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...
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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...
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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...
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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, 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...
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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...
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...
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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 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...
created by Annina Bergman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 748 views | 12 recommendations | 6 comments
"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...
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...
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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...
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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,...
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...
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...