Program Enters Fifth Year of Sowing Success for Women in Kenya

The BOMA Project, a Vermont-based nonprofit that helps poor women start small, sustainable businesses in their rural villages in Northern Kenya, is marking an important milestone as its signature program enters its...

Steven Cowan Shoots TV After Bristol Palin Dancing With The Stars

Wisconsin Man, Steven Cowan, Incensesd Over Bristol Palin Dancing With the Stars Performance, Shoots TV A Vermont, WI man, Steven Cowan, in jail for allegedly shooting his TV during Bristol Palin's performance on...

Vermont Governor Results 2010: Peter Shumlin Declared the Winner

NBC Declares Peter Schumlin the New Governor of Vermont In what was a very tight race for the Governor of Vermont, Democrat Peter Schumlin has been declared the winner with 83% of the vote counted. NBC posted...

Vermont Yankee: Entergy Nuclear Power Station to Close in 2012

Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant is set to be closed in 2012. The Vermont Senate voted today and rejected Entergy Corp's plan to extend Vermont Yankee's operation for another 20 years.The Vermont Senate rejected...

Stephen Huneck, Vermont-Based Folk Artist, Commits Suicide at 60

Stephen Huneck, a famed Vermont-based folk artist, committed suicide yesterday, Thursday, January 7, at the age of sixty. Huneck, who had been suffering from depression, shot himself in the head in his car nearby...

New data offers first demographic picture of same-sex couples

The Williams Institute for Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy at UCLA Law analyzed newly released data by the U.S Census Bureau that offers the first demographic picture of same-sex couples. Advancing...

The Characteristics of Maitreya and the "Second Coming"

I found this piece of information in Wikipedia that is said to be reflective of the characteristics of the Maitreya (who has been considered to be returning by many of various religious idealologies (using a different name variation according to the dominant language in...

Free Vermont Radio and Vermont Sovereignty

At a time when people are forced to listen to corporate music, Free Vermont Radio is a refreshing alternative founded by Dennis Steele. Mr. Steele was kind enough to take time from his busy schedule to be interviewed in this Now Public Exclusive. The interview was conducted...

Ben & Jerry's Celebrates Gay Marriage With Hubby Hubby Ice Cream

Ben & Jerry's has renamed their Chubby Hubby ice cream to Hubby Hubby for the month of September, in support of Vermont's desicion to legalize same-sex marriage. The Hubby Hubby ice cream will only be sold in...

Homeshool rights being questioned

"A 10-year-old homeschool girl described as "well liked, social and interactive with her peers, academically promising and intellectually at or superior to grade level" has been told by a New Hampshire court official to attend a government school because she was too...

Bank Foreclosure Listings on the Rise in Vermont

The Bank Foreclosure Listings in Vermont increased in May compared to the same month figures the previous year. However, state officials claimed that Vermont is better off than other states in terms of foreclosure rates."Vermont recorded an increase in the number of...

Patrick Farrow, Mia Farrow's Brother, Committed Suicide: Police

Patrick Farrow, the elder brother of actress and human rights activist Mia Farrow, committed suicide in Castleton, Vermont at the age of 66. Vermont State police confirmed on Wednesday that Patrick Farrow "died of a single gunshot wound to the head late Monday night".Patrick...

Students Create Historical Ballad of 91-year-old Town Resident

Click here to listen to song. (Note:  Not sure why the video widget that used to be here no longer shows the audio player. Help would be appreciated. Just let me know what I did wrong in comments below.)BENSON,...

NY Governor announces plans to legalize same-sex marriage

Update: 16 April 2009, 6:15 pm EDT "I'm introducing a bill to bring marriage equality to the state of New York," Paterson said..." There is a lot of 'buzz' both for, and against, the legislation announced...

Adoption of same-sex marriage in Vermont stirs debate in New York

The recent adoption of same-sex marriage in Vermont is stirring up debate of New York's status on the issue. And Governor Paterson, who has long been a staunch supporter for rights of the gay/lesbian community, is...

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