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Children’s book author and illustrator Arnold Lobel was reportedly inspired by childhood summers in Vermont in the creation of his famous Frog and Toad...
National parks have famously been called “America’s best idea." This expression is commonly interpreted as meaning preservation of America’s iconic...
American education is embracing "high-impact” practices such as engagement with real places and problems, experiential and service learning, interaction...
A year ago, Richard Matt and David Sweat broke out of Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York. The escape was like something out of a movie...
In his latest book of poems, Vermont-born writer Stanford Searl draws on muses to help mine his memories of growing up in the mill town of 1950s Ludlow.
Thursday morning, lawmakers gaveled open a special session of the Vermont Legislature. Governor Peter Shumlin had earlier vetoed a bill that deals with...
As our reliance on solar and wind energy grows, so does the challenge of reliability: The wind and sun can’t be turned on and off whenever people need...
When allegations surfaced recently that Donald Trump’s for-profit school made fraudulent claims, employed poor teachers, and exploited vulnerable...
The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival is an annual celebration of summer, music and community in Vermont. The festival began June 3 and wraps up on...
Starting next month, the state of Vermont officially bans the disposal of leaves and yard debris in the trash. We're digging into this next phase of the...
There was partisan bickering. There was procedural gamesmanship. And finally, after 11 long hours in the Statehouse, there was a policy resolution in...
History was made Tuesday night when Hillary Clinton became the first woman to be declared the presumptive presidential nominee for a major American...
When I pulled up to the house in Windham she shares with her parents, 26-year-old Selene Cummings greeted me, wearing a sun dress and lip gloss. She...
Governor Peter Shumlin delivered his State of the State address this afternoon at the Statehouse.
The following is the full text of Gov. Peter Shumlin's State of the State address, delivered at the Vermont Statehouse, Jan. 7, 2016.
