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• Writers for Recovery #9: Stan Worthley

  14-11-2017 23:33 via vtdigger.org
   
  Photo by Carley Stevens-McLaughlinWriters for Recovery is a series of writing workshops focused on stories of addiction and recovery. Participants write about their personal stories of struggle, perseverance, moments of doubt and inspiration and the slow but steady work of renewal and healing from addiction.Stan Worthley is a recovering addict and alcoholic. He has lived with PTSD for 30 years and self-medicated for 20 years. He says his recovery was only able to begin after he start
  
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• Lawyer who argued landmark case leading to Act 60 dies

  14-11-2017 23:17 via vtdigger.org
  Robert Gensburg, lead attorney in the education funding decision Brigham v. State of Vermont. File photo by Amy Ash Nixon/VTDiggerThe lead lawyer in a key Vermont education funding court case, who later helped secure the release of a Guantanamo prisoner, has died. Robert Gensburg passed away last week at his home in Lyndon. He was 78 and died of leukemia.
  Gensburg argued for the plaintiffs in Brigham v. State of Vermont, in which the Vermont Supreme Court in 1997 declared the state’s way o
  
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• Sales, Trails And Challenges: A Look At Vermont's Ski Industry dlvr.it/Q0yPvM https://t.co/cb18fBkvOf

  14-11-2017 23:08 via twitter.com
  
  Sales, Trails And Challenges: A Look At Vermont's Ski Industry dlvr.it/Q0yPvM https://t.co/cb18fBkvOf
  
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• Fans smash Keurig coffee makers for pulling Hannity ads

  14-11-2017 22:35 via vtdigger.org
  Sean Hannity speaks at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland. Creative Commons photo by Gage SkidmoreFans are destroying their Keurig coffee makers after the Waterbury-based company pulled ads from Sean Hannity’s radio show for defending Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore.
  On Thursday, The Washington Post published an article revealing that Moore made sexual advances toward teenage girls as young as 14 when he was in his 30’s and an assistant district attorney
  
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• Vermont Medical Society taps new officers

  14-11-2017 22:32 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Medical SocietyNov. 13, 2017
  Contact:Justin Campfield
  [email protected]
  www.VTMD.org
  Trey Dobson, M.D., named president of state physicians’ association
  Montpelier, Vt. (Nov. 13, 2017) – Trey Dobson, M.D., was named president of the Vermont Medical Society (VMS) during its 204th annual meeting Nov. 4, in Woodstock, Vt.
  Dr. Dobson is the medical director of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians and chief medical officer of Southwestern Vermont Hea
  
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• Gov. Phil Scott makes 33 boards and commissions appointments in October

  14-11-2017 22:27 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Office of the GovernorMonday, November 13, 2017
  Media Contact:Rebecca Kelley, Office of the Governor802-828-6403, [email protected]
  Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott today announced he appointed 33 Vermonters to State boards and commissions in the month of October.
  Boards and commissions serve an important role in state government, giving Vermonters numerous opportunities to serve their state and communities. The Governor’s office is currently solici
  
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• Sanders statement on HHS secretary nominee

  14-11-2017 22:23 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Bernie SandersNov. 13, 2017
  Contact:Sanders Press Office
  [email protected]
  WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump nominated Alex Azar to be the secretary of Health and Human Services:
  “At a time when the United States pays, by far, the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, the last thing we need is to put a pharmaceutical executive in charge of the Department
  
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• NCSS and NOTCH focus on community health and prevention

  14-11-2017 22:19 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — NCSS and NOTCHNovember 13, 2017
  Contact:Joe HalkoDirector of Community RelationsNorthwestern Counseling & Support Services(802) 524-6555 extension 6414Direct line (802) 393-6414
  [email protected]
  www.ncssinc.org
  Innovative Program with Help from Federal Grant
  St. Albans – The Vermont Department of Mental Health (VDMH) has been awarded $9.9 million dollars in a federal grant from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a branch of the U.
  
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• Leahy statement on attorney general’s Russia-related testimony

  14-11-2017 22:14 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Sen. Patrick LeahyNov. 13, 2017
  Contact:Press ContactDavid Carle(202) 224-3693
  Statement Of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.),On the Attorney General’s Russia-related testimony before the SenateSenate FloorNovember 13, 2017
  Over the past 10 months, the Attorney General has testified before the Senate on three occasions about his knowledge of and contacts with Russian operatives. He also answered written questions and provided additional supplemental testimony. But he still
  
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• Finance commissioner announces public budget forum on FY 2019 state budget development

  14-11-2017 22:10 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Department of Finance and ManagementMonday, November 13, 2017
  Contact:Richard DonaheyDirector of Budget & Management Operations(802) 828-2376
  Commissioner of Finance & Management, Adam Greshin, Announces aPublic Budget Forum to Receive Comments on FY 2019 State Budget Development
  Commissioner of Finance & Management, Adam Greshin, has announced a public forum for comment on FY 2019 State budget development. Pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 306(d) the Governor
  
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• Gov. Phil Scott gives thanks to Vermont farmers this holiday season

  14-11-2017 22:04 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & MarketsMonday, November 13, 2017
  Contact:Trevor Audet, Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets802-522-4725
  [email protected]
  In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, Governor Phil Scott joins the Agency of Agriculture Food & Markets in offering thanks to our farmers, local businesses and food producers for providing all Vermonters with high quality food.
  “We are grateful to have hard-working farms, like Adams
  
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• Hunger Free Vermont Executive Director Marissa Parisi leaving to become executive director of RiseVT

  14-11-2017 22:01 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Hunger Free VermontNov. 13, 2017
  Media Contacts:Kevin Ellis, OneCare Vermont
  [email protected] or 802.371.8112
  Alida Duncan, Development & Marketing Director, Hunger Free Vermont
  [email protected] or 802-266-0617
  November 13, 2017 (Colchester, VT)—Marissa Parisi is stepping down as executive director of Hunger Free Vermont after nearly nine years at the helm. Her last day will be December 15th.
  Parisi will become the executive director of RiseVT, a joint
  
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• State Public Utility commissioner among US delegation at COP23

  14-11-2017 21:57 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Public Utility CommissionNov. 13, 2017
  Contact:Victoria Hudson
  [email protected]
  www.puc.vermont.gov
  Her attendance reflects Vermont’s commitment to Paris Climate Accord.
  BONN (Germany) Nov. 13, 2017 – Vermont Public Utility Commissioner Sarah Hofmann is attending the United Nations Climate Conference (COP23) in Bonn, Germany, this week as part of a US Climate Registry delegation of representatives from more than eight states, as wel
  
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• Vermont Technology Alliance holding Lunch & Learn Session Nov. 16

  14-11-2017 21:50 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Technology AllianceNov. 9, 2017
  Contact:Jeff CoutureVermont Technology Alliance
  [email protected]
  Vermont Technology Alliance Lunch & Learn Session Nov. 16: R&D Tax Credits for Vermont Tech Businesses and Startups
  The Vermont Technology Alliance is presenting a Lunch & Learn session on how Vermont tech and other businesses and start-ups can qualify for federal R&D tax credits, saving tens of thousands of dollars in taxes.
  The Federal Research and Developm
  
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• Wired for Safety: Keeping Santa’s secrets

  14-11-2017 20:23 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: Wired for Safety is a weekly column on cybersecurity and other tech issues. Duane Dunston is an assistant professor of cybersecurity and networking at Champlain College. He received his bachelor’s and master’s of science from Pfeiffer College. From 2001 to 2011 he worked in cybersecurity for NOAA. He is a first-year doctoral student at Northeastern University. His other activities include “You Have A Voice,” a project to develop an electronic screenin
  
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• LISTEN: Sen. Leahy On Tax Reform, Gun Control And Federal Spending dlvr.it/Q0x2J7 https://t.co/S2tVn9bKn5

  14-11-2017 19:54 via twitter.com
  
  LISTEN: Sen. Leahy On Tax Reform, Gun Control And Federal Spending dlvr.it/Q0x2J7 https://t.co/S2tVn9bKn5
  
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• From brownfield to greenfield: Ex-mine hosts Vermont’s biggest solar array

  14-11-2017 19:21 via vtdigger.org
  A group takes in the site of a new solar array during a ribbon cutting ceremony Sept. 22 at Elizabeth Mine in Strafford. The solar array takes up 27 acres and will harness enough energy to power 1,250 homes. Photo by Charles Hatcher/Valley News
  (This story by John Lippman was first published in the Valley News.)
  SOUTH STRAFFORD — Appropriately enough, the midday sun was shining on a recent Friday in South Strafford, where a few dozen people had gathered at the periphery of the bowl-shaped
  
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• Whitingham prepares for legal battle with state over education funding

  14-11-2017 16:51 via vtdigger.org
  (This story by Chris Mays was published in the Brattleboro Reformer on Nov. 14, 2017.)
  WHITINGHAM — An attorney working on suing the state on behalf of the town, a taxpayer and a student, is getting ready for a legal fight that will at the very least spark more conversation on “equitable” education.
  “I think that no matter what the trial court rules, it’s going to the [Vermont] Supreme Court,” said James Valente, of the Brattleboro- based Costello, Valente &am
  
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• We're talking with @SenatorLeahy on today's program: dlvr.it/Q0m8yf ICYMI, we talked to Rep. @PeterWelch… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-11-2017 16:02 via twitter.com
  We're talking with @SenatorLeahy on today's program: dlvr.it/Q0m8yfICYMI, we talked to Rep. @PeterWelch… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• .@SenatorLeahy joins us live to discuss tax reform, gun control and federal spending. Tune in today at noon:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  14-11-2017 13:41 via twitter.com
  .@SenatorLeahy joins us live to discuss tax reform, gun control and federal spending. Tune in today at noon:… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Burlington City Council sets Nov. 27 date to finalize Burlington Telecom sale

  14-11-2017 08:50 via vtdigger.org
  Adam Roof, Burlington City Council. Photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDiggerThe Burlington City Council solidified plans Monday to choose a Burlington Telecom buyer after councilors deadlocked between the two final bidders — Canadian telecom company Ting and the local co-op Keep Burlington Telecom Local.A plan to combine Ting and Keep BT Local failed in the past week.All four final bidders — Ting and KBTL along with Indiana-based Schurz Communications, and New Jersey-based ZRF Partners —
  
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• State investigating whether blasting violated Deerfield Wind permit

  14-11-2017 03:33 via vtdigger.org
  A Searsburg man says he wants the developers of the 15-turbine Deerfield Wind project to repair damage to his home he blames on blasting for the ongoing construction project.
  “All I have asked for is for them to do the repairs,” Francis Candiloro said Saturday, referring to chimney, window and other damage he attributes to blasting between October 2016 and May.
  He said representatives for the developer, Avangrid Renewables, told him the damage was unrelated to the work.
  Candiloro the
  
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• Record October warmth seen as sign of things to come

  14-11-2017 03:11 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont just experienced its warmest October on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
  With an average temperature of 52.9 degrees, October exceeded the average of 45.2 degrees for that month in Vermont by 7.7 degrees.
  Much of the rest of New England also experienced record heat.
  Continued record high temperatures are a virtual certainty, according to a report published this month under the aegis of a bevy of federal agencies including NASA, the EPA, the Depart
  
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• Visiting nurse association joining UVM Health Network

  14-11-2017 02:44 via vtdigger.org
  The effort to integrate health care services in the state’s most populous area took a step forward last week with the Visiting Nurse Association of Chittenden and Grand Isle Counties deciding to become part of the University of Vermont Health Network.
  Leaders of the two organizations hailed the partnership as a continuation of the move toward providing health care in an integrated, more holistic way, instead of the fee-for-service model where providers are paid for each procedure. The part
  
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• Leahy wants Sessions on carpet again after Russia revelations

  14-11-2017 02:14 via vtdigger.org
  Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, talks with Jeff Sessions, who was then a senator and is now attorney general. File photo courtesy of Leahy’s office
  WASHINGTON — Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and a Judiciary Committee colleague want to question Jeff Sessions again in light of evidence suggesting the attorney general knew more than he has said about the Trump campaign’s contact with Russia.
  Leahy and Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., are calling for the former Alabama senator to return to
  
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• Witness: Herring promised ‘Armageddon’ before killing 4

  14-11-2017 02:04 via vtdigger.org
  Jody Herring sits next to her lawyer, David Sleigh, during her sentencing hearing Monday in Washington Superior Court in Barre. Photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDiggerBARRE — Jody Herring sat quietly and displayed little emotion while witnesses described her yelling as she targeted and fatally shot a social worker in downtown Barre after slaying three relatives earlier that day.
  “She was jumping around the parking lot screaming,” Karlyn Sizemore said Monday, recalling seeing Herring sho
  
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• Louis Josephson: Outdated law needs to be lifted

  14-11-2017 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Louis Josephson, Ph.D., the president and CEO of the Brattleboro Retreat.
  Since the 1960s, U.S. hospitals and health care facilities that provide more than 16 beds for the care of people with psychiatric and addiction issues have been known in legislative terms as Institutions for Mental Disease (IMD). Today, this designation has come to represent a significant barrier for Medicaid enrollees who suffer from psychiatric and drug-related issues. This is d
  
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• Barrie Dunsmore: A North Korean war reality check

  14-11-2017 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary by retired ABC News diplomatic correspondent Barrie Dunsmore first appeared in the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus and Rutland Herald Sunday edition. All his columns can be found on his website, www.barriedunsmore.com.
  To the extent that the American people have given much thought to what a war with North Korea might entail, my guess is that most have assumed that the United States could bomb North Korea back to the Stone Age, thus finally making the world safe
  
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• Chloe Learey: Raising awareness about adoption

  14-11-2017 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Chloe Learey, the executive director of Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development in Brattleboro. She serves on the Building Bright Futures State Advisory Council, a governor-appointed body which advises the administration and Legislature on early childhood care, health and education systems.
  In 1984, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Adoption Week. Eleven years later, President Bill Clinton expanded the week to the enti
  
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