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Per The Rutland Herald : Vermont Yankee's steam dryer has withstood the additional stress from a 20 percent jump in power production despite developing an increasing number of cracks, Entergy engineers told a panel from the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Wednesday. And if the steam dryer was going to show serious problems, as it has at other, similar nuclear power plants which have increase...
Green Mountain Daily - 4:05 a.m. - 3 clicks 
Thanks to Seven Days , Vermont's liveliest alternative weekly newspaper, for giving Bill McKibben (arguably Vermont's most prominent intellectual) a platform to hold forth on Vermont independence this week. in his "Independence Fray" article. I could spend time quibbling with some of Bill's observations here. To name but three: 1. His selective re-telling of the winter 2007 SVR...
Vermont Commons - Wed 7:40 p.m. - 6 clicks
~ It was a pleasant surprise to see an article on the subject of Vermont Independence published in today's Seven Days by Bill McKibben. Vermont Commons, while dedicated to the discussion of independence, certainly does not own the topic; nor do Naylor or anonymous bloggers for that matter. We all do, here in the Green Mountains. And I'm pleased more are taking up the topic in a positive lig...
Vermont Commons - Wed 2:05 p.m. - 7 clicks
Here's a little story: Way back about 12 years ago I was a field organizer for the Sanders campaign (the year he went up against Susan Sweetser.... remember her?), and most of my "territory" was Washington County. Obviously, the election went well - and if I do say so myself, it was the first election up to that point (and thereafter, I believe) that Washington County was proportionately the stro...
Green Mountain Daily - Tue 1:11 p.m. - 10 clicks
Thomas James Hermann of Barre is now the Progressive Party's hope for maintaining their Major Party status, as he is the only Progressive Party candidate who filed for statewide office (note: as the US House race is not one of Vermont's Constitutional offices, those statewide vote totals do the Progressives no good towards retaining Major Party status) . Joining him in running against US Repres...
Green Mountain Daily - Mon 3:35 p.m. - 12 clicks
So what I've been hearing suggests that Pollina may indeed be polling in the doghouse, and his surprise shift to indyland likely is an attempt to reinvent the campaign. It's a move that could easily backfire, though, given the fact that it will be seen as essentially sacrificing the greater good of the Party to one guy's campaign. To add insult to injury, Gaye Symington turned in a whopping 25...
Green Mountain Daily - Mon 3:35 p.m. - 11 clicks
THE PRAYER HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM By Richard Davis GUILFORD- In late June, many of the people responsible for implementing the state’s Catamount Health insurance program went head-to-head with the Commission on Health Care Reform. After six months of experience it was time to take a look at the numbers and try to come to some conclusions. Some people might say it’s fairer or more reasonable ...
Vermont Commons - Sun 8:05 p.m. - 20 clicks
Some backstory, for those of you not in Vermont: Brooke Bennett is a young girl in Vermont who disappeared a short while ago. During the search for her, it was discovered that she'd had some cyber contact with a major creep. For more details on that horrible story, a simple google search will yield you all sorts of stuff to fill in the gaps. But this story isn't about Brooke Benn...
DailyKos (Vermont) - Sun 4:37 a.m. - 20 clicks
Vermont’s Obama campaign staff will be holding organizing meetings around the state over the next few weeks, some in conjunction with County Dem meetings. In keeping with the 50 State Strategy, focus is not solely on helping Barack Obama, but on building a strong volunteer base to help elect all Democratic candidates. Join Obama for America [...]...
What's the Point? - Jul 11 - 22 clicks
