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PHOTOS: A day at the rodeo in Vermont’s wild west

24-08-2026 23:26 via vtdigger.org

A rider leaps off his horse during the steer wrestling competition at the Pond Hill Ranch Pro Rodeo in Castleton on Saturday, August 22, 2026. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerCowpokes and crowds gathered at the Pond Hill Ranch Pro Rodeo in Castleton for an afternoon of barrel racing, bareback riding, steer wrestling, and more. VTDigger photographer Glenn Russell attended the rodeo on Saturday, August 22, and captured the energy, exhaustion, and excitement, in and out of the ring.Spectators take

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Prosecution pushes efforts to ‘restore’ competency for suspect in arson at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ office

24-08-2026 23:22 via vtdigger.org

Trucks are parked outside the building where U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders has his offices on Church Street in Burlington in April 2024. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDiggerBURLINGTON – More than two years after authorities allege that a former California man set a fire outside the Burlington office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a federal judge ordered Monday that he remain in custody while issues regarding his competency to stand trial play out. Judge William K. Sessions III last year fou

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Vermont cannot spend its way into affordability

24-08-2026 21:51 via vtdigger.org

This commentary is by Elizabeth Brown, who is a state director at the Fiscal Alliance Foundation.Despite six years of skyrocketing state spending, with increases at twice the rate of inflation, for many the answer to Vermont’s affordability crisis continues to be more revenue, higher taxes and an expansion of government programs. With the third-highest total tax burden in the nation, why should taxpayers believe spending even more will make Vermont more affordable?New revenue proposals ha

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Dear Vermont, I’m leaving

24-08-2026 19:15 via vtdigger.org

This commentary is by Jim Suriano, who lives in Montpelier.I’m leaving. And I’m writing to share my experience living here in the hope of effecting some changes for you all.I moved here in the fall of 2019. For years, I’d been determined to live in Vermont. I loved the Green Mountains and all the encounters I had with people in the state. I through-hiked a section of the Long Trail between Rutland and Waterbury and hitchhiked into Burlington back in 2016. The experience left l

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Veterans Affairs to open clinic in South Burlington

24-08-2026 13:18 via vtdigger.org

The Brattleboro Community Based Outpatient Clinic on GSP Drive is one of seven in the Vermont Veterans Affairs system. File photo by Mike Faher/VTDiggerThis story by Briana Brady was first published in The Other Paper on Aug. 20, 2026.The Department of Veterans Affairs signed a 20-year lease for a new outpatient clinic at Technology Park in South Burlington.The VA White River Junction Healthcare System expects the new clinic, which will replace the services it currently offers at its clinic in

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