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Vermont Conversation: Who made the president a king?
โThe Kingmakersโ is a new podcast hosted by journalist David Sirota that looks at how the American system of checks and balances has been steadily undermined.
A transgender Vermont veteran is riding the gravel cycling circuit. Cue filmmaker.
The new documentary โClaim the Lane: Becoming Roxy,โ set for its state festival debut this week, focuses on the humanity behind the headlines.
Young Writers Project: โWild Thingsโ
This weekโs Young Writers Project (YWP) entry is โWild Thingsโ by Sela Morgenstein Fuerst, 13, of South Burlington. Photo is โOn the Rock,โ by Amelia Van Driesche, 19, of Burlington.
Some sugarmakers break records, though a range of results reported across Vermont
Sugarhouses are closing their doors for the season, and the state estimates farmers produced about 3 million gallons of maple syrup, more than half the countryโs output.
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A teen bet he could run on a treadmill for 26 miles. Now heโs the youngest Vermonter in the Boston Marathon.
Zane White, 18, of Jericho didnโt know a spur-of-the-moment wager would springboard him into Mondayโs race โ and reap $15,000 for charity.
Vermont Conversation: One year after arrest, Mohsen Mahdawi refuses to be silent
When the Palestinian student activist walked out of federal detention in Vermont a year ago, he declared to President Trump: โI am not afraid of you.โ
