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Trial over fate of elderly care facilities gets underway
by Xander Landen on December 10, 2018 at 9:20 pm
The state is arguing it needs to install new, permanent management to replace the Texas-based firm that owns the homes. Read the story on VTDigger here: Trial over fate of elderly care facilities gets underway. […]
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Leahy: Trump looking for ‘reality TV moment’ in government shutdown threat
by Kit Norton on December 10, 2018 at 8:57 pm
Sen. Patrick Leahy spoke on the Senate floor Monday evening, calling President Donald Trump’s threats to shut down the government over funding for his border wall a callous act towards taxpayers. Read the story on VTDigger here: Leahy: Trump looking for ‘reality TV moment’ in government shutdown threat. […]
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State’s flu vaccination rates falling
by Mike Faher on December 10, 2018 at 8:01 pm
State officials are urging Vermonters to get vaccinated as the 2018-19 flu season begins. But federal statistics show fewer children and adults have been getting the vaccine. Read the story on VTDigger here: State’s flu vaccination rates falling. […]
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Downtown Burlington Catholic church headed for the real estate market
by Aidan Quigley on December 10, 2018 at 7:30 pm
Several developers have already expressed interest in the nearly block size parcel that the city has valued at $4.5 million. Still, some lament the likely loss of the modern building and its green space. Read the story on VTDigger here: Downtown Burlington Catholic church headed for the real estate market. […]
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Newcomb Greenleaf: The scary climate
by Commentary on December 10, 2018 at 7:05 pm
Climate scientists did not create global warming to line their own pockets. Awareness of global warming gave birth to climate science. Read the story on VTDigger here: Newcomb Greenleaf: The scary climate. […]
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Becca Balint: Reject the ‘moral rot’
by Commentary on December 10, 2018 at 7:00 pm
Our president says so many ignorant, false and ridiculous statements that it would be easy to let his exoneration of the Saudi crown prince get lost in the noise. But we must not. Read the story on VTDigger here: Becca Balint: Reject the ‘moral rot’. […]
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Nevin Zablotsky: Tobacco 21 — its time has come
by Commentary on December 10, 2018 at 6:55 pm
It has been calculated that 10,000 kids now under 18 and alive in Vermont will ultimately die prematurely from the smoking habit they began in their teenage years. Read the story on VTDigger here: Nevin Zablotsky: Tobacco 21 — its time has come. […]
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News analysis: Duty, hope and history — Biden prepares for 2020 run
by Mark Johnson on December 10, 2018 at 5:36 pm
The former vice president spoke of a promise he made to his son who died in 2015, that he would not retreat from public life. Read the story on VTDigger here: News analysis: Duty, hope and history — Biden prepares for 2020 run. […]
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center announces $130 million expansion
by Valley News on December 10, 2018 at 4:10 pm
The Lebanon, N.H., medical center plans to add 60 inpatient beds, a parking garage and additional rooms in the emergency department. Read the story on VTDigger here: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center announces $130 million expansion. […]
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Margolis: Political tribalism may keep some from accepting global warming
by Jon Margolis on December 10, 2018 at 2:06 pm
Warriors against climate change might want to consider dropping their all-or-nothing approach. Read the story on VTDigger here: Margolis: Political tribalism may keep some from accepting global warming. […]
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Ten years after the 2008 financial crisis, is the U.S. prepared?
on December 10, 2018 at 6:11 pm
Wild swings in the stock market are fueling concerns over a potential new economic slowdown. The Dow plunged more than 550 points Friday. It was partly a response to rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China after the arrest of the Huawei CFO, Meng Wanzhou. It's been a decade since the last major economic slowdown. About 8.7 million Americans lost their jobs, and some of the world's biggest banks collapsed. Alex Wagner spoke to former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and former Treasury Secretaries Henry Paulson and Timothy Geithner, some of the key players in the 2008 financial crisis. […]