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Bear hunting season to start in Vermont: What to know about rules, dates, costs
Bear hunters will be in the woods soon in Vermont, as the early season opens on Sept. 1 and runs through Sept. 15, with one exception. Nonresident hunters using dogs are not allowed to start hunting until Sept. 15. The late bear hunting season starts on Nov. 16 and continues through Nov. 24. Hunters are limited to one bear during the year. ...
Traveling to die: the latest form of medical tourism
In the 18 months after Francine Milano was diagnosed with a recurrence of the ovarian cancer she thought she’d beaten 20 years ago, she traveled twice from her home in Pennsylvania to Vermont. She went not to ski, hike, or leaf-peep, but to arrange to die. “I really wanted to take control over how I […]
Mosquito population in Vermont at an all-time high. What about West Nile virus, EEE
Feel a pinch on your ankle? Or a buzzing by your ear? That might be one of the millions of mosquitos that are populating Vermont right now, and while they might be annoying, they can also pose a threat to Vermont wildlife and potentially humans. Mosquitos can carry multiple viruses and potentially spread...
Brandon Museum & Rec co-host program on Vermont’s darker history: eugenics
BRANDON—Vermont has a national reputation for progressive politics with an emphasis on individual freedom. But there have been eras in Vermont’s past, even within living memory, when the state itself took actions that seemed to run completely counter to today’s commitment to civil rights. One of those eras was the 1930s, when the state enacted a law enabling the sterilization of Vermonters deemed unsuitable for parenthood.
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