Bernie Sanders Does His Own Laundry (and Grocery Shopping)
In the past year, everything and nothing has changed for Bernie Sanders. The one-time Democratic dark horse has gradually become a top-tier contender for the presidential nomination, with recent polls...
View ArticleSee Photos of Skiing’s Early Days as a Popular American Pastime
Skiing is somewhere in the vicinity of 22,000 years old—not as sport or recreation, but as a critical mode of transportation for early hunters. But skiing as Americans know it today, complete with...
View ArticleHow Sanders’ Vermont Career Could Hurt Him Nationally
For thirty-five years, Bernie Sanders has represented a state where there is one dairy cow for every five people. Twice as many licensed wildlife hunters reside in Vermont’s green hills as the...
View ArticleVermont Senate Votes to Approve Recreational Marijuana
The Vermont Senate voted on Thursday to approve a bill to legalize recreational marijuana in the state. The final vote was 17-12, after a preliminary vote of 16-13 on Wednesday, the Burlington Free...
View ArticleBernie Sanders’ Long History With Alternative Medicine
On the day of his crushing victory in the New Hampshire primary, 74-year-old Bernie Sanders shot hoops with his grandkids. He has a good mid-range shot. Boom. Boom. Boom. He sank it every time. “I...
View ArticleVermont Governor on Marijuana Legalization: It’s What ‘Enlightened States’ Do
In the next few weeks, as Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin nears the end of his time in office, his state could make history. If he has his way, Vermont will become the first state in the union to legalize...
View ArticleInside the Quirky Campaign Headquarters of Trump, Clinton and Sanders
With its color-coded floor plan and handmade signs hanging from the ceiling, Hillary Clinton’s campaign headquarters sprawls across a maze of cubicles and shared desks filling two floors of a Brooklyn...
View ArticlePeople Are Overdosing on ‘Game of Thrones’ Heroin
A dangerous strain of heroin with a “Game of Thrones” label has been circulating in Vermont and New Hampshire, where officials have counted nearly a dozen recent overdoses. At least 10 people in...
View ArticleWhy You’re Seeing More TV Ads for Governor’s Races
Voters in Vermont pride themselves on the positive tone in even their most bitterly fought elections. But the governor’s race is bucking that trend this year thanks to out-of-state political...
View ArticleVermont Hotel Will Serve Roadkill Menu
If you’ve wondered what dead animals on the side of the road taste like, you may have a chance to find out without even getting your hands dirty. On November 7, the Hotel Vermont, in Burlington, is...
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