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2 hrs ago | Seven Days

Local Food Producers Trek to the Capitol for the Annual Taste of Vermont

The U.S. Senate's Kennedy Caucus Room is an arresting place with soaring marble columns and blood-red curtains that extend almost to a ceiling carved with gilded rosettes and ornate patterns.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Patrick Leahy, US Senate, Democrat, Vermont Government, Life, Food, Recipes

Wed May 22, 2013

Seven Days

Vermont's F-35 Foes Have Found a Sympathetic Poster Child in "Gramma"

Patrick Leahy's Main Street office in Burlington. After speaking at the event, Sargent hand-delivered a box of fudge to Leahy's fourth-floor suite.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Patrick Leahy, US Senate, Democrat, Burlington, VT, US Military, US Air Force, Talking Heads, Pop/Rock

Seven Days

So Near and Yet Away: Summer Art Tripping in Vermont

One of my favorite things to do in the summer is take Vermont day trips. There are plenty of reasons to drive around the state, from simple sightseeing to getting oneself to an outdoorsy excursion such as climbing Camel's Hump or kayaking.

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Related Topix: Manchester, VT, Shelburne, VT, Middlebury, VT, Chittenden County, VT, Life, Food, Dining

Seven Days

Ticking Off All 251 Towns in Vermont, One Photo at a Time

Years ago, after quitting her job as an investment banker, Melanie Considine turned to her true passion: photography.

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Related Topix: Vermont Government, Photography, Arts, Montpelier, VT, Middlebury, VT, Addison County, VT

New Media Journal

Vermont Governor Signs 'Death With Dignity' Measure

With the strokes from three gubernatorial pens, Vermont on Monday became the fourth state in the country to allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients.

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Related Topix: Medicine, US Governors, Peter Shumlin

Seattle Times

Vt gov signs novel law against false patent claims

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin signed into law Wednesday a novel measure aimed at protecting companies from so-called patent trolling, the practice of making deceptive claims of patent infringement in the hopes of collecting licensing or settlement money.

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Related Topix: Vermont Government, US Governors, Peter Shumlin, Internet Troll

WCAX-TV Burlington

St. Albans teen pleads guilty in fatal DUI crash

A St. Albans teen will spend at least a couple of years behind bars for a DUI accident that killed his passenger.

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Related Topix: Albany, VT, St. Albans, VT, Colchester, VT

WCAX-TV Burlington

Vt. man drowns off Florida Keys

The Monroe County Sheriff's office says early Sunday morning, two people fishing off a bridge reported seeing Mark Parent, 55, of Enosburgh, floating in the water, yelling for help.

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Related Topix: East Montpelier, VT, Montpelier, VT, US Governors, Peter Shumlin

WCAX-TV Burlington

Inside Burlington's new Hotel Vermont

With granite from Danby greeting you when you come through the door, local art on the walls and stones from Shelburne and Charlotte in the floor, the Queen City's newest addition-- Hotel Vermont-- does exactly what the owners wanted: really makes you feel like you're in Vermont.

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Related Topix: Danby, VT, Shelburne, VT, Charlotte, VT

Tue May 21, 2013

Examiner.com

Farm fresh and gluten free at the Burlington, Vermont farmer's market

Sloping over Lake Champlain, the country's sixth largest lake, with westerly views of the Adirondack Mountains, Burlington is Vermont 's financial, educational, medical, and cultural hub.

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Related Topix: Vermont Government, Burlington, VT, Agriculture, Science, Watches

Manchester Journal

Civil War discussion planned

The Bennington Museum, The Dorset Theatre Festival and Northshire Bookstore have combined forces to honor the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War by creating the Civil War in Vermont Series which will begin in May and run through October.

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Mon May 20, 2013

The Brattleboro Reformer

A successful session

The 2013 Legislative Session ended on Tuesday, May 14 at 10:25 p.m. This culminated a full session of work with many accomplishments, the first and foremost being passage of a balanced budget without raising taxes.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Agriculture, Science, Genetics, Medicine, Vermont Government, US Governors, Peter Shumlin, Medicaid, Health

The Brattleboro Reformer

Police Log

On May 13, Betty Bashaw, of Walpole, N.H., was cited for burglary for assisting Jacob McAllister, 21, of Westminster, commit a burglary at Kenneth Beebee's plumbing and heating business in Westminster on Jan.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Brattleboro, VT, Bellows Falls, VT

AlertNet

Vermont passes law allowing doctor-assisted suicide

Vermont on Monday became the fourth U.S. state to end legal penalties for doctors who prescribe medication to terminally ill patients seeking to end their own lives.

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Related Topix: Vermont Government, Medicine, US Governors, Peter Shumlin

WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

Proponents hail Vt. assisted suicide law

The law, which allows physicians to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients, took effect Monday when it was signed by Gov.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Peter Shumlin

The Brattleboro Reformer

60 graduate from Landmark College

Landmark College, a private liberal arts college for people with learning disabilities, graduated yet another class of students and its highest-ranking officials congratulated each individual for overcoming the numerous obstacles in the way of their diploma.

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The Vermont Standard

Shumlin To Sign Aid-In-Dying Bill At Ceremony Monday

Vermont's new aid-in-dying law, which allows doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients who request it, is set to take effect as soon as Gov.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Peter Shumlin

Sun May 19, 2013

WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh

Man charged in school bus theft

Vermont police say a 22-year-old Newport man is in jail on charges of stealing a school bus and two other vehicles.

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Berkshire Eagle

Vermont company suing over "Woodchuck" logo

A Vermont company that makes hard cider is suing a Vermont coffee company for trademark infringement over the use of the word "woodchuck." Vermont Hard Cider Co.

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Related Topix: Drink, Coffee, South Burlington, VT

Sat May 18, 2013

The Brattleboro Reformer

Dummerston signs Vermont Yankee response plan

After years of debate, Dummerston Selectboard has approved a plan that details the town's response in the event of an emergency at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant.

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Related Topix: Vermont Government, Bellows Falls, VT

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