By Kevin O’Connor, VTDigger.org Vermont’s junior senator may have won New Hampshire presidential primary by 22 points, but “Bernie Sanders’ honeymoon is over,” CNN media reporter Dylan Byers began his story headlined “Sanders braces for a hard look from the […]
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State News
Sanders and Clinton tie in Iowa
Cruz beats Trump by four points By Jasper Craven, VTDigger.org DES MOINES — In a Democratic presidential race often defined as a contest between the head of Hillary Clinton and the heart of Bernie Sanders, Iowans were virtually split Monday […]
News Briefs
MSJ student nominated for West Point by Sen. Bernie Sanders
Submitted Student Monica Schmelzenbach stands with Sen. Patrick Leahy and Rep. Peter Welch. RUTLAND–Mount Saint Joseph Academy senior Monica Schmelzenbach is one of a select number of Vermonters to receive a nomination for admission to the United States Military Academy […]
State News
How to win in Iowa
Keep talking, listening, moving By Jasper Craven, VTDigger.org At his fourth campaign stop of the day on a recent Friday, presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders’ voice was hoarse from hours of talking. His energy level, however, was hardly flagging. Eight more […]
Letter
What it will take to address income inequality
By Lee H. Hamilton When the history of this year’s presidential campaign is written, one of its more remarkable features will be that candidates of both parties felt it necessary to talk about income inequality. Surely that makes this a […]
Op - Ed
Big Marijuana industry puts pressure on lawmakers, public opinion mixed at best
By Julia Purdy Writer-investigative journalist Upton Sinclair authored “The Jungle,” a fictionalized exposé of the toxic, unregulated underbelly of the Chicago meat-packing industry. That and other revelations of corruption in the early 20th century led directly to the Pure Food […]
Opinion
“Happy Days”
Bernie Sanders emailed this artifact to his supporters Jan. 13, 2016, explaining that Hillary Clinton autographed the photo, taken on a flight to a health care forum at Dartmouth University on Dec. 7, 1993, along with a note saying, “To […]
Letter
Mass media’s “silly season” persists
Dear Editor. The “silly season” for the mass media is supposed to be a short period of time, “usually late summer when the media focuses on trivial or frivolous matters for lack of major news stories,” according to the Merriam-Webster […]
Opinion
Secretary of State Jim Condos announces ballots for presidential primaries
The deadline was 5 p.m. on Jan. 11 for candidates to file their petition to appear on the ballots of the Vermont presidential primaries. Secretary of State Jim Condos announced that 14 candidates qualified for the ballots: 10 candidates for […]