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• 'RX': Cartoonist Rachel Lindsay's Tale Of Living With Bipolar Disorder dlvr.it/Qhk41N https://t.co/bdj6Sud5sY

  31-08-2018 22:50 via twitter.com
  
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• Gov. Scott to attend McCain funeral in DC

  31-08-2018 21:50 via vtdigger.org
  Sen. Patrick Leahy remembers the late Sen. John McCain as a lawmaker who would decide positions regardless of politics. Photo courtesy Office of Senator Leahy
  Gov. Phil Scott will attend the funeral on Saturday in Washington, DC, for Sen John McCain, whom the governor praised for “courage, conviction and civility.”
  Scott will attend the memorial service at the Washington National Cathedral on Saturday. President Trump and McCain’s 2008 running mate, Sarah Palin, were not invite
  
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• Vice President Pence visits Vermont for weekend vacation

  31-08-2018 21:17 via vtdigger.org
  Mike Pencespeaking at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conferencein National Harbor, Maryland. Photo by Gage Skidmore/FlickrThe vice president of the United States touched down in Vermont early Friday afternoon.
  A report by WCAX-TV said Vice President Mike Pence will be visiting Lake Hortonia in Hubbardton. The station did not indicate the nature of the trip or how long it would last. The vice president arrived on Air Force Two at approximately 1:30 p.m. and was met by a large number of p
  
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• Vice President Pence visits Vermont

  31-08-2018 21:17 via vtdigger.org
  The vice president of the United States touched down in Vermont early Friday afternoon.
  A report by WCAX-TV said Vice President Mike Pence will be visiting Lake Hortonia in Hubbardton. The station did not indicate the nature of the trip or how long it would last. The vice president arrived on Air Force Two at approximately 1:30 p.m. and was met by a large number of police officers.Get all of VTDigger's political news.You'll never miss a political story with our weekly headlines in your inbox.Dai
  
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• Prosecutors clear cops who wounded unarmed fleeing suspect

  31-08-2018 20:32 via vtdigger.org
  Attorney General TJ Donovan on Church Street in Burlington. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger
  Prosecutors in Vermont have cleared four officers of criminal wrongdoing in the shooting of an unarmed man wanted in a multi-state robbery spree they tried to arrest in Brattleboro but he fled instead, refusing orders to stop and to put his hands up.
  Investigators did say they later discovered a pellet gun in his vehicle.Get all of VTDigger's criminal justice news.You'll never miss our courts and crimi
  
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• YWP: ‘Angry At Myself’

  31-08-2018 17:45 via vtdigger.org
  Young Writers Project, an independent nonprofit based in Burlington, engages young people to write and use digital media to express themselves with clarity and power, and to gain confidence and skills for school, the workplace and life.Check out the most recent issue of The Voice, Young Writers Project’s monthly digital magazine. Click here.Each week, VTDigger features a writing submission – an essay, poem, fiction or nonfiction – accompanied by a photo or illustration from Yo
  
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• SCOV Law Blog: Going once … going twice … sold! Maybe not

  31-08-2018 17:30 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Elizabeth Kruska.Bank of America v. O’Kelly, 2018 VT 71
  Ever been to an auction? They’re kind of fun, depending on the type of auction. Want some steers? Go to a cattle auction. Want some art? Go to an art auction. Want hidden treasures? You can often find those at an estate auction.RELATED STORIESSCOV Law Blog: Valid arguments moot if party lacks standingSCOV Law Blog: A divorced couple agree to settlement change, but cour
  
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• Hunger Council of the Windham Region to meet Sept. 5

  31-08-2018 15:40 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Hunger Council of the Windham RegionAug. 29, 2018
  Media Contact:Monica Taylor, Development Director at Hunger Free Vermont802-265-0023 or [email protected]
  WHAT: Hunger Council of the Windham Region Meeting
  WHERE: Holton Hall, 4th Floor, Winston Prouty Center for Children and Families, 209 Austine Drive, Brattleboro
  WHEN: Wednesday, September 5, 2018; 9:30 – 11:30
  With the change of seasons comes a renewed focus on two major topics which will be explored by the
  
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• Green Mountain Care Board meetings in September

  31-08-2018 15:35 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Green Mountain Care BoardAugust 29, 2018
  Contact:Green Mountain Care Board(802) 828 – 2130
  Unless otherwise noted, all Green Mountain Care Board meetings are held in the Pavilion Auditorium at 109 State Street, Montpelier, VT
  Wednesday, September 5th: Public Board Meeting (1:00 pm)• Hospital Budget Discussion and Potential Vote(s)
  Wednesday, September 12th: Public Board Meeting (1:00 pm)• GMCB Data Analysis Presentation• Hospital Budget Discussion a
  
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• 'The Comfort We Got From John Meant So Much': Sen. Leahy Reflects On McCain’s Life dlvr.it/QhgsdX https://t.co/5XPu2ixSk7

  31-08-2018 15:30 via twitter.com
  
  'The Comfort We Got From John Meant So Much': Sen. Leahy Reflects On McCain’s Life dlvr.it/QhgsdX https://t.co/5XPu2ixSk7
  
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• Central Vermont Council on Aging Board elects 3 Lamoille County residents as new board officers

  31-08-2018 15:30 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Central Vermont Council on AgingAug. 28, 2018
  Contact:Mary HaydenDirector of Development and CommunicationsCentral Vermont Council on [email protected]
  Morrisville, VT (August 28, 2018) At its August meeting the Central Vermont Council on Aging (CVCOA) Board elected Gary Chicoine of Jeffersonville as board president, Fred Ober of Morrisville as treasurer, and Emily McKenna of Elmore as secretary. Peter Harris from Montpelier remains as Vice President.
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• Funding available for Brattleboro-area projects

  31-08-2018 15:25 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Vermont Community FoundationAugust 28, 2018
  Contact:Kevin WibergThe Vermont Community [email protected] ext. 284
  Suggested Tweet: #Funding is available for Brattleboro-area projects through @VermontCF – Deadline 10/11 at 5pm #npvt Learn more: ow.ly/Zvc030lAKkk
  Funding is now available for Brattleboro-area projects and organizations through the Crosby-Gannett Fund and the Dunham-Mason Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation. The two funds were
  
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• Ski Vermont introduces new director of communications

  31-08-2018 15:20 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — Ski VermontAug. 28, 2018
  Contact:Adam [email protected]
  MONTPELIER, Vt. – Ski Vermont has announced the hiring of Adam White as its Director of Communications, bringing a new voice to the nonprofit organization that represents 50 alpine and cross-country areas across the state.
  White spent the past 12 years covering skiing and snowboarding in Vermont for local and national newspapers, magazines and online publications.
  “Skiing in Vermont transcends sp
  
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• Independent Television Festival connects TV & film production to Manchester

  31-08-2018 15:10 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — The Independent Television Festival
  Contact:[email protected]
  MANCHESTER, VT: The Independent Television Festival (ITVFest), now in its 13th year, welcomes television content creators from around the globe to the streets of Manchester for screenings, panel sessions, workshops, industry parties, and more. It is an immersive experience for talented new creators to make career connections October 10-14, 2018.
  Those artists who have submitted their indepe
  
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• Vermont Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman scheduled to speak at CFES Conference

  31-08-2018 15:05 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — CFES Brilliant PathwaysAug. 28, 2018
  Media Contact:Rick [email protected] 963 4500
  Vermont Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman joins a growing list of top educators, business leaders and policymakers scheduled to speak at the 2018 CFES Brilliant Pathways National Conference “Shaping Tomorrow’s Workforce Today” on Nov. 2-3 in Burlington, Vt.
  Zuckerman, a longtime legislator, small business owner and organic farmer, joins featured speakers William &l
  
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• VSAC celebrates College Savings Month with 529 account prize packages

  31-08-2018 15:00 via vtdigger.org
  News Release — VSACAug. 28, 2018
  Media Contact:Sabina [email protected]
  September is the perfect time to save for college
  WINOOSKI (August 28, 2018)—September is National College Savings Month, an ideal time to open or add to a Vermont Higher Education Investment Plan account to get the maximum in savings and tax benefits. Plus this September, Vermont families get a chance at some great prizes as they create education opportunities for their children or loved ones.
  
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• State weighs investigation into Consolidated over service problems

  31-08-2018 03:27 via vtdigger.org
  Telephone and power lines running along State Route 22A. Doug Kerr/Flickr
  Vermont’s Department of Public Service is weighing whether to launch a service quality investigation into Consolidated Communications, the state’s main landline provider, which has seen a spike of complaints from consumers in recent months.Throughout the summer, customers have told state officials that the company is saying it will take ten days or more to repair downed landline phone and or internet service, s
  
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• Vermonters among inmates locked down amid Penn. prison illnesses

  31-08-2018 03:10 via vtdigger.org
  Block J at the Camp Hill prison in Pennsylvania is where Vermonters are housed. Photo by Jasper Craven/VTDiggerA rash of staff sickness from exposure to “unknown substances” has spurred a lockdown in Pennsylvania prisons, but there are no reports of illness among Vermonters incarcerated in that state, officials said Thursday.
  The illnesses – which reportedly may be related to tainted drugs – have spurred a statewide lockdown in Pennsylvania’s prisons. Vermont inmate
  
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• Glider company owner, Conn. couple ID’d as crash victims

  31-08-2018 02:42 via vtdigger.org
  A single rose placed at the entry door into the Morrisville-Stowe State Airport on Thursday. Photo by Alan Keays/VTDigger
  MORRISTOWN – A couple visiting Vermont from Connecticut and the owner of a glider company where identified Thursday as the three people killed a day earlier when the aircraft they were in crashed during a sightseeing tour over the Stowe region.
  Rescue crews late Thursday afternoon recovered the bodies of Donald Post, 70, of Stowe, who was the pilot of the glider that cr
  
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• Jito Coleman: Weed — where are we now?

  31-08-2018 01:05 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Jito Coleman, who was chief engineer and president of Northern Power for 25 years and a renewable power consultant for 10 years after that. He was Act 250 District 5 chairman from 2012-17.
  Amidst the ever-increasing pressure to commercialize marijuana I’d like to offer a different perspective. Vermont has now decriminalized pot possession and private growing. This I applaud. It’s long overdue. Our society now should be dealing with restorati
  
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• Sandra Levine: A surprising failure on clean energy

  31-08-2018 01:00 via vtdigger.org
  Editor’s note: This commentary is by Sandra Levine, who is a senior attorney with the Conservation Law Foundation in Montpelier.You know that sinking feeling? The one where you think you’ve done a good job, but it turns out you didn’t. That’s the boat Vermont finds itself in right now when it comes to tackling climate change. We thought we were leading. But in fact we are falling behind.
  Polluting greenhouse gasses – mostly from burning fossil fuels like oil and ga
  
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• Birth certificate sends Colchester GOP House race to a runoff

  31-08-2018 00:47 via vtdigger.org
  Pam Loranger at the Vermont Republican Party’s boot at the Champlain Valley Fair in 2014. Photo from her campaign websiteA runoff will be held Sept. 10 in the roller coaster race for state representative in Colchester that saw a write-in candidate initially win a spot on the general election ballot and then hang on only after producing her birth certificate.
  A judge ruled on Wednesday that a voter who wrote Pam Loranger’s maiden name on their primary ballot intended to vote for Loran
  
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