
	Jobless generation Every age group has felt the pain of the current recession, but young Americans under the age of 25 are taking the worst of it. Full Story Hunger in America The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Monday that nearly one in six U. Full Story Shumlin jumps in And then there were five. Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin on Monday became the fifth Democrat to declare his candidacy in hopes of succeeding Republican incumbent Gov. Full Story We need change now For anyone hoping that definitive emissions limits and other aggressive measures to curb rising global temperatures will come out of next month’s United Nations climate summit in Copenhagen, think again. Full Story Teacher retirement must be a priority Burlington Free Press The cost of retirement benefits for public workers is threatening to swallow up the state budget, and it’s a problem that won’t be solved by simply shifting the responsibility for teacher pensions from Montpelier to local school boards. Full Story Pennies from tourists? Once again, Brattleboro is considering adding a 1 percent local option tax on top of the state’s current 6 percent sales tax. Full Story A town divided The Old Bank Lot park in Wilmington, a site that has been a source of controversy ever since a tall wooden pergola was recently built there, last week won an award from the Vermont Division of Historic Preservation. Full Story Too big to exist It took the House nearly 2,000 pages to draft a health care reform bill. Full Story A land fit for heroes The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Readers of a certain age know what happened at that moment in 1918 on the Western Front in France. Full Story Slow motion reform For the first time since Medicare was enacted in 1965, a chamber of Congress has passed health care reform. Full Story State must make Internet available Burlington Free Press The $69 million federal grant to upgrade Vermont's electric grid shows the key role information plays in managing the state's energy future. Full Story U.S. needs to boost math, science skills Often, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is given for work done years ago. Full Story Tearing down The Wall The day the Berlin Wall came down, Nov. 8, 1989, marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War. Full Story