May 18-24, 2011
Faulty Breath Tests Jeopardized Dozens of Vermont Drunk-driving Convictions; Water-Logged Flood Facts; Pool Pro Liz Ford’s Got Game; Sartorial Savvy at the Clothes Exchange
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Faulty Breath Tests Jeopardize Dozens of Vermont Drunk-Driving Convictions
Judging from the cruiser-cam video, the case against accused drunk driver Brian Grenier looked like a slam dunk. When a Washington County sheriff’s deputy stopped…
Leopold, City Officials Defend Burlington Telecom Expense Payments
In a Burlington courtroom today, Burlington Chief Administrative Officer Jonathan Leopold defended his decision to charge city taxpayers — rather than Burlington Telecom subscribers —…
Barre Town Passes Food Sovereignty Measure
The urbanesque Barre Town may seem an unlikely epicenter for a “food sovereignty” movement, but at last week’s town meeting, residents quietly threw down the…
Burlington Telecom’s Legal and Consulting Costs Near $1 Million Mark
Burlington Telecom has racked up close to $1 million in charges to pay for lawyers and outside consultants to deal with regulatory and criminal investigations,…
James Lantz Takes “The Bus” to Kickstarter … and Topeka
A few weeks ago I wrote a “State of the Arts” story about Burlington playwright James Lantz being invited to take his play, The Bus,…
Ambushed! Putative Socialist Bernie Sanders Unmasked as Evil Capitalist (VIDEO)
Is U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), a self-described socialist, really a closet capitalist? That’s the conclusion of Jason Mattera, editor of the national conservative magazine…
7 Questions: UVM’s Gary Derr Responds to Federal Clery Act Violations
In March 2010, I wrote a story called “What Rape? Vermont’s Higher-Ed Institutions Are Underreporting Student Sexual Assaults.” The story pointed out that, despite federal…
Cued Up
Professional pool player Liz Ford gets her Vermont hustle on with a new league
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again The Los Angeles County sheriff’s department solved a 2004 murder case after homicide investigator Kevin Lloyd recognized the crime depicted in a…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Today I received this email: “Dear Chosen One: My name is Boopsky, also known as ‘The Impossible.’ I rule a small…
House of Cards?
A Vermont-raised author examines his childhood through baseball cards
Antinuclear Group Denied Intervention in Entergy Case
A federal court judge late Tuesday denied the antinuclear group New England Coalition’s petition to intervene in Entergy’s lawsuit against the state of Vermont. NEC…
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Charlie’s Boathouse & the Flood of 2011 [223]
5/13/11: Lake Champlain’s record high water levels have affected many Vermonters adversely this spring. Charlie’s Boathouse sits at the end of North Avenue where the…
Letters to the Editor
Seven Days Scoop On May 14, I received a Facebook update from the weekly paper that could and does, Seven Days, saying it would be…
