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Feb. 14, 2010
Dear Anne,

Anne GallowayThis week's installment of Vtdigger.org, Vermont's only statewide, nonprofit in-depth news Web site, includes an analysis of the teachers retirement agreement by Jon Margolis, aka the Vermont News Guy; video from Gov. James Douglas' press conference on the state of the state's economy, and an in-depth story about how the Health Department and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission view the tritium leak at Vermont Yankee. You'll find commentaries on school consolidation, the impact of the tritium leak on Massachusetts residents and Entergy's attempt to create a poorly funded shell corporation for six aging nuclear plants in the Northeast. Danziger's cartoons from the week are posted, too. In addition, you'll find press releases on everything from unemployment benefits to the state's aerospace industry and advanced placement scores for Vermont students.

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Teachers retirement plan a win-win-win
Story picture The VSEA and state officials are farther apart than the Vermont-NEA ever was on retirement issues. They are not even negotiating yet. Read the whole story
Douglas on video: $8.7 million jobs bill must be passed
Story picture Douglas on the $8.7 million jobs bill: "I don't think Vermonters care about the legislative process, they need the money." Read the whole story
Irwin on video: We cannot rule out tritium in the Connecticut
Story picture Irwin: Tritium readings of Connecticut River water have never exceeded 500 picocuries per liter, the lowest level at which it can be easily measured. Read the whole story
Canteen at Vt. State Hospital gets second chance
Story picture No hospital, Rep. Paul Poirier said, is without a place where patients and family can get together. Restoring the Canteen, he said, is about parity. Read the whole story
It's midnight: Do you know where your mind is?
Story picture "I think, therefore I am"......worried, perplexed, agitated, confused, preoccupied.....and just plain stressed-out and unhappy. Forget Descartes: You may not know your own mind literally; and that's the problem. Read the whole story
"Challenges" bill gets a once-over
The question Sen. Randy Brock said, is not, at this point, whether school consolidation will happen, but how long it would take and what it would look like. Read the whole story
Contents
Teachers retirement plan a win-win-win
Douglas on video: $8.7 million jobs bill must be passed
Irwin on video: We cannot rule out tritium in the Connecticut
Canteen at Vt. State Hospital gets second chance
It's midnight: Do you know where your mind is?
"Challenges" bill gets a once-over
Not so fast: N.Y. Public Service Commission didn't reject Enexus
News reports suggested that New York regulators balked at the Enexus proposal; in fact, all the Public Service Commission did was issue a press release. Read the whole story
Massachusetts residents tell Douglas to shut down Vermont Yankee now
"Your agencies can stop the leak by shutting down the reactor, but they are waiting for you to give the nod." Read the whole story
Scheuermann proposes elimination of supervisory unions
As schools reduce costs, the question is how we can provide a first rate education to students across the state. Read the whole story
It can't happen here? Deadly power plant explosion on the Connecticut
Kleen Energy's 620 megawatts of power for New England customers will not be available; those who favor closing Vermont Yankee call it a dress rehearsal for 2012. Read the whole story
Dunne: Budget woes come down to health care costs
The Vermont Legislature is now facing a horrible decision: Will we stop serving our citizens or cause more cost shifting for hospitals by cutting reimbursements? Read the whole story
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