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• Steve May: The electronic Commons and the case for basic income

  17-12-2017 23:39 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Steve May, who is a clinical social worker and a member of the Selectboard in Richmond where he resides. He was a Progressive and Democratic candidate for a House seat in 2016.
  The sale of Burlington Telecom and the circumstances that resulted in the sale of a considerable portion of the Vermont telecommunications infrastructure should raise concerns well beyond the Queen City. A major portion of the electronic Commons has gone from public control to pr
  
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• Rob Roper: $15 minimum wage would be disastrous

  17-12-2017 23:37 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Robert Roper, the president of the Ethan Allen Institute. He lives in Stowe. David Flemming, policy analyst, contributed to this piece.When the Legislature returns in January, it appears that passing a law mandating a $15 minimum wage in Vermont will be a top priority. This is what Senate President Pro Tem Tim Ashe, D/P-Chittenden, has promised, and a six-member summer study committee voted 4-2 along party lines to recommend moving forward with some pat
  
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• Carrie Wulfman: OneCare Vermont will be successful

  17-12-2017 23:33 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Dr. Carrie Wulfman, a primary care provider at UVM Health Network Primary Care in Brandon.
  My career as a family practice physician working in Vermont spans nearly two decades. I have been a practicing physician at Porter’s Brandon Primary Care Office (formerly Neshobe Family Medicine) for 18 years and I have seen many changes in medical practice over these years.
  One of the most positive changes I have seen is the creation of OneCare Vermont, a c
  
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• Smith: Worrisome trends on the right and left

  17-12-2017 21:41 via vtdigger.org
  Conor Casey, executive director of the Vermont Democratic Party. File photo by Mark Johnson/VTDigger(Mike Smith is a regular columnist for VTDigger. He hosts the radio program “Open Mike with Mike Smith” on WDEV 550 AM and 96.1, 96.5, 98.3 and 101.9 FM and is a political analyst for WCAX-TV and WVMT radio. He was the secretary of administration and secretary of human services under former Gov. Jim Douglas.)
  Republicans deserve what they got in Alabama last week when voters rejected t
  
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• Vermonter irradiates winter blues with inner light

  17-12-2017 20:15 via vtdigger.org
  Dummerston writer and teacher Cheryl Wilfong is author of the new book “Garden Wisdom: 365 Days.” Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger
  DUMMERSTON — Cheryl Wilfong knows that many of the estimated 10 percent of Vermonters struggling with seasonal affective disorder find relief though sunshine or full-spectrum light bulbs. But that’s not stopping the writer and teacher from plugging people into another solution.
  “In these days of darkness — external or interna
  
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• Then Again: How Christmas came to Vermont

  17-12-2017 20:01 via vtdigger.org
  A girl named Jane Howard sits in a rocker beside a teddy bear in a Londonderry home at Christmastime in 1907. Photo courtesy of Vermont Historical Society
  Sarah Clement’s letter reminds me why I love history.
  I’m forever astonished by how different things once were.RELATED STORIESThen Again: How Christmas came to VermontThen Again: A former governor’s shady railroad dealingsThen Again: A Vermont prodigy wows the worldThen Again: Ira Allen’s big dreams and big promises for
  
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• UVM Medical Center to pay premium for downtown location

  17-12-2017 19:25 via vtdigger.org
  Dr. John Brumsted, the CEO of the University of Vermont Medical Center. Photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDiggerThe University of Vermont Medical Center’s plan to relocate as many as 500 employees to a new Burlington downtown mall complex will likely cost $1 million more a year than what the hospital is currently paying for office space.
  The details are still being finalized, but UVM Medical Center has agreed to pay $22 a square foot for approximately 80,000 to 110,000 square feet of office space
  
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• VTDigger needs your help today. We have $136,000 left to raise by Dec. 31.

  17-12-2017 12:26 via vtdigger.org
  Read the story on VTDigger here:VTDigger needs your help today. We have $136,000 left to raise by Dec. 31..
  
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• VTDigger needs your help today. We have $132,000 left to raise by Dec. 31.

  17-12-2017 12:26 via vtdigger.org
  Read the story on VTDigger here:VTDigger needs your help today. We have $132,000 left to raise by Dec. 31..
  
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• Mayor Miro Weinberger’s public appearance schedule for the week of December 18

  17-12-2017 11:52 via vtdigger.org
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  December 15, 2017Contact:Katie Vane 802.734.0617
  Mayor Miro Weinberger’s public appearance schedule for December 18 – 22, 2017:
  Monday, December 185:00 pm Board of Finance Meeting – Conference Room 126:00 pm City Council Meeting (expected Executive Session from 6-7pm) – Contois AuditoriumTuesday, December 19No public appearances scheduled
  Wednesday, December 208:00 amMornings with Miro – The Bagel Café, 1127 North Avenue – Burlingt
  
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• Governor Phil Scott’s Public Schedule: 12/16/17 – 12/22/17

  17-12-2017 11:18 via vtdigger.org
  Governor Phil Scott’s Public Schedule: 12/16/17 – 12/22/17Saturday, December 16
  11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
  Pomerleau Annual Christmas Party
  Elks Lodge, US Route 5, Derby, VT
  Sunday, December 17
  No public events scheduled
  Monday, December 188:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  Governor’s 2017 Education Summit
  Plumley Armory, Norwich University, Northfield, VT
  (Notes: Pre-registration was required for this event. Presentations from 8:50-10:45 AM and 12:45-2:00 PM can be viewed live at https://w
  
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