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Welch launches budget roundtables
State inks electricity agreement
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VERMONT CAP: Rutland CAP cadets join New York cadets f or a flight aboard a USAF L C-130 Hercules aircraft at Stratton Air Base, N.Y., last week. Turn to page 3 for the full story. Photo by Lou Varricchio
MONTPELIER — Gov. Peter Shumlin and utility leaders Monday , April 18 hailed t he P ublic S ervice B oard’s a pproval of a 26-year contract with Hydro-Québec, a key element of V ermont’s energy future. “I am glad that the Public Service Board appr oved this agreement for clean, r eliable, and favorably priced power for V ermonters,” Gov. Shumlin said. “Hydr o-Québec has been an important partner in Vermont for many See ELECTRICITY, page 8
Food activist to visit Poultney Sedgwick, Maine, is the first town in the U.S. to declare food sovereignty. The city’s Food and Community Self-Governance Ordinance exempts direct food sales from state and federal licensing and inspection requirements. Bob St. Peter , one of the or ganizers behind the
Maine effort, will be in Vermont to present the story of Sedgwick on Thursday , May 5, at 7:30 p.m., in the East Room at Gr een Mountain College in Poultney. The event is fr ee for all, and sponsor ed by Rutland Area Farm and Food Link, Rural V ermont, and
Green Mountain College. The ordinance, St. Peter claims, was crafted as a way for towns to determine their food and farm policy locally and through “direct democracy”. The ordinance supports small, diverse farms and cottage food processors over other food providers.
Can hypnosis help diabetes?
Local expert says ‘yes’ By Beth Schaeffer
bethsvt@gmail.com BRISTOL — Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in Vermont, and many diabetics have found help with keeping to their self-care plan through hypnosis. Diabetes has been named by the Vermont Department of Health as a serious state-wide public health problem, with seven per cent of the V ermont adult population already diagnosed with disease and appr oximately 130,000 adult V ermonters with
pre-diabetes. Significant complications of diabetes include lower limb amputations, blindness, Therapist kidney disKerry Skiffington ease and failure, heart disease, str oke, and dental infections. The good news is that diabetes See DIABETES, page 7
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Vol. 3 No. 17 • April 27, 2011
Community News, Sports, Arts, Entertainment and Food for Rutland and Southern Vermont
BURLINGTON — W ith America’s budget crisis in the news and Congr ess considering the federal budget for fiscal year 2012, Rep. Peter Welch (D. Vermont) said he is bringing budget discussions to Vermont with a series of public for ums and budget-related tours. On April 19, at Physician’s Computer Company in W inooski, W elch held a r oundtable discussion with business, education and community leaders to talk about workforce development and job training pr ograms that will be af fected by pending budget proposals. At last week’s r oundtable, W elch focused on the Workforce and Education T raining Fund (WETF) and the Pell Grant program. Several ar ea business leaders, including representatives from the education community, were part of the discussion. “The WETF, which pr ovides grants to impr ove the skills of V ermont workers, is facing an estimated 10 per cent FY 2011 funding reduction. The Pell Grant pr ogram, which pr ovides needbased grants to low-income students to promote post-secondary education, could face a Fiscal Year 2012 cut of $1,765 to the maximum per student award, eliminating nearly 2,220 V ermont students from the pr ogram,” according to Welch. In addition to the Winooski r oundtable, Welch announced that it is one of several in the coming weeks. He will hold roundtables, at yet-to-be announced locations, focusing on Medicar e, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pr ogram, and women’s health pr ograms. See WELCH page 8
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