In This State: Schutz, the curator extraordinaire behind the “People’s House”
Schütz hopes a new coffee table book will give Vermonters an accessible read on Statehouse history.
Mobile homes razed; officials laud a first step in resolving post-Irene, low-income housing issues
Officials first hoped to raise funding and through economies of scale to reduce disposal costs to around $1,500 per unit. But by early fall it was clear even that amount was more than many could afford.
The progressive who silenced ‘Red Emma’
In the midst of battles with corporate power, Burke used police power to deny the freedom to speak to a woman whose philosophy he abhorred.
Irene brought Vermonters together in 2011
We’ve identified some of the stories that capture the defining moments in the aftermath of Irene, as the extent of the devastation was revealed and we saw thousands of Vermonters roll up their sleeves to help their neighbors.
Vermonters who went to the White House
So far, two people born in Vermont have become president of the United States -– Chester Arthur and Calvin Coolidge. But others have made the attempt.
The parkway that never was
Vermont’s expanding tourist sector received support from the Works Progress Administration throughout the Depression years. In southern Vermont that meant the completion of routes 9 and 7. One business-backed project did hit a snag, however, a proposed Green Mountain Parkway along the ridge of the famous mountain range.
From boom to bust in company towns
As Vermont agriculture entered a long, slow decline in the late 19th century, many Vermonters turned to mining and manufacturing.
Flood diaries: A helper reaches for help
Plagge tells me that he is “hearing people talk about a $25,000–30,000 gap between what they are getting from insurance and what it is actually costing them. People have burned through all their savings.”
Margolis: Why hunting and fishing are giving way to Wi-Fi and channel surfing
Only 16 percent of Americans live in rural areas, which is where many young people learn to hunt and fish at an early age.
Groups sue state for failure to investigate hundreds of cases of alleged abuse, neglect and financial exploitation of disabled and elderly Vermonters
Vermont Legal Aid, Disability Rights Vermont filed the lawsuit against the Agency of Human Services on Wednesday.
