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- Elizabeth Mine cleanup cost $103M, more than 4 times initial estimate
Elizabeth Mine cleanup cost $103M, more than 4 times initial estimate -Twenty years later, the cleanup at the former copper mine in Strafford is complete.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Elizabeth Mine cleanup cost $103M, more than 4 times initial estimate.
- Kingman Street rebuild nearly finished in downtown St. Albans
Kingman Street rebuild nearly finished in downtown St. Albans -Kingman Street is the latest of several streetscaping projects in the city. Main Street, Lake Street and Federal Street also have gone through improvements in the past decade.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Kingman Street rebuild nearly finished in downtown St. Albans.
- Joe Patrissi: In South Burlington schools, a case of the right thing to do
Joe Patrissi: In South Burlington schools, a case of the right thing to do -The school leadership must find the courage and the will to engage with the victims and find a way to make them whole. This is crucial because the school needs to be the moral standard-bearer, the role model for our children, reflective of how we would like them to be.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Joe Patrissi: In South Burlington schools, a case of the right thing to do.
- Private developers create affordable housing units at historic Bennington property
Private developers create affordable housing units at historic Bennington property -Partnering with the town of Bennington, Hale Resources became the first for-profit company in Vermont to receive federal funding toward renovating a historic property into affordable housing units.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Private developers create affordable housing units at historic Bennington property.
- Vermont is getting millions for water infrastructure. Where will the money be spent?
Vermont is getting millions for water infrastructure. Where will the money be spent? -Vermont will receive $63 million for water infrastructure in fiscal year 2022 from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the federal Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont is getting millions for water infrastructure. Where will the money be spent?.
- Then Again: How George Aiken found ways to bring electricity to the whole state
Then Again: How George Aiken found ways to bring electricity to the whole state -The founding of electric cooperatives, Aiken said, shows “that our farmers mean business and will not be bluffed nor seduced into paying, to a privileged few, a tribute on a heritage that rightfully belongs to all Vermonters.”
Read the story on VTDigger here: Then Again: How George Aiken found ways to bring electricity to the whole state.
- “You cannot separate Congolese from prayer”: Pastor Baudouin Mulolo
“You cannot separate Congolese from prayer”: Pastor Baudouin Mulolo -The second installment in an invitational series from the Underground Workshop, VTDigger's platform for student journalism.
Read the story on VTDigger here: “You cannot separate Congolese from prayer”: Pastor Baudouin Mulolo.
- PHOTOS: Waterbury’s River of Light parade dazzles once more
PHOTOS: Waterbury’s River of Light parade dazzles once more -Lantern-bearers young and old proudly marched through the evening's flurries to celebrate the twelfth iteration of the festivities.
Read the story on VTDigger here: PHOTOS: Waterbury’s River of Light parade dazzles once more.
- Rick Weinstein: Climate crisis is about saving human race, not ‘the planet’
Rick Weinstein: Climate crisis is about saving human race, not ‘the planet’ -Framing the climate crisis in terms of the future of the human race might wake up some who may otherwise delight in “owning the libs.” Threats to human well-being are becoming more and more obvious and immediate.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Rick Weinstein: Climate crisis is about saving human race, not ‘the planet’.
- Bill Schubart: Does the First Amendment allow racist and personal threats?
Bill Schubart: Does the First Amendment allow racist and personal threats? -Our founders never envisioned “social media” that can discourage public service, erode civil society, and foment insurrection. It’s time to carefully craft legal limitations on hate speech and threats of violence that often lead to real violence.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Bill Schubart: Does the First Amendment allow racist and personal threats?.
- Don Keelan: The season of giving has come much sooner
Don Keelan: The season of giving has come much sooner -The changing climate is a fact and needs to be addressed. However, it should be through education and incentives, not through dictates and mandates.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Don Keelan: The season of giving has come much sooner.
- Monica Donovan: Weed dealers don’t put fentanyl in cannabis
Monica Donovan: Weed dealers don’t put fentanyl in cannabis -Fentanyl is far more expensive per gram than cannabis — and a grower gains nothing by killing their customers. It’s just bad business, don’t you think?
Read the story on VTDigger here: Monica Donovan: Weed dealers don’t put fentanyl in cannabis.
- One of Vermont’s oldest country stores is for sale
One of Vermont’s oldest country stores is for sale -Residents rely on the Jericho Center Country Store as a grocery store, post office, deli and, most importantly, a place to gather and run into friends. They wonder what’s next.
Read the story on VTDigger here: One of Vermont’s oldest country stores is for sale.
- Scott says mask mandates will make things worse. Where’s the evidence for that?
Scott says mask mandates will make things worse. Where’s the evidence for that? -“The people who want to wear masks are wearing them now. Providing more controversy with a mandate hardens both sides,” the governor told the press during a briefing Tuesday.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Scott says mask mandates will make things worse. Where’s the evidence for that?.
- Elizabeth Mine cleanup cost $103M, more than 4 times initial estimate
Elizabeth Mine cleanup cost $103M, more than 4 times initial estimate -Twenty years later, the cleanup at the former copper mine in Strafford is complete.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Elizabeth Mine cleanup cost $103M, more than 4 times initial estimate.
- Kingman Street rebuild nearly finished in downtown St. Albans
Kingman Street rebuild nearly finished in downtown St. Albans -Kingman Street is the latest of several streetscaping projects in the city. Main Street, Lake Street and Federal Street also have gone through improvements in the past decade.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Kingman Street rebuild nearly finished in downtown St. Albans.
- Joe Patrissi: In South Burlington schools, a case of the right thing to do
Joe Patrissi: In South Burlington schools, a case of the right thing to do -The school leadership must find the courage and the will to engage with the victims and find a way to make them whole. This is crucial because the school needs to be the moral standard-bearer, the role model for our children, reflective of how we would like them to be.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Joe Patrissi: In South Burlington schools, a case of the right thing to do.
- Private developers create affordable housing units at historic Bennington property
Private developers create affordable housing units at historic Bennington property -Partnering with the town of Bennington, Hale Resources became the first for-profit company in Vermont to receive federal funding toward renovating a historic property into affordable housing units.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Private developers create affordable housing units at historic Bennington property.
- Vermont is getting millions for water infrastructure. Where will the money be spent?
Vermont is getting millions for water infrastructure. Where will the money be spent? -Vermont will receive $63 million for water infrastructure in fiscal year 2022 from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the federal Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont is getting millions for water infrastructure. Where will the money be spent?.
- Then Again: How George Aiken found ways to bring electricity to the whole state
Then Again: How George Aiken found ways to bring electricity to the whole state -The founding of electric cooperatives, Aiken said, shows “that our farmers mean business and will not be bluffed nor seduced into paying, to a privileged few, a tribute on a heritage that rightfully belongs to all Vermonters.”
Read the story on VTDigger here: Then Again: How George Aiken found ways to bring electricity to the whole state.
- “You cannot separate Congolese from prayer”: Pastor Baudouin Mulolo
“You cannot separate Congolese from prayer”: Pastor Baudouin Mulolo -The second installment in an invitational series from the Underground Workshop, VTDigger's platform for student journalism.
Read the story on VTDigger here: “You cannot separate Congolese from prayer”: Pastor Baudouin Mulolo.
- PHOTOS: Waterbury’s River of Light parade dazzles once more
PHOTOS: Waterbury’s River of Light parade dazzles once more -Lantern-bearers young and old proudly marched through the evening's flurries to celebrate the twelfth iteration of the festivities.
Read the story on VTDigger here: PHOTOS: Waterbury’s River of Light parade dazzles once more.
- Rick Weinstein: Climate crisis is about saving human race, not ‘the planet’
Rick Weinstein: Climate crisis is about saving human race, not ‘the planet’ -Framing the climate crisis in terms of the future of the human race might wake up some who may otherwise delight in “owning the libs.” Threats to human well-being are becoming more and more obvious and immediate.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Rick Weinstein: Climate crisis is about saving human race, not ‘the planet’.
- Bill Schubart: Does the First Amendment allow racist and personal threats?
Bill Schubart: Does the First Amendment allow racist and personal threats? -Our founders never envisioned “social media” that can discourage public service, erode civil society, and foment insurrection. It’s time to carefully craft legal limitations on hate speech and threats of violence that often lead to real violence.
Read the story on VTDigger here: Bill Schubart: Does the First Amendment allow racist and personal threats?.
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