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Vermont News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com Updated : Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:17:41 -0500 Sanders Pushing Health Care Expansion Senator Bernie Sanders is pushing a plan to expand primary health care centers across the country. After meeting with Tom Daschle, President-elect Barack Obama's choice for Health and Human Servic... Publ.Date : Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:49:29 -0500 Business as Usual at IBM It appears to be business as usual today at IBM. Employees coming off their shifts this morning said there had been no announced layoffs-- deflecting widespread rumors that job cuts were coming. Yeste... Publ.Date : Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:49:14 -0500 Rutland Tries to Lure Businesses With the slumping economy, the city of Rutland is trying to spur economic development. The Downtown Rutland Partnership has launched a new initiative that will offer free rent for a year in the downto... Publ.Date : Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:49:10 -0500 Employees at Alcoa Plants in Massena Avoid Cuts The aluminum giant Alcoa has announced it is cutting more than 13,000 jobs company-wide. But it appears employees at the two Alcoa plants in Massena, New York are safe, for now. Alcoa employs more tha... Publ.Date : Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:49:50 -0500 Diocese Appeals Civil Case Vermont's Catholic Diocese is appealing another costly sex abuse punishment. Last month, a jury awarded a former altar boy $3.4 million. He was molested by Father Edward Paquette in the 1970s. In ... Publ.Date : Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:48:51 -0500 Add RSS Feeds To My Web Pages Increase Traffic

NYT > Vermont Updated : Thu, 08 Jan 09 10:53:37 -0500 Vermont to Offer Fuel and Food Assistance No, or low-interest loans for weatherizing homes are among the offerings to help the state?s residents deal with high energy costs. Author : By KATIE ZEZIMA Mural Tests Vermont Law That Forbids Billboards Despite its retro charm, a mural painted on the side of a barn has come under fire in a state determined to keep its landscape free of commercial intrusion. Author : By KATIE ZEZIMA Vermont Bank Thrives While Others Cut Back While many banks are struggling with bad mortgages, the First National Bank of Orwell is having its best year in recent memory. Author : By KATIE ZEZIMA Vermont Towns Try to Find Their Roads Less Traveled Volunteers are poring over record books to find evidence of every road ever legally created in their towns so that they can be added to official maps, ensuring that they remain public, or turn them over to land owners. Author : By ABBY GOODNOUGH Climate Enters Debate Over Nuclear Power Environmental groups want to shut down Vermont?s only nuclear power plant, but closing it might mean the state would probably have to derive extra power from suppliers that use fossil fuels. Author : By KATE GALBRAITH Clickbank Content Earn Money With Surveys