INFINITE MATTER
Culcleasure’s bid for BTV mayor
V ERM ONT ’S INDEP E NDE NT VO IC E FEBRUARY 14-21, 2018 VOL.23 NO.22 SEVENDAYSVT.COM
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The Last Minute to Play ’
Oil mogul and Republican provocateur Skip Vallee takes the fight to cancer BY PAUL H EI N T Z , PA G E 30
HAZE OF HISTORY
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A proposed opium museum
MAKING SCENTS
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Sniffing out an Orwell perfumer
CAFFEINE FIX
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Espresso repairman thrives