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23 hrs ago | BurlingtonFreePress.com

Best Bets, Nov. 5

5 at the Flynn Center in Burlington. His dance company, MOMIX , will present a program titled " REMIX ," a retrospective showing highlights of the past 25 years of the dance company's athletic, adventurous work.

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Related Topix: Burlington Metro, Burlington, VT, Lyndonville, VT, Remix, House, The Quartet, Jazz

Fri Nov 06, 2009

BurlingtonFreePress.com

Vermont panel rejects college merger

MONTPELIER -- A panel considering the governor's proposal to consolidate the University of Vermont with the five state colleges has recommended against merging the institutions.

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Related Topix: Vermont, Montpelier, VT, Johnson State College, Lyndon State College, Vermont Technical College

WCAX-TV Burlington

Panel rejects college merger

A panel considering the governor's recommendation to consolidate the University of Vermont and Vermont State Colleges is recommending against merging the two institutions.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

WCAX-TV Burlington

Guard Begins Deployment to Afghanistan

Hundreds of Vermont guardsmen are on the move today. They are off to Fort Polk in Louisiana for training in advance of their mission to Afghanistan.

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Related Topix: Burlington Metro, Burlington, VT

Tue Nov 03, 2009

The Bennington Banner

Recovery funding helping statewide

The number of jobs created or saved in Vermont by a federal stimulus plan is a bit lower than previously thought, but state and federal officials said Monday the conglomeration of programs has worked.

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Related Topix: Vermont, Vermont Government

Mon Nov 02, 2009

BurlingtonFreePress.com

Goodbye Avi & Celia; hello Hey Mama

The music was going well for the roots duo Avi & Celia, but once guitarist Avi Salloway and vocalist Celia Woodsmith added a couple of musicians to their group, they started having problems with the math.

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Related Topix: Norwich, VT, Burlington Metro, Burlington, VT

Sat Oct 31, 2009

The Bennington Banner

Weddings and Engagements

Jeff and Barbara White of Bennington would like to announce the marriage of their son, Curtis William White to Kathryn Elaine Murray, daughter of Eamonn and Irene Murray of Portstewart, Northern Ireland.

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Related Topix: Bennington, VT, Wedding, United Kingdom, Londonderry County, Northern Ireland, World News, Antrim County, Northern Ireland, Dominican College

Burlington Free Press

VIDEO: H1N1 flu Q&A panel

Two area health professionals will take questions about the NIHI flu vaccinations during a Free Press forum that will be streamed live.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

WCAX-TV Burlington

Former UVM Student Sentenced for Frat Cocaine Ring

A former University of Vermont student will spend six months in jail for supplying drugs to his fraternity's cocaine ring.

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Related Topix: Drugs

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Science Daily

Trees Facilitate Wildfires As A Way To Protect Their Habitat

The study, which appears in the December 2009 issue of the journal The American Naturalist, says that positive feedback loops between fire and trees associated with savannas can make fires more likely in these ecosystems.

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Related Topix: Louisiana State University, Science, Ecology, University of Tennessee

WVNY

Psychotherapy beats light treatment for SAD

As daylight hours dwindle, people with seasonal affective disorder can often feel the onset of wintertime depression, but a new study suggests one type of remedy may work better than another at banishing the SAD blues.

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Related Topix: Psychology, Science

Fox News

Ex-UVM Fraternity Member Gets Jail Time for Drug Charge

The former president of a University of Vermont fraternity house is going to prison for his conviction on cocaine conspiracy charges.

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Related Topix: Drugs, San Mateo, CA

Seven Days

"Napoleon on the Nile: Soldiers, Artists and the Rediscovery of...

American forces did nothing to protect Iraq's ancient treasures, nor did they show much respect for the country's contemporary culture, when they invaded in 2003.

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Related Topix: World News, Africa, Egypt, Burlington Metro, Burlington, VT, Painting, Arts

Wed Oct 28, 2009

EurekAlert!

Trees facilitate wildfires as a way to protect their habitat

Savanna trees such as these pines may help facilitate frequent fires in order to prevent other trees from displacing savanna trees and shifting the community from an open savanna to... KNOXVILLE, Tenn.

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Related Topix: Knoxville, TN, Knoxville Metro, Louisiana State University, Science, Ecology, University of Tennessee

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Denton Publications

Gov. Kunin receives Roosevelt medal

Former Vermont Gov. Madeleine Kunin, currently a James Marsh Professor-at-Large at the University of Vermont, has been selected as one of three recipients of the 2009 Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal award given annually to individuals and organizations who live the values espoused by the former first lady in her public life including human rights, ...

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

The Arizona Daily Star

An Arizona for all

How do your views compare? Participate in the Arizona We Want survey online and compare your results to those of the Gallup Poll.

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Related Topix: Arizona, Arizona Government, Arizona State University, Opinion

Sat Oct 24, 2009

Examiner.com

Marta Jorgensen for Congress Committee appoints new field director

The Jorgensen For Congress campaign committee welcomed Sara Puls to their team. Marta Jorgensen has been running for Congress in the 24th Congressional District for three years, first in 2008 and now for 2010.

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Related Topix: Republican, US House of Representatives, US Politics, Elton Gallegly, US News

The Hartford Courant

Colleges, Universities Face Difficult Decisions To Keep Open Campuses Safe

For colleges and universities, it is always a challenge: balancing the desire to welcome the public to campus events with the need to protect the safety of the school community.

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Related Topix: University of Connecticut, Trinity College, Rider University, Duquesne University

Brattleboro Reformer

VY talks move to Shelburne

The debate about Vermont Yankee nuclear plant reaches far greater than just Windham County.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

The Jersey Journal

Glatt: I'm in race because mess has gone on too long

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> The ZOO: A HOLIDAY SPECIAL Two mischievous zookeepers are visited on Christmas Eve by an angel with a chip on his shoulder and some secrets buried deep inside.

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