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Burlington Lead Program Leaves Low-Income Residents Worried Over Temporary Displacement

July 14, 2022November 10, 2023 Matt Moore

Burlington Housing Authority residents are concerned and confused by a lead removal program’s unclear temporary relocation plans, which require them to find housing using substandard stipends and accommodations far below the costs of housing in Burlington.

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News & Analysis

Ed Adrian Resigns from VT Commission on Women After “Harmful, Embarrassing, Egregious Behavior”

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 Matt Moore

An investigation by The Rake Vermont discovered that Burlington attorney and former Ward 1 city councilor Ed Adrian resigned from the Vermont Commission on Women (VCW) shortly after he engaged in an aggressive line of questioning of an abuse survivor during a February 2022 VCW meeting.

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News & Analysis

Edging Toward Disaster: Disgraced Vermont Drug Company & CEO Have History of Breaking Safety Rules

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 Gabrielle Bills

Edge Pharma LLC had “a history of serious violations” before a complaint was filed by the United States on behalf of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on May 20.

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Opinion

Vermont Politicians Respond to Transphobic Rhetoric with More Rhetoric

June 17, 2022November 10, 2023 Emily Rose

In the middle of a spring marked by widespread anti-trans political action and legislation in the US and heightened transphobic and homophobic violence in Vermont, Wright invited right-wing activist Karlyn Borysenko onto his radio program.

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News & Analysis

Thin Blurred Line: Chief Murad Joins ShotSpotter-sponsored Police Think Tank

June 14, 2022November 10, 2023 Emily Rose

Burlington’s interim Chief of Police Murad has joined ex-NYPD Chief Bill Bratton’s new venture, the Public Safety Research Center (PSRC), as a member of its advisory board. The PSRC has only one listed sponsor, ShotSpotter, a controversial gunfire locator service. 

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Opinion

With Fern Feather the State and Media See a Prop, Not a Person

April 27, 2022November 10, 2023 Anonymous

To local media our lives are worth nothing — but our deaths are worth advertising dollars. 

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News & Analysis

Burlington Country Club Receives $200k Break From City

April 14, 2022November 10, 2023 Emily Rose

While the city was struggling to raise money to cover its needs, the Weinberger administration gave a break to one of the city’s most elite and exclusive institutions: it provided a $210,000 water bill write-off to the Burlington Country Club (BCC).

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Woodside
News & Analysis

Abuse and Neglect on DCF’s Watch: Cruelty at Woodside

March 25, 2022March 27, 2023 Langdon Bell

Vermont’s Department of Children and Families (DCF) purportedly exists to protect the children in its care; however, youth lodged at Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in Colchester had the opposite experience.

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Ask a Leftist: Do Leftists Hate Successful People?
Opinion

Ask a Leftist: Do Leftists Hate Successful People?

March 23, 2022September 30, 2022 A Leftist

Dear A Leftist™,

What’s with leftists hating people who make money and are successful?

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News & Analysis

UVM Basketball Silences Social Media Comments After Sexual Assault Allegations

March 12, 2022November 10, 2023 Matt Moore

As part of the university’s response to a series of sexual assault allegations including multiple allegations involving players on the UVM Basketball team, the school has deleted comments from its pages and disabled all comments and replies.

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Opinion

Socialists Should Be Shutting Down Burlington City Hall, Not Running It

February 28, 2022November 10, 2023 The Rake Vermont Editorial Collective

Many of City Hall’s stones were carved by socialist hands. This fact can appear inspirational to leftists who desire to take power within. But let’s not forget who directed those hands: capital.

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Burlington City Hall
Opinion

Why, God: A Painfully Comprehensive Overview of Burlington’s City Council Races

February 25, 2022November 10, 2023 Cocktail Hell

Welcome, valued reader, to The Rake Vermont’s 2022 Burlington City Council Election Prospectus. Below you will find a cursory guide to each of Burlington’s wards

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News & Analysis

In Vermont, Free Speech for Some, Harassment for Others

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 Emily Rose

On the night of December 11, 2020 spray-painted tombstones with the words “here lies progress” appeared outside the homes of two Burlington city councilors, Chip

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Woodside
News & Analysis

Woodside’s Legacy: The Origins of Youth Incarceration in Vermont

February 16, 2022November 10, 2023 Langdon Bell

In light of a civil lawsuit filed last month on behalf of seven youth formerly lodged at Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in Essex, The Rake

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Christopher Aaron Felker
Opinion

Burlington Council Candidate Felker Attempts to Conceal His Transphobia

February 7, 2022November 10, 2023 Alexandra Smith

Ward 3 candidate Christopher-Aaron Felker has scrubbed his public image of his past extremely transphobic comments, now calling for civility and a campaign focused on “community safety,” but he has never publicly apologized or made amends for his history of hateful rhetoric.

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Locals Pay the Price for Vermont’s Olympic Aspirations
News & Analysis

Locals Pay the Price for Vermont’s Olympic Aspirations

January 31, 2022November 10, 2023 Matt Moore

Expensive private elite training academies may block poorer residents from competing at the Olympic level, and increased conglomeration of ski areas by large corporations has priced out many Vermont residents, preventing a majority from even enjoying snowsports recreationally.

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News & Analysis

Inside the Actor’s Precinct: The Rake’s Review of Chief Murad’s Acting Reel

January 20, 2022November 10, 2023 Matt Moore

Before Interim Burlington Police Chief Jon Murad began his career as a police officer in the NYPD (a career that deserves more scrutiny), he tried

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Ask a Leftist: Why don’t homeless people just move south?
Opinion

Ask a Leftist: Why don’t homeless people just move south?

January 14, 2022September 30, 2022 A Leftist

“Dear A Leftist™, Why are there homeless people in Vermont during the winter? Why don’t they move south?” There are two tempting and connected ideas

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Public comment speakers at Burlington City Council meeting, December 13, 2021
Opinion

Civility Defeated, Sears Lane Defended

January 12, 2022February 3, 2022 Jasper Brown

Though weeks have passed since the City of Burlington’s removal of the Sears Lane community, its impact remains fresh, as those displaced continue to seek

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Governor Phil Scott
News & Analysis

Governor Scott’s Kingdom for a Workforce: A 2022 State of the State Breakdown

January 7, 2022January 7, 2022 Cocktail Hell

On January 5, Governor Phil Scott stood at a wooden lectern in front of the Vermont state flag and issued his annual State of the

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