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• Not every job needs to be done in the office

  05-10-2026 23:19 via vtdigger.org
  
  This commentary is by Latimer Hoke, a paramedic and ski patroller in northern Vermont.I work as a paramedic. It would be pretty difficult to do my job remotely, what with carrying patients, starting intravenous lines and administering medications. Similar story for plow truck drivers, police and corrections officers, teachers, cooks, delivery drivers, mechanics and many other jobs that require a physical presence. But some jobs can and should be performed remotely.The recent pandemic illustrate
  
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• Despite some overall progress, Vermont test scores show a widening achievement gap

  05-10-2026 22:55 via vtdigger.org
  
  A classroom. Photo via Adobe StockDespite some improvements in standardized test scores, state data reveals a widening achievement gap in Vermont’s schools. The state’s initial evaluation of its annual standardized test scores for the 2025-26 school year, released last month, shows “marginalized students,” including those with disabilities, living in poverty or belonging to a racial minority, are falling behind their peers.The gap in subject matter proficiency betwe
  
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• Vermont can help keep Canada close

  05-10-2026 22:51 via vtdigger.org
  
  This commentary is by Al Vigier, the chief executive officer of Caseway, an artificial intelligence company that co-creates products with large enterprises and shares the revenue with them.At the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, the border between Vermont and Quebec runs through the reading room. For more than a century, Canadians could walk along a short sidewalk to the front door in Derby Line. Since October 2025, that sidewalk has been closed to most users, except people with reduced mo
  
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• Marilyn Houston

  05-10-2026 22:23 via vtdigger.org
  
  Born: 05/22/1927Indianapolis, IndianaDied: 10/02/2026Manchester, VermontDetails of service:The family plans a memorial celebration in the spring.Marilyn Houston, 99, of Manchester, Vt. (formerly of Arlington, Vt.) died October 2, 2026. She was predeceased in 2014 by her husband, Neal J. Houston.Marilyn was born May 22, 1927 in Indianapolis, Ind. the daughter of Elden and Florence Mills.  She spent her formative years in Forest Hills and Brooklyn, N.Y.; Westport, Mass.; and West Hartford, C
  
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• The first to finish: Carter Smith’s Curtis Fund story

  05-10-2026 14:28 via vtdigger.org
  
  Carter Smith worked as much as he could last summer and saved every extra dollar. He has a scholarship, but he still keeps a backup fund. When money has been tight your whole life, you do not stop worrying just because the numbers look better on paper. “I’ve always been very financially focused,” he says. “Maybe even to a fault.” That did not come from nowhere. Carter is the oldest child. His parents were young when he was born, and money was tight throughout
  
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• First to finish: Carter Smith’s Curtis Fund story

  05-10-2026 14:28 via vtdigger.org
  
  Carter Smith worked as much as he could last summer and saved every extra dollar. He has a scholarship, but he still keeps a backup fund. When money has been tight your whole life, you do not stop worrying just because the numbers look better on paper. “I’ve always been very financially focused,” he says. “Maybe even to a fault.” That did not come from nowhere. Carter is the oldest child. His parents were young when he was born, and money was tight throughout
  
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• First to finish

  05-10-2026 14:28 via vtdigger.org
  
  Carter Smith worked as much as he could last summer and saved every extra dollar. He has a scholarship, but he still keeps a backup fund. When money has been tight your whole life, you do not stop worrying just because the numbers look better on paper. “I’ve always been very financially focused,” he says. “Maybe even to a fault.” That did not come from nowhere. Carter is the oldest child. His parents were young when he was born, and money was tight throughout
  
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