AltWeeklies Wire
Pro-Israel Groups Leading Opposition to Al Jazeera in Burlingtonnew
As supporters and critics gear up for a public meeting on Burlington Telecom's recent decision to stop airing Al Jazeera English, the conflict has attracted international media attention -- from Al Jazeera International.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
06-02-2008 |
Media
Vermont is Spinning its Wheels on Wind Energynew
Despite the state's clean-and-green ethic and polls showing that three out of four residents would support it in their own backyards, wind projects have faced stiff regulatory resistance in Vermont.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
05-27-2008 |
Environment
Burlington Telecom to Dump Al Jazeeranew
Community outcry has forced Burlington Telecom to pull the Arab news network's English-language broadcast from its programming.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
05-12-2008 |
Media
In the World of Fair Housing, 'Discrimination' is in the Eye of the Beholdernew
Neither the courts nor the federal government have provided publications with clear, specific and comprehensive guidelines for what constitutes discriminatory advertising. As a result, many newspapers don't realize they're breaking the law until it's too late.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
05-05-2008 |
Media
Rep. Peter Welch Cracks Down on War Contractor Fraudnew
Vermont's congressman exposed a legal loophole that makes it easier for some overseas private contractors to defraud the federal government.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
04-28-2008 |
Politics
Vermont Bill to Help Children of Incarcerated Parents Moves Forwardnew
Vermont currently has no mandatory training or statewide protocols that address how police deal with children at the time of a parent's arrest. But a new bill, one of four such pieces of pending legislation, would mandate a study of prevailing practices around the state.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
04-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Job Cuts Coming to Vermontnew
The governor wants to cut 400 state jobs -- but which ones, and at what cost?
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
04-04-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
From the Horse's Mouth ... Literallynew
"Open wide" isn't an option for a Vermont equine dentist.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
03-14-2008 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Vermonters Sue U.S. Over Travel to Cubanew
"No other country gets this sort of treatment," said Jared Carter, a second-year student at Vermont Law School. "Prisoners in jail who committed mass murder have more access to their family members than we do."
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
03-07-2008 |
International
Tags: Cuba, international
Dogged Pursuitsnew
A homeless Vermonter pens an autobiography to fund a Buddhist temple in Asia.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
02-29-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Vermont Daily Moves Circulation Call Center to Kentuckynew
The Burlington Free Press, which is owned by Gannett Company, has outsourced nearly all of its circulation and delivery calls to a regional calling center in Louisville. The change, which took effect about two months ago, is part of a push by the nation's largest newspaper publishing chain to consolidate the business operations of its 85 media properties across the United States.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
02-22-2008 |
Media
Lawmakers Question Plan for "Limited Liability" Ownership of VT Yankeenew
The terms "nuclear power" and "limited liability corporation" make strange bedfellows, and the idea of marrying the two doesn't lie, er, sit, well with many Vermont lawmakers.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
02-15-2008 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Off the Chartsnew
Hospital admissions and lengths of stay vary widely in Vermont, and a new report asks why.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
02-08-2008 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Is Vermont's 'Brain Drain' Reality or Rhetoric?new
If you believe the official reports and anecdotal kvetching from some in the business community, Vermont is in the midst of a demographic shift of seismic proportions. But others challenge such doom-and-gloom predictions.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
01-25-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Planet Aid: Help to the Poor or Charitable Pandora’s Box?new
Some people are asking whether the national nonprofit is siphoning donations away from other, well-established local charities, or actually benefiting the poor people it claims to help.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
01-14-2008 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
