewable tariffs in the US to pass the legislature and become law. The bill inc...
Marriage Equality and the New Faces of the Republican Party
Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics
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The collapse of the moderate opposition to gay marriage is both partially caused by the right wing of the Republican Party's increasing isolation on the fringes of American politics.
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