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Vermont’s gubernatorial debate was a sure cure for the nation’s political blues Most televised political debate in the United States is a lifeless, platitude-laden sideshow with virtually no value except as a grim form of entertainment, like watching democracy itself fed to the lions at the Coliseum. That is why Vermont’s recent gubernatorial debate, in…
The eight-week-old social network Ello has a manifesto: no ads, no data-mining, no algorithms that make decisions about what you should see, no turning users into products. If you hit the “I agree” button after the manifesto, the site puts you on the waiting list for an invitation. If you click “disagree,” it sends you…
One hundred percent of the electricity powering Burlington — Vermont’s largest city — will come from wind, water, biomass, and other sources of renewable energy, bringing the city to the forefront of a nationwide movement to make businesses and cities more environmentally-friendly. Burlington’s goal was reached when the city bought the 7.4-megawatt Winooski 1…
Vermont I once went into a beer store in Burlington asking for Heady Topper, and they laughed and laughed and told me to come back really early on Monday morning, so I could maybe score some in the half-hour before it sold out. But The Alchemist’s cult cans are only part of the story in…
Vermont has the right to require that genetically modified foods sold within the state be labeled, the state attorney general argued in papers filed Friday in federal court. Attorney General Bill Sorrell defended Vermont’s new labeling law with a 51-page court filing. He asked the court to throw out a lawsuit seeking to overturn the…
Calkins Portable Toilet Inc., of Vt. has pleaded guilty to charges it transported portable toilets containing human waste on I-93 in #NH. — Jason Schreiber (@Schreibernews) August 6, 2014 Portable toilet company will pay $6,000 fine & make an educational presentation for #NH Association of Septage Haulers. — Jason Schreiber (@Schreibernews) August 6, 2014
Stowe Inn Stay with Breakfast, Ben & Jerry’s Factory Tour Passes, and Wine Tasting or Tour Escape to The Stowe Inn to see and experience all that the Stowe area has to offer. This four-acre property dates back to 1814 and has served as an inn since 1945, earning it a place on the National…
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Thousands of Vermont parents could be hearing from medical professionals this week who will be asking about the vaccination histories of their children. It’s part of a study being done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Vermont Health Department that is seeking to determine if the whooping…
2014 Best Barbecue Restaurants in America As voted by OpenTable Diners Apple pie aside, there is, perhaps, no fare more quintessentially American than barbecue. The Top 30 Barbecue Restaurants awards honor the eateries that bring us together over plates of lovingly slow-cooked, smoky dishes of deliciousness. The list of winners is determined after analyzing more…
