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During the pandemic, now-former El Toro owner Jennifer Isabell cut back on hours and staff. To her surprise, the business actually became more profitable. Then after six years in the business, Isabell got an offer on her restaurant, and she sold the company on Sept. 1.
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An Iranian-American Vermonter remembers 9/11. Plus, Justice Beth Robinson’s nomination, COVID-19 numbers, and remembering Dexter Randall.
To answer this question from Dean Lehrke of Kansas, reporter Elodie Reed travels to the Northeast Kingdom to explore the ways that isolated Amish families have become fixtures in their Vermont community.
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We did not have an American flag outside of our house prior to 9/11. But after 9/11, my dad made sure to put an American flag outside the house, at least as a visual symbol that yeah, in this house, we also support the US. Even if secretly we were criticizing everything. It was a way of protection. -
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's opposition to increasing corporate tax rates forced Democrats to rework how they pay for their spending bill. But negotiators have come up with an alternative they agree on.
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Karen Watkins ran for her local school board because she wanted to be involved in her children's education. Since her election in 2020, she's been yelled at, threatened and followed to her car.
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CDC Director Rochelle Walensky also endorsed a mix-and-match approach to boosters that would be flexible for patients and health care providers.
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Vermont reporters provide a roundup of top news takeaways about the coronavirus, resettling Afghan refugees and more for Thursday, Oct. 21.
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Vermont's emergency motel voucher program has been extended through Dec. 31. We find out what this means for people experiencing homelessness across the state.
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Statewide, the COVID vaccination rate for first responders is more than 95%. But it's not as high in more rural areas, where ambulance crews can't function if just a few people quit.
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A Lancet medical journal report finds that human-caused climate change is worsening human health in just about every measurable way. It calls for more urgent action from world leaders.
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The Food and Drug Administration also gave an OK to boosters that differ from the vaccine originally used to immunize people against COVID-19. A mix-and-match approach could ease the booster rollout.
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The town of Vernon is considering a plan to reuse the site of the former Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, even as the state of Texas fights a proposal by the federal government to build a new facility that would store nuclear waste from Vermont.
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