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Time to follow Maine exampleThe leaking radioactive underground pipe is the last straw. It is time to close Vermont Yankee. We saw nuclear waste stockpiled in front of the facility, right across from the elementary school. Published: February 9, 2010 ( 1)
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Reservoir's value is hugeAt the last Springfield Select Board meeting, two separate articles were voted to be put on the March ballot to sell the Weathersfield reservoir and the surrounding land. Published: February 9, 2010 ( 0)
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War is ruining the dreamI had a dream Sunday night that on Monday, Martin Luther King Day, President Obama would announce that he was rescinding his decision to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan to fight a war that most... Published: February 9, 2010 ( 6)
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Send inmates to help othersWe are so blessed to live in the United States of America with the freedoms and opportunities we now have. Published: February 9, 2010 ( 6)
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Rail needs better planI had the opportunity, again, to witness the results of the recent solutions offered to alleviate the concerns the community has with respect to the railyard and overall rail infrastructure. Published: February 8, 2010 ( 0)
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Climate errors inconvenientMemo flash – Just in from the global warming, excuse, “climate change” team(s); alert – name change again – “Climate response to anthropogenic forcing.” Published: February 8, 2010 ( 0)
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Activist judges strike againThe recent Supreme Court decision to allow corporations unlimited political advertising is an abomination and a clear example of an “activist” court that conservatives have long condemned. Published: February 8, 2010 ( 0)
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A long-term decisionThe style of management of the nuclear power plant has been well-documented over the years. The mishaps, accidents, and misstatements by Entergy officials have also been well-reported in the media. Published: February 7, 2010 ( 15)
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How we got into this messIt is revealing that in this current economic crisis I have seldom heard the phrase "trickle-down economics," even by those critical of how our economy has been run recently. Published: February 7, 2010 ( 14)
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Conspiracy or conspirator?In last week's "Weekly Planet" column, "Vermont's leading climate scientist" Alan Betts once again scoffs at anyone who believes that "anthropogenic climate change is just a scientific conspiracy." Published: February 7, 2010 ( 6)
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Rail upgrade is beneficialThose who live on the west side of Vermont should support an upgrade of the train tracks between Albany, N.Y., through Bennington, Manchester and Rutland all the way to Burlington. Published: February 6, 2010 ( 14)
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Church shirks responsibilityIt's mind-boggling that Burlington's Catholic bishop tried to overturn a jury verdict in a clergy sex abuse case on patently flimsy grounds. ("Court to combine Vermont priest lawsuits," Feb. 3) Published: February 6, 2010 ( 1)
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Companies as peopleThe removal of Vermont Yankee's Jay Thayer for "misrepresenting" under oath (we call this perjury when ordinary criminals do it) the existence of leaking underground pipes gives us reason to deny... Published: February 6, 2010 ( 6)
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Wennberg lacks credibilityOn Feb. 1, the Herald ran a letter from Dr. Published: February 6, 2010 ( 5)
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City budget unsustainableOver the next three weeks, Rutland City voters have an opportunity to educate themselves as to the financial and policy impacts as a run-up to voting on the municipal and school budgets here in... Published: February 5, 2010 ( 0)
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