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• Margolis: Phil Scott and the not-ready-for-prime-time players

  01-08-2018 23:23 via vtdigger.org
  The Democratic candidates for governor at a debate hosted by WCAX on July 21. Right to left: Ethan Sonneborn, Brenda Siegel, Christine Hallquist and James Ehlers.
  Early in the WCAX-TV forum for the Democratic candidates for governor Tuesday evening, co-host Darren Perron challenged contender Ethan Sonneborn by pointing out that at 14 he was “not old enough to drive, not old enough to vote, not old enough to drink, so why should Vermonters take you seriously?”
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• LISTEN: A Moonlit Walk On The Burton Island Farm Trail dlvr.it/QdW0Q6 https://t.co/iKlPQvLODR

  01-08-2018 21:58 via twitter.com
  
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• LISTEN: Beyond The Dumpster: How Vermont Handles Its Trash dlvr.it/QdVx2r https://t.co/k1AicviLnm

  01-08-2018 21:42 via twitter.com
  
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• State to take a closer look at prison health care

  01-08-2018 20:11 via vtdigger.org
  Among the 49 states that participated in a recent study, Vermont came in with the second-highest per-inmate health care cost in fiscal 2015 – $13,747.
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  In Vermont, health care for prisoners is a $20.5 million business.
  Now, a legislatively commissioned study will determine whether the state can bring that number down at least a little.Get all of VTDigger's criminal justice news.You'll never miss our courts and criminal justice coverage with our weekly headlines in you
  
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• Dartmouth puts 2 from research institute on leave following misconduct complaint

  01-08-2018 18:24 via vtdigger.org
  Dartmouth College
  This story was published in the Valley News on Aug. 1.
  HANOVER — Two top officials at a Dartmouth College research institute have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into a complaint about “conduct in the workplace,” according to an email from a college administrator obtained late Tuesday night by the Valley News.
  Elliott Fisher, director of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and Adam Keller, the institute
  
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• Campaign 2018: A Debate With The Republican Candidates For Governor dlvr.it/QdT5q4 https://t.co/2Rkj2ksmua

  01-08-2018 15:57 via twitter.com
  
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• 'HUB Project' Aims To Revitalize Berlin Mall dlvr.it/QdSpZd https://t.co/IkWdouGnfo

  01-08-2018 15:03 via twitter.com
  
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• VTDigger launches 2018 Elections guide

  01-08-2018 04:49 via vtdigger.org
  Voters enter Bethel Elementary School in 2016 to cast primary ballots. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger
  View VTDigger’s 2018 Elections Guide here.
  On August 14, Vermonters will have a chance to select the candidates they want to represent their party of choice.Get all of VTDigger's political news.You'll never miss a political story with our weekly headlines in your inbox.Daily
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• GOP House candidate expects 1,000 at gun-rights campaign rally

  01-08-2018 04:49 via vtdigger.org
  A notice posted on Facebook by Republican House candidate Kevin Hoyt of Bennington, advertises a pro-gun rally set for Saturday in Bennington. The location was changed amid protests about the event.BENNINGTON — An organizer of a downtown gun-rights rally, voter registration event and firearm giveaway planned for Saturday said he expects to draw a crowd of at least 1,000.
  “The last time we had a rally, we had four days to plan it, and we had hundreds,” said Kevin Hoyt, a Republi
  
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• Some districts offering school choice after Act 46 unifications

  01-08-2018 03:15 via vtdigger.org
  A sixth-grade teacher works with her students. File photo by Jennifer Hauck/Valley News
  Families in a half dozen districts in Vermont are being given a choice of which school they want their children to attend, in a move that educators say could keep even the smallest schools vital.Some of the newly unified districts are creating intra-district choice programs in the early grades, and at least one district envisions a magnet-style system with themed instruction in its four elementary schools.
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• Burlington hosting new medical helicopter for critically ill patients

  01-08-2018 03:03 via vtdigger.org
  Two Dartmouth-Hitchcock Advanced Response Team medical helicopters fly over the New Hampshire hospital. Photo courtesy Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
  A collaboration between two medical giants means Burlington will host a much faster mode of transportation for critically ill patients.
  University of Vermont Health Network on Tuesday said a new medical-helicopter partnership with New Hampshire-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock is ready to take flight: Training runs start this week, and patient transfe
  
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• Police find clues, but few answers, in search for murder suspect Headley

  01-08-2018 02:25 via vtdigger.org
  A photo of Leroy Headley posted to the South Burlington Police Department’s Facebook page.Police say they recovered the firearm they believe Leroy Headley used to shoot and kill his girlfriend and they also found a suicide note he later penned to his children.
  However, nearly three months after the slaying of 33-year-old Anako “Annette” Lumumba in South Burlington, police still don’t know where the murder suspect is, if he’s alive, and who, if anybody, has been help
  
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• Vermont delegation joins pushback against 3-D printed guns

  01-08-2018 02:11 via vtdigger.org
  Components of a gun made using a 3-D printer.Photo by Justin Pickard/Flickr
  Vermont’s congressional delegation has joined a flood of legal and legislative action to [prohibit the publication] of 3-D printed firearm blueprints following a federal settlement clearing the way for such plans to be made available online.
  Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., are among a number of co-sponsors of a Senate bill barring the publication of 3-D gun schematics online.Get all of VTDigg
  
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• Ricky Klein: Common ground on clean water

  01-08-2018 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Ricky Klein, who is the head brewer and chief visionary officer at Groennfell Meadery and Havoc Mead in Colchester, members of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility.
  I love the Earth because it’s where people live.
  This bias is the foundation upon which I build my actions. When I advocate water policies, give testimony on industry standards, write op-eds exactly like this one, I think it helps to know that I care about this planet because i
  
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• Anson Tebbetts: 2018 session productive for Vermont’s agriculture community

  01-08-2018 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Secretary of Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets Anson Tebbetts.
  As we head into deep summer, a host of laws are taking effect that will advance Vermont’s rural economy. The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets worked closely with the Legislature and Gov. Phil Scott in the 2018 session to bring attention to Vermont’s farmers and working lands. While preserving and enhancing the Vermont we love,
  Highlights include h
  
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• Cindy Jerome: Senior residents were not exploited

  01-08-2018 00:55 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Cindy Jerome, of Dummerston, who is the former director of the Holton Home and Bradley House in Brattleboro. She is a candidate in the Democratic primary for the Windham-4 Vermont House seat.
  The article about Holton Home and Bradley House, largely about a Holton Home licensing survey that occurred more than a year ago, needs clarification.
  It was an honor to be chosen to lead Holton Home in 1999 and I am proud of earning the trust of hundreds of reside
  
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• Welch agrees to two debates, but Freilich wants more

  01-08-2018 00:45 via vtdigger.org
  Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., speaks at a Vermont Democratic Party fundraiser last November. File photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDigger
  Peter Welch will spend at least a couple hours in the next few weeks sparring with his opponents for Vermont’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, which he has held for the past decade.
  That’s not enough for Dan Freilich, a military veteran and medical doctor hoping to outflank Welch on the left with a campaign centered on cutting corporate influence
  
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