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LTS student wins Congressional Award
Bethany Marsfelder of Londonderry was recently awarded the Congressman's Choice Award for excellence on her painting titled "Freedom's Horizon." Marsfelder, a ninth grader at Long Trail School, combined watercolor and collage on canvas to portray a scene of the Jefferson Memorial from across the Potomac River during the height of cherry blossom ... (more) Comment?
MSNBC recently ran a highly controversial promo in which Melissa Harris-Perry, one of their show hosts, floated the idea that our kids don't really belong to us, but rather to the community at large. Comment?
Montpelier struggles to decide who our kids belong to
MSNBC recently ran a highly controversial promo in which Melissa Harris-Perry, one of their show hosts, floated the idea that our kids don't really belong to us, but rather to the community at large. Comment?
The past couple of weeks have seen a flurry of news on one of Vermont's most ambitious projects - the overhaul of the state's health insurance program in line with the federal Affordable Care Act of 2010. Comment?
Health care totalitarianism in Vermont
A section little noticed at the time conferred upon the new Green Mountain Care Board the power to "set rates for health care professionals to be implemented over time, and make adjustments to the rules on reimbursement methodologies as needed." At the time most believed that this power of the Board was necessary for the Board to determine how much ... (more) Comment?
It is a well-known fact that when an individual, family, company, government or society, are in denial, serious ramifications follow. Comment?
Equinox Village's executive director appointed as interim president of VHCD
The Vermont Health Care Association's board of directors has appointed Kirt Sampson - who is also the Executive Director and Part Owner of Equinox Village, a retirement living community in Manchester Center, Vermont - to the position of interim president. Comment?
As Vermonters throughout the state prepare to vote on their local school budgets on Town Meeting Day, they also face another significant property tax increase in doing so. Comment?
On Thursday the House, by voice vote, put its seal of approval on FY 14 base education rates of $0.94 for homesteads and $1.41 for nonresidential properties. Comment?
Is the moment finally arriving when the slow drip torture of education taxes, financing and spending finally reach some sort of breaking point? Word that the base education tax rate could jump by five cents or more, depending on whether we're talking about residential or non-residential tax rates, should be setting off alarm bells in Montpelier. Comment?
The HotChocolate Society's 2013 Culinary Awards and Oscar Party will take place this Sunday, Feb. Comment?
The HotChocolate Society's 2013 Culinary Awards and Oscar Party will take place this Sunday, Feb. Comment?
The HotChocolate Society's 2013 Culinary Awards and Oscar Party will take place this Sunday, Feb. Comment?
The two steps forward, one step back dance that has characterized attempts by Shumlin Administration officials to explain how it plans to actually pay for its much-hyped "single-payer" health care plan continued in Montpelier last week, although all things considered, it probably shouldn't have come as a surprise. Comment?
Governor Shumlin has presented his spending proposals to the Legislature in Montpelier. Comment?
The two steps forward, one step back dance that has characterized attempts by Shumlin Administration officials to explain how it plans to actually pay for its much-hyped "single-payer" health care plan continued in Montpelier last week, although all things considered, it probably shouldn't have come as a surprise. Comment?
Pianist to discuss, perform Gershwin
Pianist Michael Arnowitt will perform and discuss the work of American composer George Gershwin at First Congregational Church in Manchester on February 6. The performance, "An Evening of George Gershwin," is part of the Vermont Humanities Council's First Wednesdays lecture series and takes place at 7 p.m. Through lecture and performance, Arnowitt ... (more) Comment?
Pianist to discuss, perform Gershwin
Pianist Michael Arnowitt will perform and discuss the work of American composer George Gershwin at First Congregational Church in Manchester on February 6. The performance, "An Evening of George Gershwin," is part of the Vermont Humanities Council's First Wednesdays lecture series and takes place at 7 p.m. Through lecture and performance, Arnowitt ... (more) Comment?
Last week was a busy one in Montpelier, as lawmakers returned for the opening of a new legislative biennium. Comment?
Once the railroad was completed in 1853, Manchester Depot, the area around the train station, started to grow. Comment?