AltWeeklies Wire
Bond Market Collapse Worries Student-Loan Agencynew
The latest crisis on Wall Street has Vermont's largest student lender scrambling to secure $190 million to meet the demand for loans it expects to make this fall.
Seven Days |
Brian Wallstin |
03-14-2008 |
Economy
Sticking It to PTSDnew
Iraq veterans are beginning to get the point of acupuncture.
Seven Days |
Sarah Tuff |
03-14-2008 |
War
Is Vermont Disappearing?new
Yes, and a new study says there's only one solution.
Seven Days |
Brian Wallstin |
03-07-2008 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
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
Groundwater Risingnew
Who's bottling Vermont's H2O -- and at what price?
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
02-29-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Reefer Madness 2008?new
This winter the Vermont Legislature is making a courageous attempt to "get real" regarding our drug laws -- particularly laws relating to the "evil weed," marijuana.
Seven Days |
Peter Freyne |
02-22-2008 |
Drugs
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
Vermont Bike Advocates Ask for Room on the Roadnew
Vermont is renowned for being a great place to ride a bike. Scenery and quiet country roads abound. Safety, however, is in shorter supply.
Seven Days |
Kirk Kardashian |
02-08-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
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
Greener Pasturesnew
How do you keep young people down on the farm? With a bit of incentive.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
02-08-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Is Vermont Developing an Enviro-business Corridor?new
Other micro-regions have used their specialty products to "brand" themselves — think Omaha steaks or Silicon Valley microchips.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
02-01-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Carbon Copy?new
Just what is carbon trading, anyway?
Seven Days |
Jon Margolis |
02-01-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
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
Niche Software Companies Take Hold in Vermontnew
We take a closer look at five of Vermont's software developers to find out why they're here, and how they found their markets.
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer, Kevin J. Kelley, Mike Ives, Paula Routly and Suzanne Podhaizer |
01-25-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
