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LOOKING FORWARD
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BY KATHRYN FLAGG
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News Without Borders: Lyndon State Hosts Chinese Journalism Students
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Excerpts from Off Message BY SEVEN DAYS STAFF
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Local Races Reveal the Escalating Cost of Campaigning in Chittenden County BY KEVIN J. KELLEY
Parisii Quartet to Bring Final Concert in Beethoven Series to an Unconventional Venue
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A New Book Explores a Very Old Subject: Vermont’s Whale Fossil
Fair Game POLITICS WTF CULTURE Work JOBS Side Dishes FOOD Soundbites MUSIC Album Reviews Art Review Movie Reviews Ask Athena SEX
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The Magnificent 7 Calendar Classes Music Art Movies
Waves of Glory
Modern Tastes
Food: Grilling the Chef: Jean-Luc Matecat BY CORIN HIRSCH
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Songs for You
Music: An all-local Valentine’s Day mixtape BY DAN BOLLES
BY XIAN CHIANG-WAREN
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ANTE UPPED Local campaign spending soars PAGE 18
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M O RAN W I T H A P L AN Will Burlington voters approve a last-ditch proposal for the defunct power plant? BY AL ICIA FREESE | PAGE 30
DEATH WATCH
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VT’s ME on what kills us
AVIAN ARTIST
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The legacy of Bob Spear
SALMON RUN
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Starbird Fish on film
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COLUMNS + REVIEWS
Food: New film showcases the Alaskan salmon catch of Vermont-based Starbird Fish BY ALICE LEVITT
BY ETHAN DE SEIFE
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Beyond Barns
Books: Buildings of Vermont, Glenn M. Andres and Curtis B. Johnson BY AMY LILLY
Lit of Love BY MARGOT HARRISON
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For the Birds
Art: Exploring master carver Bob Spear’s avian artwork at the Birds of Vermont museum BY ETHAN DE SEIFE
BY AMY LILLY
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Dead Certain
Medicine: Vermont’s chief medical examiner wants to know what’s killing us BY KEN PICARD
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Community: Will Burlington voters approve a last-ditch proposal for the defunct power plant? BY ALICIA FREESE
BY CHARLES EICHACKER
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Moran With a Plan
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Lake Champlain Is a Mess; Now Who’s Going to Clean It Up?
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