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• Scott administration eyes government cutbacks

  06-06-2017 23:47 via vtdigger.org
  
  Andy Pallito heads the Department of Finance and Management. File photo by Amy Ash Nixon/VTDiggerGov. Phil Scott’s top budget writer has asked state agencies and departments to find ways to cut their budgets starting July 1.
  Andy Pallito, the commissioner of the Department of Finance and Management, made the request in a letter May 30 obtained by Seven Days.
  Pallito asked agency secretaries and department commissioners to model what 2 percent, 3 percent and 4 percent in general fund cuts w
  
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• Cuomo targets North Country congresswoman

  06-06-2017 23:27
  
  Governor Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, and United States House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi are targeting the North Country's lone congresswoman.
  
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• US Sen. Bernie Sanders made more than $1 million last year

  06-06-2017 23:20
  
  A report shows independent Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders made more than $1 million last year, when he ran for president as a Democrat.
  
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• UVM Student Examines Cultural Appropriation Of Poutine bit.ly/2sdbKFK https://t.co/kSSVGF9T0f

  06-06-2017 23:12 via twitter.com
  
  UVM Student Examines Cultural Appropriation Of Poutine bit.ly/2sdbKFK https://t.co/kSSVGF9T0f
  
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• Scott vetoes budget, property tax bill

  06-06-2017 22:55
  
  Gov. Phil Scott vetoed lawmakers' budget and the property tax bill Tuesday.
  
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• Vermont GOP governor committed to affordable housing

  06-06-2017 22:34
  
  Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott says he remains committed to affordable housing.
  
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• As home-based day care dwindles, new rules not clear reason

  06-06-2017 22:28 via vtdigger.org
  
  The number of home-based day cares has declined in Vermont, but the state says stricter regulations that kicked in last fall don’t appear to be the reason.Many Vermont families struggle to find child care amid a local and national trend toward fewer options.For years, people have opened their homes to offer child care. The state says the most recent numbers show home operators are closing up shop and aren’t being replaced with newcomers.At the same time, state regulations governing c
  
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• BTV Airport Director Concerned About Air Traffic Privatization Plan bit.ly/2sdFUsb https://t.co/dPPQOIABOE

  06-06-2017 22:04 via twitter.com
  
  BTV Airport Director Concerned About Air Traffic Privatization Plan bit.ly/2sdFUsb https://t.co/dPPQOIABOE
  
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• Coming To Terms With Vermont's Dark History Of Eugenics bit.ly/2sdtXTw https://t.co/mJrUk4MKan

  06-06-2017 21:47 via twitter.com
  
  Coming To Terms With Vermont's Dark History Of Eugenics bit.ly/2sdtXTw https://t.co/mJrUk4MKan
  
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• Nearly 50-year-old lake sturgeon recaptured in Vermont

  06-06-2017 20:35
  
  The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has captured a 48-year-old large endangered fish that biologists had studied and tagged nearly 20 years ago.
  
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• Major solar installation will power Vermont customers

  06-06-2017 20:33 via vtdigger.org
  
  Construction is slated to begin next month on a 5.7-megawatt solar array in Grand Isle that will be the largest in the state that’s selling its energy within Vermont, according to the developer.Gregg Beldock, CEO of Shelburne-based Bullrock Corp., said at least one larger solar installation has received a permit in Vermont, but he said the energy from that project will be sold in Connecticut.Electricity from Bullrock’s project in Grand Isle, which will be built on 57 acres leased fro
  
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• Howard Center Medical Officer Presents at APA

  06-06-2017 19:55 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Howard CenterJune 6, 2017
  Contact: Martie Majoros(802) 488-6911
  [email protected]
  Dr. Sandra Steingard Presents at APA
  BURLINGTON, VT—Howard Center’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sandra Steingard chaired asymposium, “The Dilemma of Antipsychotic Drugs: When to Start and When to Stop,” at the May 2017 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting in San Diego. She also presented a talk, “Critical Psychiatry and the Treatment of Psychosis:
  
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• Howard Center Medical Officer Presents at American Psychiatric Association

  06-06-2017 19:55 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Howard CenterJune 6, 2017
  Contact: Martie Majoros(802) 488-6911
  [email protected]
  Dr. Sandra Steingard Presents at APA
  BURLINGTON, VT—Howard Center’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Sandra Steingard chaired asymposium, “The Dilemma of Antipsychotic Drugs: When to Start and When to Stop,” at the May 2017 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting in San Diego. She also presented a talk, “Critical Psychiatry and the Treatment of Psychosis:
  
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• Opening Statement of Sen. Leahy on 2018 Budget for the Department of Education

  06-06-2017 19:48 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Sen. Patrick LeahyJune 6, 2017
  Press Contact:David Carle(202) 224-3693
  Opening Statement of Senator Patrick LeahyVice Chairman, Senate Appropriations CommitteeSubcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related AgenciesHearing on the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget for the Department of EducationWitness: Secretary Of Education Betsy DeVos
  Thank you, Chairman Blunt and Ranking Member Murray, for holding this hearing today to examine the President’s fiscal ye
  
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• Fisheries Biologists Remind Anglers of Sturgeon Protection Laws

  06-06-2017 19:37 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Fish and WildlifeJune 6, 2017
  Media Contact: Chet MacKenzie802-786-3864
  Lake sturgeon first studied in 1998 recaptured and released 19 years later
  RUTLAND, Vt. – Fisheries staff from Vermont Fish & Wildlife received a pleasant surprise recently while completing survey work on Lake Champlain in the form of a 48-year old lake sturgeon that biologists first studied and tagged nearly two decades ago.
  “We first saw this fish in 1998 when it was roughly 29
  
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• Vermont Journal of Environmental Law Examines Costs of Oil and Gas Development

  06-06-2017 19:30 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Law SchoolJune 6, 2017
  CONTACT: Maryellen Apelquistoffice: 802-831-1228cell: 802-299-5593
  [email protected]
  Vermont Journal of Environmental Law Examines Environmental Costs of Expedited Oil and Gas Development
  SOUTH ROYALTON, Vt., June 6, 2017––The Vermont Journal of Environmental Law (VJEL) at Vermont Law School presents articles on the environmental costs of expedited oil and gas development, conflict over water access in Central Asia, and othe
  
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• National group says employee ownership is a win-win

  06-06-2017 19:30 via vtdigger.org
  
  BURLINGTON — A speaker for a national group said Friday that Vermont businesses should consider selling to their employees as a way to help them build assets and reduce wealth inequality.
  Marjorie Kelly, from the Democracy Collaborative, said businesses across the country whose owners are retiring have an opportunity to transition to employee ownership.
  Marjorie Kelly is the senior fellow and executive vice president of the Democracy Collaborative. Photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDiggerKelly spo
  
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• We didn't get to celebrity possums in today's @vermontedition but we are looking ahead to the 2020 elections. https://t.co/KHCJI2Z7Zg

  06-06-2017 19:20 via twitter.com
  
  We didn't get to celebrity possums in today's @vermontedition but we are looking ahead to the 2020 elections. https://t.co/KHCJI2Z7Zg
  
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• Possums are terrific actors. twitter.com/JaneLindholm/s…

  06-06-2017 19:15 via twitter.com
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• UPDATED: Scott’s fiscal veto message rejected as inadequate

  06-06-2017 18:59 via vtdigger.org
  
  Gov. Phil Scott speaks to reporters after the Legislature’s adjournment last month. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDigger
  A daylong dispute between the governor and the clerk of the House of Representatives was settled late Tuesday after the governor’s veto message on two bills was initially rejected.
  As expected, Gov. Phil Scott vetoed the state budget and a separate bill that set property tax rates. The veto message was rejected by the clerk of the Vermont House, William MaGill, wh
  
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• Scott’s fiscal veto message rejected as inadequate

  06-06-2017 18:59 via vtdigger.org
  
  Gov. Phil Scott speaks to reporters after the Legislature’s adjournment last month. File photo by Mike Dougherty/VTDiggerThe governor and the clerk of the House of Representatives are in a dispute Tuesday after the governor’s veto message on two bills was rejected.
  As expected, Gov. Phil Scott vetoed the state budget and a separate bill that set property tax rates. His spokesperson, Rebecca Kelley, said the message was rejected by William MaGill, the House clerk in what she called a
  
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• NH police: Driver seriously injured in DUI crash

  06-06-2017 18:43
  
  Police say a New Hampshire man was drunk behind the wheel when he crashed in Dublin, New Hampshire. 
  
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• Authorities: 5 NH jail inmates apparently suffered overdoses

  06-06-2017 18:36
  
  Authorities say five jail inmates apparently suffered overdoses at the Strafford County Jail and three of them have been hospitalized in serious condition.
  
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• Grow Your Own Food with 3SquaresVT

  06-06-2017 18:29 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — 3SquaresVTJune 2, 2017
  Contact: Pat Burke(802) 722-4575
  Grow Your Own Food with 3SquaresVT
  One in five Vermont children experiences hunger or food hardship. In the United States, a country with so much wealth, it is inconceivable to many that there are people who struggle to meet their basic needs. And yet, hunger is a daily reality for Americans in every state. Lack of affordable housing, low wages, high unemployment, a decrease in the number of local, affordable grocery st
  
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• Burlington Housing Authority Appoints Executive Director

  06-06-2017 18:20 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Burlington Housing AuthorityMay 26, 2017
  Contact:Allyson Laackman(802) 864-0538
  Cheryl Fatnassi(802) 654-4540
  Michael Knauer(802) 863-6382
  Burlington Housing Authority Announces New Leadership
  BURLINGTON—Allyson Laackman has been appointed as the executive director of theBurlington Housing Authority, the organization’s board of commissioners announced today.
  Laackman, who was recruited in December as interim co-executive director to help lead theorganization thro
  
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• Police search for suspect in Shelburne hit-and-run

  06-06-2017 18:16
  
  Shelburne Police need your help tracking down a truck that they say hit a cyclist over the weekend. 
  
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• Vermont Days Offer Free Fishing and Free Access to State Parks and Historic Sites

  06-06-2017 17:49 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Department of Tourism and MarketingJune 2, 2017
  CONTACT: Philip Tortora(802) 522-7323
  [email protected]
  Vermont Days Offer Free Fishing and Free Access to State Parks and Historic Sites
  MONTPELIER, Vt. – Vermont Days are an annual invitation to visitors and Vermonters to explore, for free, Vermont’s excellent fishing, state parks, and historic culture.
  For the weekend of June 10-11, all Vermont State Parks day-use areas and all state-owned Histor
  
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• UVM Foundation Invests as Green and Gold Professor of Pediatric Surgery

  06-06-2017 17:36 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — The University of Vermont FoundationJune 2, 2017
  Contact:Mark S. Ray802-656-3537 (p)802-355-0145 (m)
  [email protected]
  Dr. Kennith Sartorelli Invested as Green and Gold Professor of Pediatric Surgery at UVM
  Burlington, Vt. – Kennith Sartorelli, M.D., a professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Surgery at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, and division chief of pediatric surgery and surgeon-in-chief at the UVM Medical Cente
  
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• Scott touts teacher health plan savings at stop in Dorset

  06-06-2017 17:36 via vtdigger.org
  
  Gov. Phil Scott is introduced by state Rep. Linda Joy Sullivan, D-Dorset, who organized Friday’s meet and greet with the governor at Dorset Rising. Photo by Greg Sukiennik/Manchester Journal
  (This story by Greg Sukiennik was published in the Bennington Banner on June 2, 2017.)
  DORSET — Gov. Phil Scott stopped in Dorset on Friday morning to attend a meet-and-greet organized by state Rep. Linda Joy Sullivan, D-Dorset.
  The governor, who later visited Bennington to sign legislation addre
  
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• Southwest Vermont SU teachers seek 3.5 percent salary increase

  06-06-2017 17:29 via vtdigger.org
  
  (This story by Derek Carson was published in the Bennington Banner on June 6, 2017.)
  BENNINGTON — With the current contract’s expiration date looming, teachers and board representatives from the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union remain in negotiation about salary and benefit details.
  Mount Anthony Union High School teacher Michael Molloy, who has been the mouthpiece of the teachers throughout the negotiation process, said at last week’s negotiations that the teachers had amen
  
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• Scott, Sullivan Discuss Education Savings Opportunity

  06-06-2017 17:25 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Gov. Phil ScottJune 2, 2017
  Contact: Brittney Wilson802-828-3333
  [email protected]
  GOVERNOR PHIL SCOTT AND REPRESENTATIVE LINDA JOY SULLIVAN ANSWER CONSTITUENT QUESTIONS IN DORSET TO DISCUSS OPPORTUNITY TO REALIZE UP TO $26 MILLION IN EDUCATION SAVINGS
  Dorset, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott and Representative Linda Joy Sullivan (D-Bennington-Rutland) hosted dozens of Vermonters at a town hall-style meeting Friday in Dorset.
  Discussion focused on the Governor&rsquo
  
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• Vt. man charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting child

  06-06-2017 17:19
  
  Vermont State Police have arrested a man who they say repeatedly sexually assaulted a child for more than a decade. 
  
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• Canadian Man Charged with Alien Smuggling

  06-06-2017 17:12 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — U.S. Department of JusticeJune 2, 2017
  Contact: Lauren B. Gebo
  [email protected]
  CANADIAN MAN CHARGED WITH ALIEN SMUGGLING
  The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that yesterday the Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Viatcheslav Kim, of Montreal, with one count of transporting aliens in furtherance of their illegal presence in the United States. Court records show that agents of the United States Border Patrol appre
  
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• Tune in today at noon to catch this discussion. What questions or comments do you have? Tweet us or post them here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

  06-06-2017 17:04 via twitter.com
  Tune in today at noon to catch this discussion. What questions or comments do you have? Tweet us or post them here:… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
  
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• Vermont Supreme Court orders Hermitage Club to arbitration in contract dispute

  06-06-2017 17:01 via vtdigger.org
  
  (This story by Chris Mays was published in the Brattleboro Reformer on June 6, 2017.)
  DEERFIELD VALLEY — The Vermont Supreme Court has ruled that a contract dispute between the Hermitage Club and Extreme Contracting LLC should be resolved via arbitration rather than litigation. The court wrote: “Notwithstanding the many delays and missteps by defendant’s [Extreme’s] attorney, the court issued an erroneous order, and based on that order ultimately granted a sanction &mdash
  
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• Trump Signs Bill with Improvements by Leahy

  06-06-2017 16:51 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Sen. Patrick LeahyJune 2, 2017
  Media Contact:David Carle(202) 224-3693
  President Signs Bill To Strengthen Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program,Including Three Improvements Authored By Senator Patrick Leahy
  WASHINGTON (FRIDAY, June 2, 2017) – President Trump on Friday signed into law a bill to strengthen the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program (PSOB), which includes three improvements authored by Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.).Leahy is a leading memb
  
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• Copper piping stolen from Fairfax home

  06-06-2017 16:44
  
  Police say someone stole copper piping out of a home on Main Street in Fairfax. 
  
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• Putney Family Services former director pleads guilty to embezzlement

  06-06-2017 16:41 via vtdigger.org
  
  (This story by Bob Audette was published in the Brattleboro Reformer on June 6, 2017.)
  PUTNEY — The former executive director of Putney Family Services, Patricia Field, pleaded guilty to embezzlement in May and has been ordered to repay the more than $41,000 she stole from the nonprofit organization. However, the court ordered her to make monthly installments of only $25.
  “The agreed upon amount was requested by her attorney Richard Ammons and was based on her financial ability to pa
  
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• New England Dairy Promotion Board Announces Addition to Vermont Staff

  06-06-2017 16:35 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — New England Dairy Promotion BoardJune 5, 2017
  Media Contact:Laura Hardie802-863-5416 ext. 100
  [email protected]
  Rene Thibault Appointed to Public Relations Position
  Winooski, Vermont, June 5, 2017 – New England Dairy Promotion Board announced today the appointment of Rene Thibault of Jericho, Vermont to the position of Public Relations and Communications Specialist.
  Thibault will be based in the organization’s Winooski, Vermont office and will work with
  
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• Outside analysis of closed NH child abuse investigations sought

  06-06-2017 16:29
  
  New Hampshire's child protection agency wants to pay an outside firm $82,000 to review the rapid closing of 1,500 child abuse and neglect investigations during a two-day period last year. 
  
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• Dartmouth among colleges vowing to fight climate change

  06-06-2017 16:26
  
  A growing number of U.S. colleges say they're committed to fight climate change despite President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from an international pact.
  
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• Welch, Lynch Call for Oversight of Trump’s Strategies in Afghanistan and Iraq

  06-06-2017 16:24 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Congressman Peter WelchJune 5, 2017
  Contact:Kate Hamilton(202) 440-3340
  Welch, Lynch Call for Oversight of Trump Administration’s Strategies in Afghanistan and Iraq
  WASHINGTON – As President Trump and his Administration reportedly weigh additional troop deployments and an expansion of the U.S. military presence in Iraq and Afghanistan, Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vermont) and Rep. Stephen F. Lynch (D-Boston) called on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to h
  
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• 'Flash mob' giving event to nonprofits starts Tuesday

  06-06-2017 16:23
  
  More than 350 nonprofit groups are participating in New Hampshire Gives, a 24-hour fundraising event.
  
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• AAA calls for NY legislation for safer child seating in cars

  06-06-2017 16:20
  
  The New York branch of the auto club AAA says the state's outdated car seat laws are putting children at risk.
  
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• Burlington mall trial in environmental court set for fall

  06-06-2017 16:16
  
  Developers of a new Vermont mall center are scheduled to go to court with the project's foes this fall.
  
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• Cool weather in Northeast means difficulties for gardeners

  06-06-2017 16:12
  
  A cool spring season means frustrations for gardening stores in Vermont and more hesitation toward planting for amateur gardeners statewide.
  
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• Judge declares mistrial in pipeline protester case

  06-06-2017 16:06
  
  A climate protester's day in court ended in a mistrial Monday after another protest sidelined the proceedings.
  
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• Vermont ranked #1 for working moms

  06-06-2017 16:02
  
  Working moms have a new reason to celebrate living in Vermont. According to a study from WalletHub, Vermont is ranked number one for working moms.
  
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• North Springfield Woman Wins Vermont’s First Medal at 2017 National Senior Games

  06-06-2017 15:59 via vtdigger.org
  
  News Release — Vermont Senior Games AssociationJune 5, 2017
  Contact: Andrea Stander802-522-3284
  [email protected]
  Margaret Nickerson Wins Vermont’s First Medal at 2017 National Senior Games
  With a bronze medal in the Women’s 80-84 age group’s 100-yard backstroke, Margaret Nickerson of North Springfield has captured Vermont’s first medal of the 2017 National Senior Games which are currently being held in Birmingham, Alabama through June 15th.
  Eighty-three year
  
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• .@BardCollege prof Felicia Keesing joins us today to discuss the role opossums and other wildlife play in controlling the #tick population.

  06-06-2017 15:59 via twitter.com
  .@BardCollege prof Felicia Keesing joins us today to discuss the role opossums and other wildlife play in controlling the #tick population.
  
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