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Senate hopefuls squabble
Saturday, October 14
Tarrant, Sanders trade barbs in heated debate
BRATTLEBORO -- One shouting match was punctuated by a heckler, but the rest of the heated exchange between Vermont's Senate hopefuls was met with roaring applause. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Richard Tarrant sparred with U.S. Rep. Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., Friday night for the third time this week. ? Full Story
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Fashion flap vexes school
Saturday, October 14
BRATTLEBORO -- It was a fashion statement and a dress code infraction. Nobody seems to know if it was anything more. On Monday, two different groups of students arrived at Brattleboro Union High School, one wearing matching white bandanas, the other wearing black and gray clothes. ? Full Story
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Progress slow on broadband plan
Saturday, October 14
DUMMERSTON -- If you live in a small town like Dummerston, chances are that you have to deal with small-town technology. Efforts to bring high-speed Internet access, now a cooperation between the towns of Dummerston, Marlboro, Newfane and Putney, haven't been moving along very fast due to rather unavoidable snags. ? Full Story
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Velveeta and second-hand Subarus
Friday, October 13
Archer Mayor talks about his new book and who he likes to write about
A reader might be forgiven for thinking Archer Mayor's books are about police procedures, forensic practices and investigative techniques. Though those things play a part in Mayor's novels, he said that's not what his books are about at all. ? Full Story
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TV trims rival Rebels
Saturday, October 14
Wildcats overcome controversy and deficit for 10th win
TOWNSHEND -- Good teams don't need extra motivation. But that's just what the Rebels and the Wildcats got on Friday afternoon. A controversial situation that nullified an early Twin Valley goal -- and actually caused officials to restart the game -- added fuel to an already white-hot fire between the two rival schools. Leland & Gray spent the rest of the game trying to take advantage of its second life, while the Wildcats spent the rest of the game trying to prove they deserved to be in the lead all along. ? Full Story
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Colonels fall short in comeback try
Saturday, October 14
BRATTLEBORO -- A few more minutes and things might have ended differently. After spotting Rutland a 3-0 lead at halftime, the Brattleboro girls soccer team mounted a furious rally but didn't have quite enough time to complete the comeback, falling 3-2 at home on Senior Night. ? Full Story
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Arrogance perfected
Saturday, October 7
Many things have happened over the last week or so that could bring down the Republican Party. There were the revelations that Condoleeza Rice, John Ashcroft and Donald Rumsfeld all received dire warnings from the CIA in the spring and summer of 2001 that a terror attack on American soil was imminent -- warnings that were ignored. ? Full Story
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Listening in
Friday, October 6
The Vermont Department of Public Service and the state Public Service Board have been investigating whether Verizon and AT&T improperly provided the National Security Agency with access to Vermonters' phone records. Citing national security concerns, the U.S. ? Full Story
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