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• Dan Petherbridge: Stop treating camps like a cash cow

  24-01-2026 01:48 via vtdigger.org
  Dear Editor, Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, D-Brattleboro, wants to tax second homes at a higher rate to pay for education. First of all, nonhomesteads already pay a higher education rate. I’m a retired Vermont homeowner who pays ridiculously high property taxes on my home and camp. 
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  Rather than spend money on an RV, cruise or elaborate trip, we decided to buy a small camp as our way to recreate and vacation. Why should camp owners be singled out every year to make
  
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• Peter Welch: The perils and promise of ‘America First’

  24-01-2026 01:40 via vtdigger.org
  This commentary is by Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., who represents Vermont in the U.S. Senate.As far back as the capture of Fort Ticonderoga in 1775, our small state has wielded outsized influence in the nation and the world. Former Vermont senator Warren Austin was the country’s first ambassador to the United Nations. My predecessor, Sen. Patrick Leahy, worked tirelessly to build relations with people and governments in other countries. 
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  In Washington and abroad, Leahy fou
  
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• New specialty license plate would feature Vermont Green FC’s logo

  24-01-2026 00:30 via vtdigger.org
  A proposed design for a specialty license plate featuring Vermont Green FC’s logo. Photo courtesy of the Office of the State Treasuer
  Fans of Vermont Green FC, the popular semi-professional soccer team based in Burlington, may not need a bumper sticker much longer to flex their support out on the road.The club — along with Vermont State Treasurer and Green fan Mike Pieciak — is asking legislators to create a new, specialty license plate featuring its colorful crest. The Senate
  
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• New speciality license plate would feature Vermont Green FC’s logo

  24-01-2026 00:30 via vtdigger.org
  A proposed design for a specialty license plate featuring Vermont Green FC’s logo. Photo courtesy of the Office of the State Treasuer
  Fans of Vermont Green FC, the popular semi-professional soccer team based in Burlington, may not need a bumper sticker much longer to flex their support out on the road.The club — along with Vermont State Treasurer and Green fan Mike Pieciak — is asking legislators to create a new, specialty license plate featuring its colorful crest. The Senate
  
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