Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Which Vermont and Quebec cheeses just won top national honors?
The Burlington Free Press - Vermont
·
A cross-border celebration is underway as artisan cheesemakers from Vermont and Quebec earned top honors at the 2025 American Cheese Society Judging & Competition in Sacramento, California. The wins include Best of Show, multiple gold medals and...
20 States Sue DOJ for Tying Grant to Deporting Illegal Immigrants
Townhall
·
August 21, 2025
The attorney general of 20 states has sued President Trump’s administration for tying a crime victim grant to illegal immigration enforcement. If states want to use crime victim grants, then they must assist the U.S. Department of Homeland...
Why can't Americans talk honestly about race? Blame the 'Civil Rights Baby Boomers'
The Blaze
·
August 21, 2025
“Boomer!” The insouciant snottiness of young Americans spitting this epithet at anyone older and more knowledgeable than them is now a normal part of public life. CRBBs don’t want 'equality'; they want infantilized black people as a permanent...
Two Vermont inns among nominees for 2025 Historic Hotels of America Annual Awards of Excellence
Vermont Business Magazine
·
August 23, 2025
Von Trapp Family Lodge and Resort (1942) Stowe, Vermont. Credit: Historic Hotels of America and von Trapp Family Lodge and Resort. Vermont Business Magazine Historic Hotels of America has announced the Nominee Finalists for the 2025 Historic...
Vermont leaders push back against Trump threat to do away with mail-in voting
Rutland Herald - Vermont
·
Vermont officials are pushing back on a threat from President Donald Trump to do away with mail-in ballots and “voting machines.” On Monday, Trump, a Republican, posted to his Truth Social account, “I am going to lead a movement to get rid of...
Vermont’s new education law signals an end to state funding for religious schools
VTDigger - Vermont
·
August 20, 2025
Mount St. Joseph Academy in Rutland and Rice Memorial High School in South Burlington. Photos by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger and Jim Welch/VTDigger Since 2021, religious schools in Vermont have been receiving an increasing amount of money through...
U.S. Unauthorized Immigrant Population Reached a Record 14 Million in 2023
Pew Research Center
·
August 21, 2025
How we did this Pew Research Center conducted this research to understand changes in the unauthorized immigrant population in the United States. The Center has published estimates of the U.S. unauthorized immigrant population for more than two...
Women's Basketball Releases 2025-26 Schedule
Lindenwood University Athletics - Missouri
·
August 20, 2025
Story Links The Lindenwood women's basketball program announced its full 2025-26 schedule on Monday. The Lions will play a total of 31 games, including 14 inside Hyland Arena. Lindenwood is set to open the year on November 5 in St. Charles, Mo....
Rep. Monique Priestley: A response to Vermont’s SNAP data disclosure
VTDigger - Vermont
·
August 21, 2025
Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and do not represent VTDigger’s views. To submit a...
Vermont DOL awards grants to support youth workforce training and career pathways
Vermont Business Magazine
·
August 20, 2025
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Labor (VDOL) has awarded two grants to the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps (VYCC) to expand access to workforce training and career development for Vermont youth. “These grants reflect the...
Ilona Maher wants America to fall in love with rugby during Women's World Cup
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
·
SUNDERLAND, England (AP) — Ilona Maher’s mission at the Women’s Rugby World Cup is about more than just winning games. Heading into the United States’ tournament opener on Friday, the world’s most followed rugby player on social media wants to get...
Why women’s rugby star Ilona Maher mulls switch to WWE and later Hollywood
The Indian Express
·
August 21, 2025
Maher-vellous.That could very well be the ring name for US women’s rugby star Ilona Maher, if and when she makes the switch to World Wrestling Entertainment. The 29-year-old from Burlington, Vermont is a two-time Olympian who won bronze in Rugby...
Ian Davis to lead the Vermont Captive Insurance Association as President
Reinsurance News
·
August 21, 2025
The Vermont Captive Insurance Association (VCIA), a global captive insurance trade association, has announced the appointment of Ian Davis as its new President. A highly respected leader, Davis brings to his new role over a decade of industry...
Vermont Racial Justice Alliance announces "1619"
Vermont Business Magazine
·
August 20, 2025
Documentaries, Traveling Exhibit and Press Conference Leading up to Vermont Commemoration of First African Landing Day Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Racial Justice Alliance (VRJA) has announced the activities leading up to the...
Vermont Book Reviews: Garrett Graff, Kerstin Lange & More
Seven Days - Vermont
·
August 20, 2025
August is hot, but also everything is starting to turn brown and die, and the only thing to do under these conditions is stare into the middle distance and sigh at intervals. We'd wager about $7 that if you drew up a little chart showing how many...
Vermont author explores 1980s love triangle in new novel
The Mountain Times - Vermont
·
August 20, 2025
The vibrant culture and economic contrasts of 1980s London set the stage for “Mandy and the Pharaohs,” the second novel by Vermont author Dora Campbell. Set between 1984 and 1985, the story follows Mandy, a divorced 30-something hair salon owner...
USA's unlikely Women's Rugby World Cup triumph: Locks from Hell, KGB agents, and a White House visit
The Athletic
·
August 21, 2025
Few outside the United States gave the team much of a chance. The U.S. is not a traditional rugby nation and the squad had barely trained together ahead of the inaugural Women’s Rugby World Cup. Many of them had never even met each other before....
Troop B commander plans to run in Assembly race
Adirondack Daily Enterprise - New York
·
Major Brent Davison poses at the Troop B headquarters in Ray Brook. Davison took command of Troop B in 2023. (Enterprise photo — Sydney Emerson) RAY BROOK — State Police Troop B Commander Maj. Brent Davison is planning to run in the expected...
Vermont Public wins Edward R. Murrow Award for 2024 solar eclipse coverage
Vermont Business Magazine
·
August 20, 2025
Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Public has been honored with a National Edward R. Murrow Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) for its multimedia coverage of the 2024 total solar eclipse. Vermont Public received...
Ten Stars To Watch At The 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup In England
FloRugby - Texas
·
August 20, 2025
Now just mere days away from kick-off, the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup is shaping up to be a watershed moment for the sport. Predicted to smash all previous attendance and viewership records including an opening match that is due to have more...