Vermont

Spring Has Returned to Vermont

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 05.23.2012

Madeleine M. Kunin

We learned in kindergarten that by mixing blue and yellow, we create the color green. But which artist played with those paints so happily and endlessly to give us this almost infinite palette of greens?

VT Becomes First State To Ban Fracking

AP | Posted 05.18.2012

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin on Wednesday signed into law the nation's first ban on a hotly debated natural gas drilling techni...

'Green News Report' - May 15, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.15.2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Ominous s...

'Green News Report' - May 10, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.10.2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: The deepe...

How to Get Inside My Mind

Mina Samuels | Posted 05.09.2012

Mina Samuels

I agree with the general theory that it is a good thing for us to face our fears in some fashion, and that in so doing we strengthen our spirit (and possibly our bodies).

Tommy Alexander and the Quiet Lion EP

Jesse Aizenstat | Posted 05.08.2012

Jesse Aizenstat

The downright truth about Alexander and Jenke Records is that it is an expression of rebellion in a society that is trapped within institutional conformities and down-the-road retirement plans.

Toward a People's Budget: Vermont Adopts New Vision for State Spending and Revenue Policies

Anja Rudiger | Posted 05.04.2012

Anja Rudiger

Almost exactly one year after enacting the United States' first universal health care law, the state of Vermont is once again showing the country that another world really is possible.

United Against the War on Women

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 04.30.2012

Sen. Bernie Sanders

The right-wing in this country is waging a war against women and, let me be very clear, it is not a war that we are going to allow them to win. When men and women stand together for justice, we win.

PHOTOS: 8 Ultra-Inclusive Resorts For The 1 Percent

George Hobica | Posted 04.25.2012

George Hobica

What's the difference between a luxury resort and a luxury resort? These eight are even more exclusive, pride themselves on highly individualized service and are seldom larger than 20 to 40 rooms.

Vermont Lawmakers Debate Letting Parents Say No To Vaccines For School

AP | DAVE GRAM | Posted 04.23.2012

MONTPELIER, Vt. -- For Jennifer Stella, it's a question of informed consent. Her son had a seizure after getting childhood vaccinations and her daught...

Paul Blumenthal

Vermont Says No To Citizens United

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 04.19.2012

WASHINGTON -- Vermont has become the third U.S. state to pass a resolution calling on Congress to amend the Constitution to get money out of politics ...

Vermont Is Helping to Lead the Nation in Transforming Our Energy System

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 04.18.2012

Sen. Bernie Sanders

We come from Vermont. We know our small state cannot reverse global warming on our own, but we can provide a model for America which helps lead our nation and the world to a more sustainable and secure energy future.

Stop the Nuclear Industry Welfare Program

Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 04.16.2012

Sen. Bernie Sanders

If the nuclear industry believes so fervently in its technology, then it and Wall Street investors can put their money where their mouth is. Let's let them finance it, insure it, and pay for it themselves.

Obama: GOP Rivals Selling 'Fundamentally Different Vision Of America'

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 05.30.2012

PORTLAND, Maine — President Barack Obama accused Republicans of clinging to economic policies that preceded the Great Depression and the more re...

Snow Plow Driver And Wife Charged In Vermont Teacher's Death

AP | LISA RATHKE | Posted 05.28.2012

ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. -- A Vermont snowplow driver who wanted to "get a girl" was accused Wednesday along with his wife of luring a popular prep school t...

David Lohr

Autopsy Reveals Vermont School Teacher Was Murdered

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 03.28.2012

Authorities in Vermont have positively identified remains found Monday as those of Melissa Jenkins, a school teacher reported missing this weekend. ...

David Lohr

UPDATE: Body Found During Search For Missing Vermont School Teacher

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 03.27.2012

UPDATE: 9:10 p.m. -- Authorities in Vermont believe they have found the body of Melissa Jenkins, a missing school teacher whose SUV was found abandone...

Vermont's First Social Media Election

Rich Nadworny | Posted 05.25.2012

Rich Nadworny

The act of using social media caused conflict within the city council itself. Some councilors didn't like the fact that their peers were sending social updates on their phones or computers. They felt that the social councilors were not showing proper respect to people who had actually shown up for the meetings.

Tar Heels Cruise By Vermont

AP | AARON BEARD | Posted 03.17.2012

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- John Henson had a great seat on the North Carolina sideline to watch his teammates advance in the NCAA tournament. The question i...

Lent: Mud Season And Letting Things Get Messy

Rev. Emily C. Heath | Posted 05.15.2012

Rev. Emily C. Heath

I've often found that the most vital churches are the places that do Lent the best. They're the places that don't shy away from acknowledging the messiness of the spiritual life.

Lamar vs. Vermont

Posted 03.14.2012

After a thrilling opening night, the 2012 NCAA Tournament continues with the second night of the "First Four" play-in games. In the first game of the ...

Who Grows Our Food: Arnold Coombs Of Coombs Family Farms

Ellen Kanner | Posted 05.12.2012

Ellen Kanner

This is a sweet time for maple growers -- or it should be. It's sugaring time, when the trees are tapped and the sap is boiled to make maple syrup and maple sugar candy. It takes 40 gallons of sap to boil down to one gallon of syrup, so every drop counts.

Win This Lottery Once, Get Paid For The Rest Of Your Life

AP | SUSAN HAIGH | Posted 05.10.2012

ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) — Lottery officials in the six New England states have joined forces for the first time to offer a regional game, hoping to l...

PHOTOS: Late-Season Ski Deals

Travelzoo | Posted 05.06.2012

Travelzoo

March and early April often offer up some stellar late-season ski deals at popular resorts, especially in light of recent snows in northern Utah and across Colorado.

Vermont Takes The Lead In Corporate Personhood Fight

AP | By WILSON RING | Posted 03.05.2012

MONTPELIER, Vt. -- A senator with socialist leanings was among the first. Then there was Jerry of Ben & Jerry's ice cream fame. Stephen Colbert has tw...