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• Young Writers Project: ‘Can we be friends?’

  11-01-2026 12:30 via vtdigger.org
  “A Moment’s Pause,” by Bradee Traverse, 17, of West RutlandYoung Writers Project is a creative, online community of teen writers and visual artists that started in Burlington in 2006. Each week, VTDigger publishes the writing and art of young Vermonters who post their work on youngwritersproject.org, a free, interactive website for youth, ages 13-19. To find out more, please go to youngwritersproject.org or contact Executive Director Susan Reid at
  
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• The rise and fall and rise of Vermont-schooled skier Mikaela Shiffrin

  11-01-2026 12:00 via vtdigger.org
  Vermont-schooled Mikaela Shiffrin celebrates a successful World Cup run at the Killington Ski Resort. Photo by Andrew ShinnThe last time many Vermonters saw Mikaela Shiffrin, the Alpine ski racer was standing atop Killington’s Superstar trail, seemingly a minute away from scoring an unprecedented 100th World Cup win.Then, figuratively and literally, she went downhill fast.The Burke Mountain Academy graduate had snagged the lead in the first of two giant-slalom runs on Nov. 30, 2024, only
  
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• Student-charged bill would give voting rights on school boards

  11-01-2026 11:30 via vtdigger.org
  South Burlington high school student Isa Harrington (third in from the right) sits with students from the Governor’s Institute this summer. (Courtesy photo)Isa Harrington, a South Burlington High School student, is a firm believer in the democratic process — even though she hasn’t had a chance to exercise her rights to the fullest extent yet, as she is only 17.Still, the right to vote has been heavy on her mind since the summer months, when she joined the Governor’s Inst
  
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