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In Vermont, gay rights issues top stories of 2000s
The biggest news story of the decade in Vermont began before the decade did. And its impact was felt far beyond the Green Mountains. Comment?
Vermont Man Stabbed While Trying to Help
Police say a Good Samaritan who stopped at what he thought was a car accident ended up getting stabbed in the hand by a man who had just rammed into his wife's car. Comment?
Oxycodone stolen from Cambridge store
... store, demanded OxyContin and fled with the drugs, police said. Authorities asked that anyone with information call Vermont State Police at 878-7111. This story appeared on page B3 of Saturday's Burlington Free Press Contextual linking provided by ... Comment?
Area loses key legislative leader
... Rick Hube," Douglas said. "Rick was a great man, a true statesman and dedicated Representative of his district. Vermont has lost a great leader." Hube had gone out for a walk that day and after he had travelled about a half mile from his sister's ... Comment?
A Maine man who had his conviction for a 1997 Royalton home invasion overturned by the Vermont Supreme Court has pleaded guilty a second time. Comment?
Hube remembered for bipartisanship Sudden death shocks colleagues
... upcoming legislative session and the fiscal challenges that lie ahead, I know we will look back on Rick's service to Vermont for strength to get the job done." Douglas said Wednesday he was deeply saddened by the sudden loss of his good friend. The ... Comment?
Vermont homicides fall to lowest level in 45 years
Vermont is on track to finish 2009 with the lowest number of homicides in 45 years. Comment?
Vermont town sees surprise surplus
In the town of Dorset, they're facing a pleasant dilemma - how to spend a $252,000 surplus discovered by the town's auditor. Comment?
Brian Rooney appears at his murder trial in Vermont District Court in Rutland on Thursday, May 22, 2008. Comment?
a snow plow clears a road earlier this month. Lynn Monty, Free Press
Local News Ice could hamper travel today Precipitation mix expected By Matt Sutkoski * Free Press Staff Writer * Saturday, December 26, 2009 Snow lovers in Vermont just can't catch a break this winter. Comment?
A list of some of the decade's top Vt. stories
Among the news highlights of the decade in Vermont: --CIVIL UNIONS: Vermont becomes the first state in America to recognize same-sex unions, adopting a bill in 2000 that calls for establishment of "civil unions" giving gay and lesbian couples some rights enjoyed by married couples. Comment?
State earns high marks for its response to swine flu
Vermont's response to the swine flu outbreak was among the best in the nation, according to a recent report that looked at how the states organized their efforts to vaccinate the public against the H1N1 flu. Comment?
Momentum10 Reasons Why Jim Douglas Must Go
People always say that Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas is a nice man. But he has character as well as policy failings which we can no longer afford to overlook. Comment?
... choices). 11. Paul Krugman: a) not evil; b) not stupid; c) should immediately become Secretary of the Treasury. 12. Vermont Gov. James Douglas, doing his Scrooge impersonation by trying to cut human services just before Christmas (but cutting not ... Comment?
On Native GroundLOSING Our Religion
Greetings from Vermont, the least religious state in America. This, according to the latest edition of the American Religious Identification Survey , conducted by the Program on Public Values at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. Comment?
On Native GroundVERMONT Strikes a Blow for Freedom, Equality and Love
It was a great day on Tuesday when Vermont became the fourth state to legalize same-sex marriage and the first state in the country to enact it without a court order. Comment?
... crimes are so severe, random, cruel, troubling, that they leave residents shaken and wary and, yes, grieving, too. Vermont consistently ranks low in crime rates. Violence is not rampant here. Yet the state and its people have known devastating ... Comment?
Fish & Wildlife unveils big game plan
The science studied, the surveys filled out, the meetings convened, Vermont's new Big Game Management Plan for 2010-2020 is now complete. Comment?
Burlington Elks host first Christmas dinner
... tags off." The magnitude reflected the charitable heft of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, No. 916, Vermont's largest lodge. Michelle Charron coordinated the planning, which was kick-started by a Memorial Day bingo night, with all ... Comment?
On Native GroundCONGRESS Fiddles While the Planet Burns
Here in Vermont, we take it as a given that the weather can be extreme. But after a June that saw Seattle-like weather, with only a handful of rain-free days and precipitation that was double the norm, I'm beginning to doubt it's an aberration. Comment?