Holcombe Amplifies Attack on Zuckerman's Vaccine Record

by Paul Heintz Posted on July 21, 2020 at 9:08PM

At the time, Vermont required children to receive certain vaccines before attending public schools but allowed parents to claim medical, religious and philosophical exemptions. Following a measles outbreak in California, three senators sought to remove the philosophical exemption, arguing that it was driving down the state's vaccination rate and therefore imperiling those who, for medical reasons, could not be vaccinated.

Scott Hints at Future Mask Mandate for Vermonters

by Kevin McCallum Posted on July 21, 2020 at 4:52PM

It’s just as possible that such a mandate might reduce compliance among people who don’t appreciate being told what to do by their government, he said. “People resist mandates.

First Impressions: Photographer Offers Free Headshots for Job Seekers

by Sasha Goldstein Posted on July 20, 2020 at 9:21PM

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Absentee Ballot Requests Exceed Vermont's 2018 Voter Turnout

by Paul Heintz Posted on July 20, 2020 at 5:43PM

Volunteers Paint 'Black Lives Matter' on Main Street

by Margaret Grayson Posted on July 19, 2020 at 7:30PM

Turosak agreed and said art can be powerful by starting conversations and reminding people of the racial justice work still to be done in Vermont. “I’m an art student myself, and I’ve done murals and posters, and it genuinely changes people’s minds,” Turosak said.

At Emotional Meeting, Winooski Students Demand Anti-Racism School Reform

by Alison Novak Posted on July 17, 2020 at 9:11PM

Rainbow Chen, a member of the Winooski High School class of 2017 and a former student representative on Vermont’s State Board of Education, started the meeting by asking the roughly 80 participants on the call to unmute their microphones and say “Black Lives Matter.” She then asked for a moment of silence “to honor Black individuals who have lost their lives due to systemic racism often perpetuated by institutions like Winooski High School.” After what school board member Tori Cleiland called an “awkward break in our conversation” to discuss capital projects, Indra Acharya, a 2014 Winooski High School graduate, shared his experience.

Health Commissioner: Tests That Pointed to Manchester Outbreak Appear Faulty

by Derek Brouwer Posted on July 17, 2020 at 6:10PM

Many of the test results that suggested a large coronavirus outbreak in southern Vermont appear to have been flawed, state health officials said on Friday. The Vermont Department of Health has only been able to confirm two infections in the Manchester-Londonderry area so far this week, and all 405 samples processed from a pair of emergency testing sites have come back negative for the virus.

Is it Safe for K-12 Students to Return to School Amid the Pandemic?

by Ken Picard Posted on July 17, 2020 at 11:21AM

SEVEN DAYS: Why did the AAP make this recommendation? LEWIS FIRST: The AAP recognizes the importance of school being critical to a child's development.

Gray, Ashe Take Heat During Democratic Lieutenant Gubernatorial Debate

by Colin Flanders Posted on July 16, 2020 at 7:35PM

"I'm just wondering why you didn't choose to run for the House for your first elected office," Ashe said, "where flipping one vote would have the effect of making it possible to pass over the governor's veto." Gray seized on the question and implied that it was sexist.

Burlington, Community Organizations Declare Racism a Public Health Emergency

by Courtney Lamdin Posted on July 16, 2020 at 5:03PM