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Champs splash past host St. Albans
ST. ALBANS — The Vergennes Swim Team edged host St. Albans on Tuesday, 244-226, in a Champlain Valley Swim League meet as the Champs evened their record at…
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Legion nine rallies to salvage one vs. Franklin
MIDDLEBURY — The Addison County American Legion baseball team rallied to salvage the last of three weekend games vs. Franklin County, but then dropped a road contest at…
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Letter to the editor: U.S. is a nation of immigrants
In 1976 during the Republican Convention, the late President Gerald Ford said, and I paraphrase, “ Everyone keeps talking about being an immigrant. The only non-immigrants are the…
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Letter to the editor: Vandalism not fair to volunteers
A little over a week ago around the time the Addison Independent was being printed on July 4, several good citizens of the town had to go down…
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Letter to the editor: Diner makeover called ‘soulless’
The evisceration of the Park Diner by its conversion from the heart of working-class Middlebury to a tableau beside which the town’s elite can sip wine and eat…
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Letter to the editor: Thanks for paving Dog Team Road
Thank you to the selectmen of the town of New Haven. Congratulations on Dog Team Road’s paving. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Tony Neri New Haven
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Victor Nuovo: Adams and Jefferson in retrospect
Editor’s note: This is the 25th in a series of essays on the history and meaning of the American political tradition. On July 4, 1826 — 50 years…
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Eric Davis: Trump has re-election advantages
The identity of President Trump’s Democratic challenger will not be known until next spring. While the large field of Democrats contests primaries and caucuses with each other, the…
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Ways of Seeing: July 4 response gave hope
I remember how, for so many years, I was desperate to “do something” on the 4th of July, mainly to escape from New York City, where the ever-putrescent…
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Editorial: Rapinoe’s challenge to Trump
US women’s soccer captain Megan Rapinoe has boldly seized the nation’s attention with the team’s second World Cup victory to challenge the establishment and status quo. First and foremost…
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Lincoln news for Jul. 11
LINCOLN — There will be a walk-a-thon to raise money for the Haiti orphanage on Saturday, July 13. The event will start with registration at the park in…
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Dr. Barnard receives award for palliative care
MIDDLEBURY — Dr. Diana Barnard, a palliative care physician and long-time member of the Addison County medical community, who works at both Porter Medical Center and the UVM…
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County 4-Hers do well at state dairy contest
BRIDPORT — The annual State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest, held June 28 in Bridport, saw a good turnout with 53 4-H dairy members from throughout the state competing…
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Panton sets manure talk for Monday
PANTON — The Panton selectboard has scheduled a special meeting for Monday night at 7 p.m. at Panton Town Hall, to which it has invited Vermont Agency of…
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Davenport Solar, landowners reach agreement
BRANDON — Davenport Solar LLC has reached an agreement with the landowners adjacent to their proposed new solar site near Syndicate Road and West Creek Road in Brandon…
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Mosquito larvae moderately low
With June just ended, the second quarter of 2019 will likely test the record books for rain. While n o t as severe as April, which saw essentially…