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• Gov. Phil Scott’s Public Schedule for the week of Feb. 3

  03-02-2018 10:34 via vtdigger.org
  Governor Phil Scott’s Public Schedule: 2/3/18 – 2/9/18
  Saturday, February 3
  11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
  Blue Star Mothers Chili Challenge
  Colchester High School, 131 Laker Lane, Colchester, VT
  Sunday, February 4
  No public events scheduled
  (#GOPATS)Monday, February 5
  10:00 – 11:00 AM
  Visit Barre Tech Center
  Central Vermont Career Center, 155 Ayers Street, Suite 2, Barre, VT
  Tuesday, February 6
  3:00 PMTestimony on Opioid Crisis before U.S. Congress, House Ways & Means Committee
  
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• Teacher accused of assault back in Burlington classroom

  03-02-2018 03:03 via vtdigger.org
  BURLINGTON- A Burlington Technical Center teacher pleaded not guilty Thursday to a charge he assaulted a 16-year-old student in his class.
  David Scibek, 52, was cited into Burlington’s Vermont Superior Court on a charge of simple assault, stemming from a Nov. 29, 2017 incident.
  The student reported the incident to the Burlington Police Department, according to Burlington Deputy Chief of Operations Shawn Burke, who said the investigation was turned over to the Vermont State Police immediate
  
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• Burlington teacher accused of assault put on paid leave

  03-02-2018 03:03 via vtdigger.org
  BURLINGTON- A Burlington Technical Center teacher pleaded not guilty Thursday to a charge he assaulted a 16-year-old student in his class.
  David Scibek, 52, was cited into Burlington’s Vermont Superior Court on a charge of simple assault, stemming from a Nov. 29, 2017 incident.
  The student reported the incident to the Burlington Police Department, according to Burlington Deputy Chief of Operations Shawn Burke, who said the investigation was turned over to the Vermont State Police immediate
  
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• Vermont delegation: Nunes memo is an attack on Mueller investigation

  03-02-2018 02:36 via vtdigger.org
  WASHINGTON — Vermont’s delegation condemned the release of a memo authored by Republican congressional staff that alleges that the FBI failed to disclose the anti-Trump biases of a key source when seeking a surveillance warrant.
  President Donald Trump approved the release of the full four-page memo Friday, despite concerns raised by the FBI about the document’s contents.Get all of VTDigger's political news.You'll never miss a political story with our weekly headlines in your in
  
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• Walter Medwid: F&W straddles the fence on coyote killing contests

  03-02-2018 01:10 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Walter Medwid, of Derby, who is chair of the Orleans County Natural Resources Conservation Board and serves on the steering committee of the Vermont Wildlife Coalition.
  It was but one paragraph in a 19-page report to the Legislature, but that one paragraph offered unique insight into the mindset of the leadership of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. Its January report shared its perspective on coyote management, as well as on the coyote killing
  
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• Stephen Groff: Illiberal impulses and the First Amendment

  03-02-2018 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Stephen Groff, who grew up in Warren and has spent the last 30 years working on sustainable development issues around the world. He is an economist and vice president of the Asian Development Bank in Manila, Philippines. The views expressed in this commentary are his and do not necessarily reflect ADB policy. He is on Facebook and Twitter @spgroff.
  As we sit down this Sunday to watch the Super Bowl, treasure your right to root freely for either New Engl
  
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• Walt Amses: Super Risky Bowl

  03-02-2018 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: Walt Amses is a writer and former educator who lives in Calais.
  While the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles have been practicing for a game that may very well eventually kill them, millions of Americans have been preparing to consume enough calories, cholesterol, sodium and alcohol to contribute to their own untimely deaths as well. Fair is fair after all, and it’s heartening that the expectation for modern day gladiators to risk their lives for our entertai
  
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• Sarah Costa: Pass the paid family and medical leave insurance bill

  03-02-2018 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Sarah Costa, of Barre, who is the executive director of the Aldrich Public Library in Barre. The views expressed are her own.
  In Gov. Phil Scott’s recent State of the State and budget address, he drew attention to the alarming challenges Vermont is facing as the second oldest state in the nation. He issued an urgent call to action to increase the working-age population of our state, placing particular emphasis on recruiting families and graduating
  
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