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Newspaper Contacts For Submitting Letters to the Editor

The Opinion section is second-most read section of the paper is the editorial page. This is the page that defines the communities’ hot button issues. This is also the only section of the paper YOU CONTROL! Hints to keep in mind: Know your paper – Each paper has its own rules regarding length, timeliness and …

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Why you should attend the public hearing on zero waste

Reduce – Reuse – Recycle: it’s a catchy tagline, but it’s a lot trickier to figure out how to truly get the job done. In fact, you might be surprised to hear that Vermont’s recycling rate is falling behind many other regions. The state has finally gotten serious about this problem, and they hired a …

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MEDIA RELEASE: Second Circuit demands an impossible standard in siding with Entergy Louisiana over the interests of Vermonters

Second Circuit demands an impossible standard in siding with Entergy Louisiana over the interests of Vermonters The Second Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a blow to open government and rational decision making today when it issued a decision siding with Entergy Louisiana in its fight to continue operating the troubled Vermont Yankee nuclear plant. The …

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NEWS RELEASE: Apples to Twinkies Report Released on Big Ag Subsidies

Ag Subsidies Pay for 20 Twinkies per Taxpayer, But Only Half of an Apple Apiece One Billion Tax Dollars per Year Subsidize Junk Food Ingredients, Fuel Obesity Epidemic Montpelier, VT – Federal subsidies for commodity crops are subsidizing junk food additives like high-fructose corn syrup, at a rate that would buy 20 Twinkies for each …

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Green Mountain Care Board Lowers Rates for the Exchange

Yesterday the Green Mountain Care Board announced that they will require MVP and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont to lower their rates for health insurance to be offered through Vermont Health Connect. Blue Cross will lower their average premium rates by 4.3% and while MVP will be reduced by 5.3%. This decision means that Vermonters buying mid level coverage on the exchange could be seeing their monthly premiums go down by approximately $20.

Brattleboro Co-op and Rep. Toleno Welcome VPIRG’s Massive GMO Labeling Effort to Windham County

Representative Toleno and the Brattleboro Co-op welcomed the 60 grassroots canvassers who traveled to southern Vermont to camp out of Fort Dummer State Park for the week while reaching out to residents in towns across Windham County. The VPIRG citizen outreach team will knock on doors in every town in Vermont this summer to build support for labeling GMOs.

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