Correction: Nuclear Funds Shortfall graphicVERNON, Vt. — In a June 16 graphic about U.S. nuclear plants, The Associated Press, relying on information from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, gave incorrect license expiration dates for 30 of them. AP answers your questions on the news, from claims after plane crashes to the uninsuredYou’ve probably heard some big numbers concerning the number of people in the country who don’t have health insurance. But who exactly are the uninsured? What’s their background, where do they live, and how many of them are children? Ethan Allen laying off about 260 in Beecher Falls, and 60 in Andover, MaineMONTPELIER, Vt. — Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. is laying off 238 workers at a plant near the Canadian border, but will keep a sawmill and dimension mill operating at the site where Vermont, New Hampshire and Quebec meet. Vt. police: Nanny charged with molesting boy sought work nationwide, could have other victimsMONTPELIER, Vt. — An investigation into a nanny charged with molesting a 10-year-old boy in Vermont is broadening after police discovered he may have looked for nanny and summer camp jobs in 12 other states. Vt. police say nanny charged with molesting boy may have worked in other statesMONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont State Police say a nanny charged with molesting a 10-year-old boy may have other victims elsewhere. Truck carrying 40,000 pounds of beer overturns in Vermont, closing highway for several hoursSWANTON, Vt. — Police say a truck carrying 40,000 pounds of beer overturned in Vermont and closed a highway for several hours. Greener cows: Farmers change their cows’ diets to reduce burps, major source of greenhouse gasCOVENTRY, Vt. — Vermont dairy farmers Tim Maikshilo and Kristen Dellert, mindful of shrinking their carbon footprint, have changed their cows’ diet to reduce the amount of gas the animals burp — dairy cows’ contribution to global warming. Greener Cows: Cutting down on Vt. cow burps to reduce greenhouse gasesCOVENTRY, Vt. — Vermont dairy farmers Tim Maikshilo and Kristen Dellert, mindful of shrinking their carbon footprint, have changed their cows’ diet to reduce the amount of gas the animals burp — dairy cows’ contribution to global warming. Drug use data: Boon to medical progress or cost driver? Courts to decideMONTPELIER, Vt. — The prescription drugs you take are on the minds of a lot of people: judges on two federal courts, legislators in several states, countless doctors and, at the center, the companies that make money by figuring out who’s prescribing what. 8 states see record unemployment rates in May; Nebraska, Vermont only states without increasesWASHINGTON — The unemployment rates in eight states hit record-highs last month and only two — Nebraska and Vermont — did not report increases. Letters to 26 nuclear plants to say they’re not saving enough for decommissioningMONTPELIER, Vt. — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will notify the owners of 26 nuclear plants Friday that they are not saving enough money to dismantle the reactors once they’re no longer operating. Mmmm, good: For maple syrup makers, the sweetest outcome in yearsMONTPELIER, Vt. — Accommodating weather and a boost in the number of maple trees tapped are being credited for a bumper 2009 maple syrup crop. The final bell: Vt. village closing 2-room school opened in 1801, when Jefferson was presidentHANCOCK, Vt. — The aged maple floorboards are scuffed and creaky, worn thin and smooth by thousands of youngsters over the years in the Hancock Village School. Banks of tall windows, a dozen panes over a dozen panes each, flood a pair of classrooms with sunlight. Savings for dismantling nuclear plants are falling short, raising future risksVERNON, Vt. — The companies that own almost half the nation’s nuclear reactors are not setting aside enough money to dismantle them, and many may sit idle for decades and pose safety and security risks as a result, an Associated Press investigation has found. AP IMPACT: Savings for dismantling nuclear plants are falling short, raising future risksVERNON, Vt. — The companies that own almost half the nation’s nuclear reactors are not setting aside enough money to dismantle them, and many may sit idle for decades and pose safety and security risks as a result, an Associated Press investigation has found. Hunting deaths pose tough calls: In Vt. case, prosecutors charge grieving dad in son’s deathWHEELOCK, Vt. — By the time the game warden arrived, Kevin Kadamus was sitting down and holding his 17-year-old son in his lap, a blanket covering the boy’s bloodied body. Product Recalls: children’s multivitaminsThe following recall has been announced: Partially tax-funded VT program lets high school students explore how gender is portrayedBURLINGTON, Vt. — Like plenty of other high school students, a group of about a dozen Vermont teenagers trundled into a youth center one day every week this spring to participate in an after-school program. Temp and part-time workers, discouraged jobseekers mask the depth of unemployment in USTOWNSHEND, Vt. — For weeks, Greg Noel roamed the spine of the Green Mountains with a handheld GPS unit, walking dirt roads and chatting with people as he helped create a map of every housing unit in the United States. Part-timers form a hidden unemployment rate in an economy where full-time hours hard to findTOWNSHEND, Vt. — When the monthly unemployment figures come out Friday, Greg Noel will go from collecting government statistics to becoming one. Again. Wind storm whips through Vermont, felling trees, causing power outages, bringing cold, snowMONTPELIER, Vt. — Cleanup crews are busy around the northern half of Vermont, clearing away limbs and sometimes whole trees that fell during a violent windstorm that caused widespread power outages. Broken contract leaves Vt. sex offenders without treatmentBENNINGTON, Vt. — Sex offenders living in two Vermont counties have gone without clinical treatment for several weeks because the state’s contract with the provider unexpectedly ended. In Vermont, dairy farms rely on many illegal immigrants _ and authorities look the other wayHIGHGATE, Vt. — A room off the milking parlor of a sprawling farm near the U.S.-Canada border offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the changing face of Vermont’s dairy industry. No joy in Mudville, or Burlington: More than a century of baseball ends at VermontBURLINGTON, Vt. — At Centennial Field, the sun was out, the infield grass freshly cut, the home team riding a six-game winning streak into a Tuesday afternoon doubleheader. US, Canada prepare along shared border as enhanced checks, new documentation requirements loomHIGHGATE SPRINGS, Vt. — For Americans headed to Montreal or Canadians visiting Michigan’s Mackinac Island, those trips get a little more complex this summer. Vermont Democrats call on Obama administration over stance on prosecuting former Bush aidesMONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont Democrats say President Barack Obama is being soft on prosecuting former Bush administration officials over torture, electronic spying and other matters. Vt. Dems call for Obama administration over its stance on prosecuting former Bush aidesMONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont Democrats say President Barack Obama is being soft on prosecuting former Bush administration officials over torture, electronic spying and other matters. Leahy to return $1,000 Citigroup campaign donationBURLINGTON, Vt. — Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., will return a $1,000 campaign donation from Citigroup, the banking giant that has received $45 billion in federal bailout money. Lawmakers say bat disease poses profound implications, seek research fundingMONTPELIER, Vt. — Congressional members from 13 states are asking the Obama administration for emergency funding to keep bats alive. Vermont loggers see nothing sweet about plan to expand maple syrup operationsMONTPELIER, Vt. — Maple syrup is almost holy in Vermont, but the trees it comes from are holey from being tapped every spring. Now some in the logging industry are chopping mad about a plan that would allow maple sugar makers to operate across a wider swath of state land. |
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