-Vermont's landmark education bill, recently signed into law, queues up some big changes to the state's education system in the months and years to come. But one immediate impact is the bill's effect on private schools, called "independent schools" under Vermont law. Those changes, which went into effect on July 1 - the same day Gov. Phil Scott signed Act 73 into law - have left some independent schools and advocates uncertain and others reeling. Under the new law, private...
Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music will present “The Turning of the Year: A Holiday Celebration with John Whelan, Low Lily & Katie McNally” at Next Stage on Friday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. Seven-time all-Ireland accordion champion and Narada recording artist John Whelan teams up with roots band Low Lily and Scottish-style fiddler Katie McNally for a spectacular holiday mini-fest of traditional and original music from Ireland, Scotland, and America. Alongside uptempo jigs and reels will be lesser-known...
If you want to know why Janet Napolitano, secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has bought 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition - enough to provision a 24-year Iraq war - then get in line with the 15 U.S. representatives and an increasing number of reporters who also want to know. Napolitano is refusing to explain the extraordinary purchase - far more than is needed to accommodate live use and weapons training during the five-year purchase period -
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