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7 Lessons From Wednesday's Gubernatorial Debate on WDEV

by Paul Heintz Posted on September 26, 2012 at 5:53PM

Democratic Gov. Peter Shumlin and his Republican rival for the state's top job, Sen Randy Brock (R-Franklin), met for their second debate of the season Wednesday morning — and it was a feisty affair. Hosted by WDEV-FM and moderated by Mark Johnson, the hour-long debate was held at the Red Hen Bakery in Middlesex.

This Week in Seven Days: September 26, 2012

by Tyler Machado Posted on September 26, 2012 at 5:40PM

What to look for in this week's dead-tree edition of Seven Days... Yesterday, Kathryn Flagg wrote a post about the new "outdoor classroom" at Burlington's Sustainability Academy.

What If the NFL's Replacement Referees Ran Google? A Local Developer Tries to Find Out

by Tyler Machado Posted on September 26, 2012 at 4:45PM

Football fans have spent September crowing about "replacement refs" — temporary referees the NFL is employing while it's embroiled in a contract dispute with the union that represents the league's usual officials. After just three weeks, the scabs have already gained a reputation of laughable incompetence, coming to a head last weekend when they potentially screwed the New England Patriots out of a victory and definitely screwed the Green Bay Packers.

The Fact Checker: Has Vermont Added 7500 New Jobs Since Shumlin Was Elected?

by 7D Staff Posted on September 26, 2012 at 9:46AM

With the 2012 campaign season in full swing, Seven Days has teamed up with VTDigger.org to create a fact-checker feature to test the "truthiness" of claims made by the candidates who want your vote this November. This week's Fact Checker was written by Paul Heintz.

Morning Read: Dudes Gettin' Heated on the Campaign Trail

by Paul Heintz Posted on September 26, 2012 at 9:42AM

Oh snap! Dudes got all heated on the campaign trail Tuesday (and by "on the campaign trail" I mean "in my email inbox").

Judge Tosses Burlington Telecom Lawsuit, Jonathan Leopold Feels "Vindicated"

by 7D Staff Posted on September 25, 2012 at 6:32PM

Superior Court Judge Geoffrey Crawford today threw out a lawsuit two former city councilors filed against the city of Burlington seeking repayment of $17 million in taxpayer money illegally loaned to Burlington Telecom during Bob Kiss' tenure as mayor. The lawsuit by Gene Shaver and Fred Osier sought to hold Jonathan Leopold (pictured), personaly liable for repaying the cash; Kiss's powerful chief administrative officer oversaw the loans to BT.

At Burlington's Sustainability Academy, Upgrades Are More Than Skin Deep

by Kathryn Flagg Posted on September 25, 2012 at 3:11PM

At a dedication ceremony at the Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes today, the Burlington magnet school celebrated the construction of its new outdoor classroom. Students, teachers and parents — as well as a few representatives from Seventh Generation, which funded the project — crammed into and around the open-air veranda.

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