Jun 13-19, 2012
When a Child Has More Than Two Parents, Vermont Family Law Meets a New Frontier; Donovan Admits to Past Assault Charge; On the Ball Field With Mayor Miro; A Wave of Paddleboarders in Vermont
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Birth Rights
When a child has more than two parents, Vermont family law meets a new frontier
Movies You Missed 43: Thin Ice
This week in movies you missed: murder and chicanery in the land of ice fishing, with Greg Kinnear playing a silver-tongued bastard. First, a special…
Vermont Public Service Board Approves GMP/CVPS Merger
This morning, the Vermont Public Service Board OK’d the proposed merger of Vermont’s two largest electric utilities, granting final approval for Green Mountain Power (GMP)…
Shelburne Museum Opens ‘Time Machines,’ and Not a Moment Too Soon
All of the exhibits the Shelburne Museum opened last month are pretty groovy — from vintage snowmobiles to man-stitched quilts to life-size metal elephants —…
With Deadline Past, A Few Surprises For the November Ballot
Ding, ding! As of 5 p.m. Thursday, the filing deadline for those seeking election to state office in November has passed. Secretary of State Jim…
Weinberger Taps Hanover Urban Designer to Lead CEDO
Looking out over the Burlington waterfront Thursday afternoon, Peter Owens recalled his years in the mid-1980s as “a bright-eyed twenty-something” working as a young urban…
Burlington Superintendent Jeanne Collins Holds on to Her Job
After months of harsh criticism, Burlington School District superintendent Jeanne Collins can breathe a sigh of relief: The BSD school board voted 9-5 late last…
Dubie: “No Clear Path Forward” If Vermont Air Guard Doesn’t Get The F-35s
Faced with mounting community opposition to the Air Force’s proposed stationing of 18 to 24 F-35 fighter jets at Burlington International Airport, Vermont Adjutant General…
Calling All Candidates: One Day Left to File
Take out the trash? Check. Pick up little Jimmy from school? Check. File signatures with the Secretary of State’s office? Oh, shit! Yep, it’s that…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): It’s time for your right hand to find out what your left hand has been doing lately, and vice versa. They’ve…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Police couldn’t help but arrest Mahogany Mason-Kelly, 20, in Jefferson County, Texas, after the Lamar University student Tweeted, “I still got a…
Letters to the Editor
Bad Dad Maybe I missed something [“The K Chronicles,” May 23]. What’s funny about a father showering with his daughter’s friends? Gwen Shervington Burlington Price…
Leader of Progressive Jewish Lobby to Speak on Mideast Conflict
“Emotions run high when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the role of the United States in helping to resolve it,” Burlington’s Ohavi Zedek…
