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Medical Journal Screed Decries All Fetal Personhood Laws
Fetal personhood is a controversial issue that deserves respectful debate. But the New England Journal of Medicine just published a screed by two Ph.D.s associating its advocates with past slave-holding racists and — by strong implication —...
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Health insurance sticker shock begins as shutdown battle over subsidies rages Millions of Americans are already seeing their health insurance costs soar for 2026 as Congress remains deadlocked over extending COVID-19-era subsidies for premiums. Read…
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Yahoo News
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Millions of Americans are already seeing their health insurance costs soar for 2026 as Congress remains deadlocked over extending covid-era subsidies for premiums. The bitter fight sparked a government shutdown at the start of October. Democrats...
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Lampricide treatment of Boquet River scheduled to begin Nov. 4
The mouth of a sea lamprey. Photo credit: T. Lawrence/Great Lakes Fishery Commission, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0, https://www.fws.gov/media/mouth-sea-lamprey-sharp-horn-shaped-teeth Oct 30, 2025 — One of Essex County’s major...
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Health insurance sticker shock begins as shutdown battle over subsidies rages
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The Detroit News - Michigan
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Millions of Americans are already seeing their health insurance costs soar for 2026 as Congress remains deadlocked over extending covid-era subsidies for premiums. The bitter fight sparked a government shutdown at the start of October. Democrats...
Owner: Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman
Democrats test new playbook in Tuesday’s election: Less talk of Trump, more focus on economy
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Democrat Abigail Spanberger is more eager to talk about struggling soybean farmers than President Donald Trump’s attack on American institutions. She plays down the historic nature of her campaign for Virginia governor and avoids...
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Body found in search for missing Vermont college student athlete Lia Smith
By WILKO MARTÍNEZ-CACHERO, US REPORTER Published: 23:32 EDT, 24 October 2025 | Updated: 23:32 EDT, 24 October 2025 A body was discovered in the search for missing a 21-year-old transgender athlete at a Vermont college, according to authorities....
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Vermont: Veterinary companies were the least FDA inspected companies in Vermont in Q3
In the third quarter of 2025, two Veterinary companies received two FDA inspections in Vermont, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This was the lowest number of inspections per type of company made by the FDA in Vermont,...
Owner: Brian Timpone & Bradley Cameron
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Vermont’s Remote Tech Workers Are Putting Out Fires — Literally
Jonathan Weiss and his family moved to Pawlet in 2010, taking up residence in a home next to the village firehouse. Coming from Brooklyn, Weiss was accustomed to the classic FDNY tableau: firefighters lounging in front of gleaming red engines, a...
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Advocates want public involvement when nursing homes change ownership
Some of the most sizable and troubled nursing homes in the state of Vermont have struggled for much of this year to provide sufficient care under new ownership, logging violations that included a death, injuries and neglect of residents. The slate...
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Here's what state leaders are doing to cover expiring SNAP benefits
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The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
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Vermont will use over $6 million in state funds to pay for SNAP benefits through mid-November due to a federal shutdown. The state also allocated an additional $250,000 to the Vermont Food Bank to help with immediate food needs. Vermont will use...
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Peacham's David and Marilyn Magnus assemble a crew to help drive their sheep just over a mile from their winter home to fresh spring pasture
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The North Star Monthly - Vermont
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For the past few years, David and Marilyn Magnus have assembled a crew of community members to help them drive their sheep just over a mile from their winter home to fresh spring pasture adjacent to the Magnus’s off-grid abode. For approximately...
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Vermont hospital taps outside advisers to help with budget challenges
Sign up for the Valley News' morning newsletter and get essential news each day. BRATTLEBORO — Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is hiring two outside advisers to help address an operating budget shortfall and related questions from state regulators....
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Robotic surgery expands access to care in southern Vermont
BENNINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A new helping hand for surgeons is coming to Southern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, and could help lower health care costs while keeping patients closer to home. While it’s not the first piece of robotic technology...
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In review: Douglass resigns, UVM Health lays off execs, battery proposal near Vermont Yankee site
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Vermont Public Radio
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Published October 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM EDT Facing pressure, Orleans County Senator Samuel Douglass officially resigns. Plus, the UVM Health Network aims for a course correction. And a Texas company eyes the former Vermont Yankee site. Subscribe to...
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Oh SNAP: Hochul funds food pantries, but not food assistance benefits
With federal food assistance benefits set to shut off on Nov. 1, Gov. Kathy Hochul has so far announced over $100 million in state funds to help cover meals for the three million impacted New Yorkers. But that money isn’t going towards the...
Owner: Jim TenBroek & Scott Peters
Vermont Man Identified in Connecticut River Drowning in Westmoreland
WESTMORELAND, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) New Hampshire State Police have identified the man who drowned in the Connecticut River over the weekend as Cory Walker, 41, of Westminster Station, Vt. and confirmed Tuesday that his death has been ruled...
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VBSR: The Future of Vermont's Healthcare System, November 6
Thursday, November 6, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm at Hula in Burlington Register Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility You won't want to miss VBSR’s annual Legislative Breakfast! This year, we're taking a closer look at the future of Vermont’s...
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School redistricting in Vermont: How’s it going so far?
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Saint Albans Messenger - Vermont
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VERMONT — The state of Vermont is taking a red pen to its education system. Too complicated and too costly, Gov. Phil Scott says it is time for major change. Earlier this year, he challenged lawmakers and educators to condense the state’s 119...
Owner: Jim O'Rourke
UCS staff spotlight: Adelin Brownell, outpatient clinician at UCS Northshire
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Manchester Journal - Vermont
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Adelin Brownell’s United Counseling Service (UCS) story started 20 years ago, when she worked as a job coach for the agency. After a pause to raise her child, she returned this year to UCS as an outpatient mental health clinician in the Northshire...
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Panel to discuss the impacts on health to the local community as it relates to Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill
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Lawrence Journal-World - Kansas
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photo by: Kim Callahan/Journal-World The Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., is pictured Friday, May 27, 2022. A panel discussion will highlight the impacts on health to the community as it relates to President Trump’s One Big Beautiful...
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