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Living the Good Life on $5,000 a Year

Kevin O'Connor, Rutland Herald. November 25, 2008.
Today's global financial cloud got you feeling gray? Vermonter Jim Merkel sees a silver lining.

Leahy First Democratic Senator to Go On Record Against Lieberman

Amanda Terkel, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. November 14, 2008.
"I'm one who does not feel that somebody should be rewarded with a major chairmanship after doing what he did."

GRITtv: Vermont Candidate for Atty General to Prosecute Bush for Murder

Laura Flanders, GRITtv AlterNet: Video. September 17, 2008.
A major breakthrough in prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi's case against the president.

America's Middle Class Can't Take Much More Punishment

Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com. July 23, 2008.
Whether we like it or not, America is in the midst of revolutionary economic changes that are crushing the middle class.

Vermont Secessionists Meet with Racist League of the South

Heidi Beirich, Intelligence Report. June 5, 2008.
The Second Vermont Republic is seeking to build a separatist movement. But many have been shocked by its ties to racist Southern secessionists.

Vermont Deals a Blow to the Bottled Water Industry

Tom A. Peter, Christian Science Monitor. April 29, 2008.
The state's legislature has passed a bill that limits how much groundwater bottlers and other companies can draw.

As Goes Vermont, So Goes the Nation?

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. March 6, 2008.
Vermonters air their frustration with the U.S. quagmire in Iraq.

Vermont Town Votes to Arrest and Indict Bush, Cheney

David Swanson, After Downing Street AlterNet: PEEK. March 5, 2008.
Their next job can be making sure that Bush and Cheney get something they've denied so many other people: a fair trial

Get Ready for a Rougher, Fiercer Democratic Race

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. March 5, 2008.
The fight between Obama and Clinton gets nastier as Clinton makes accusations of cheating in Texas primary.

Hillary Wins Close Race in Texas, Rhode Island and Ohio, Obama Wins Vermont

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. March 4, 2008.
Meanwhile, McCain officially wraps up the GOP nomination. Huckabee drops out. Bush to endorse McCain at the White House.

Clinton Camp Predicts Victories, Throws Mud in Morning Spin Call

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. March 3, 2008.
They claim she'll cruise in Ohio, Texas.

So, Who's Going to Win on Tuesday? Clinton or Obama?

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: PEEK. March 3, 2008.
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are neck and neck heading into a pivotal primary showdown Tuesday in Ohio and Texas.

Vermont Town Heavily Backs Proposal to Issue Arrest Warrants for Bush, Cheney

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. February 6, 2008.
I have no idea if anything substantial will emerge from this but it's still a great story and a positive development.

Your Time Is Up, Mr. President -- the National Guard Is Coming Home

Karen Dolan, Ben Manski, AlterNet. February 5, 2008.
The wisdom from Main Street U.S.A. continues to be vastly better than the "intelligence" propagated by 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

What Is the Point of Congress?

Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet. February 4, 2008.
That's what a lot of folks are wondering, including petitioners in Vermont who want Bush and Cheney arrested for crimes against humanity.

Vermont Group Wants Cheney, Bush Charged With War Crimes

GottaLaff, Cliff Schecter's Blog AlterNet: PEEK. December 28, 2007.
Once upon a time, things were as they should be, and everyone saw BushCo for the criminals they are.

Will Vermont Secede from the Union?

Ian Baldwin, Frank Bryan, The Washington Post. April 3, 2007.
The winds of secession are blowing in the Green Mountain State: Vermont was once an independent republic, and it can be one again.