The international Poker Power organization teaches women and girls poker-playing strategies that aim to strengthen risk assessment, decision making and financial literacy. Lark McCarron started the first-ever high school Poker Power club.
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Rumble StripDaphne Kalmar taught elementary school for over 20 years, and she was one of those teachers — one of the exciting and inspiring ones you never forget.
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Those who know, self-sow! Self-sowing is when certain plants are left to bolt or go to seed. When plants go to seed, their flowers attract more pollinators and the seeds drop in the soil for another perfectly timed crop for next season.
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Trump administration threatens to cut Vermont's sex ed program funds over gender identity referencesThe Trump administration is threatening to pull Vermont’s funding for a federal sex education program if it doesn't remove language that references gender identity. State officials say they’re working to understand the impact of the order.
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Rules governing the use of the ubiquitous pesticides for the next several years have sparked intense debate within Vermont’s agricultural community. The deadline to comment is Sept. 11.
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Vermont's top journalists join guest moderator Mark Johnson to delve into the most important news stories of the week.
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Administration Secretary Sarah Clark sent an email to all state employees Thursday afternoon informing them that most employees will be expected to be in the office at least three days a week beginning Dec. 1.
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The $14 million Perry Center for Native American Art will house more than 500 items from nearly 400 Indigenous nations. The museum is contacting hundreds of tribes and taking other steps to consult with Indigenous peoples.
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We’ll hear from makers of some of your favorite frozen treats in the region and share creemee recommendations of our own.
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“This is just another way to stop science,” said Bethany Bradley, the center’s co-director. The Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center is one of nine regional hubs across the country that helps state and local partners develop plans to adapt wildlife, water and land to the effects of climate change.
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Tense contract negotiations between the union representing school bus drivers for Windham Southeast Supervisory Union and the private company that employs them have led to a lockout that continued on the first day of school. Replacement drivers were brought in to transport students in the district.
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An attempt to break the record for world’s largest square was unsuccessful at the Champlain Valley Fair on Tuesday evening, but hundreds still turned out to dance in the rain.
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Vermont Public announced on Wednesday it was cutting its workforce by 14%. The decision came just over a month after Congress voted to claw back all federal funding for public media.