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Statehouse Headliners: Pravda says ‘nyet’ to VY, drug addicts plaguing downtown areas

In this week’s Statehouse Headliners, Pravda says ‘da’ to solar and ‘nyet’ to Vermont Yankee, drug addicts are plaguing downtown areas, and senators weigh Act 250 and pot.

August 16, 2017 in TNR News.
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Keelan: Guadalcanal, 75 years later

If one were to ask Vermonters what was the significance of America’s invasion of the island of Guadalcanal, on August 7, 1942, from most, a blank stare would be the reaction. Not so if you put the question to Gedeon Lacroix.

August 16, 2017 in Commentary.
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Opioid epidemic linked to Medicaid expansion

An article in Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal shows evidence that the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act is driving, at least in part, the opioid epidemic that is ravaging the nation.

August 16, 2017 in Commentary.
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Independent and public education leaders close to special education deal

The Approved Independent Schools Study Committee met Monday to determine if independent schools, which sometimes take public money from tuitioning students, should be held to the same requirements as public schools with regard to special education needs.

August 15, 2017 in TNR News.
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Countdown to Burlington Telecom sale a long time coming

The fate of taxpayer-owned Burlington Telecom will be decided in the coming weeks as city officials negotiate with finalists in what has been a long, secretive bidding process.

August 14, 2017 in TNR News.
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$15 minimum wage summer study committee opens can of worms in Vermont

If some legislators get their way, Vermont will adopt a $15 minimum wage as soon as Jan. 1, 2019.

August 14, 2017 in TNR News.
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Why veteran with terminal brain cancer opposes assisted suicide

A veteran is using his personal experiences to battle both physician-assisted suicide and terminal brain cancer to protect other patients.

August 13, 2017 in U.S..
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College students to examine ‘abolishing whiteness’

Students will examine the “possibilities” of “abolishing whiteness” in a fall 2017 course at Stanford University.

August 13, 2017 in U.S..
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‘Stress reduction policies’ let students choose their own grades

A professor at the University of Georgia created a “Stress Reduction Policy” that allows students who feel “unduly stressed” to choose their own grades.

August 11, 2017 in U.S..
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Some of the world’s largest non-polar glaciers are expanding, despite global warming

Some of the largest non-polar glaciers in the world are either stable or growing due to a “vortex” of cold air over a 1,200-mile section of the greater Himalayan mountain range in central Asia, according to a new study.

August 11, 2017 in U.S..
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Vermont tax practitioner: IRS putting tax professionals at risk of cybercrime

The IRS is warning tax professionals that email-based phishing scams are putting their business and client data at risk, but a tax preparer in Vermont says the IRS is to blame.

August 10, 2017 in TNR News.
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McClaughry on David Blittersdorf’s train, exempting Congress from Obamacare

Are Vermonters dumb enough to fall for this costly foolishness all over again?

August 10, 2017 in Commentary.

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