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It's April Stools Day. What will you doo?

by Sarah Harris, in Burlington, VT

Apr 01, 2013 — It's April Fools' Day--or April Stools day, and the Lake Champlain Committee is encouraging people to pick up dog doo, no joke. Go to full article

Book Review: "Safekeeping"

by Betsy Kepes

Mar 27, 2013 — Vermont author, Karen Hesse, earned the Newbery Medal and a MacArthur Fellowship. Her new book for Young Adults is set in Vermont and explores a world gone wrong. Betsy Kepes has this review of Safekeeping. Go to full article

People line up to testify before the Vermont Public Service Board on Thursday, March 21, 2013. Photo: Sarah Harris

VT, NY weigh in on proposed natural gas pipeline

by Sarah Harris

Mar 27, 2013 — A proposed natural gas pipeline from Vermont to the International Paper Mill in Ticonderoga, New York, has some Vermont residents up in arms.

But International Paper and the North Country Regional Economic Development Council argue that supplying the mill with natural gas is vital to the North Country economy. Go to full article

The Ticonderoga outside the Skenesborough Museum in Whitehall, NY. Photo: Sarah Harris

What happens to an old warship, 200 years later?

by Sarah Harris

Whitehall, NY, Mar 14, 2013 — The war of 1812 may seem like it happened a long time ago. But in Whitehall, New York, residents have a daily reminder: the Ticonderoga.

For the past 50 years,... Go to full article

Monkton voters gather for town meeting. Photo: Sarah Harris

Monkton, VT voters oppose gas pipeline

by Sarah Harris, in Monkton, VT

Bristol, VT, Mar 06, 2013 — Tuesday was town meeting day in Vermont. Residents across the state gathered to vote on routine business, like school budgets and taxes. But hot button issues were also on... Go to full article

The pipeline raises concerns for some Vermonters, who attended a public meeting in Hinesburg last month. Photo: Sarah Harris

Proposed VT-NY natural gas pipeline stirs debate

by Sarah Harris, in Burlington, VT

Hinesburg, VT, Feb 22, 2013 — The natural gas boom is fueling construction and development, and cutting energy prices in some areas. But there's often a dark cloud around the silver lining. A pipeline... Go to full article

Senator Ann Cummings. Her amendment passed in the VT Senate after the Lieutenant Governor broke a tie vote. Photo: Sarah Harris

VT Senate passes end-of-life bill

by Sarah Harris, in Montpelier, VT

Montpelier, VT, Feb 15, 2013 — After three days of intense debate, the Vermont state Senate passed an end-of-life bill that will now make its way to the House. The bill is substantially changed. It... Go to full article

Will "end of life" legislation pass in the VT Senate?

by Sarah Harris

Montpelier, VT, Feb 13, 2013 — The Vermont state Senate is debating "end of life" legislation this week - physician-assisted suicide. They're deciding whether terminally ill patients with less than 6... Go to full article

F-35A fighters such as these may be in use by the Vermont Air National Guard.

VT rep pushes back against F-35 jet at Burlington

by Sarah Harris

Winooski, VT, Feb 12, 2013 — The Air Force is considering basing its new fighter jet, the F-35, at the Vermont Air National Guard base at the Burlington airport. The plan has encountered fierce... Go to full article

Vermont legislators look forward to new session

by Sarah Harris, in Burlington, VT

Montpelier, VT, Jan 22, 2013 — The Vermont legislature's 2013 session is getting underway. The legislature will likely address some hot-button issues, possibly including some the state has considered for... Go to full article

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