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Author Archives: Jon Margolis

Jon Margolis is the author of "The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964." Margolis left the Chicago Tribune early in 1995 after 23 years as Washington correspondent, sports writer, correspondent-at-large and general columnist. He was previously the Albany Bureau Chief for Newsday and has also been a reporter for the Bergen Record in Hackensack, N.J.; the Miami Herald and the Concord Monitor (N.H.). A native of New Jersey, Margolis graduated from Oberlin College in 1962. He served in the U.S. Army.

State's Attorney TJ Donovan, who is challenging Bill Sorrell to take over the Attorney General's office. VTD Photo/Taylor Dobbs
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Margolis: In Vermont, it’s never too late to be re-elected

by Jon Margolis August 29, 2012, 7:19 pmJanuary 7, 2016, 11:31 am
Posted inEconomy

Margolis: Lottery survey lacks telling numbers

by Jon Margolis August 17, 2012, 12:02 amAugust 24, 2012, 12:12 pm
Chittenden County State's Attorney TJ Donovan gives a speech at the launch of his campaign for Attorney General. VTD Photo/Taylor Dobbs
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Margolis: When push comes to shove

by Jon Margolis August 6, 2012, 10:09 pmJanuary 7, 2016, 11:31 am
Governor Peter Shumlin praised Chittenden County State's Attorney T.J. Donovan's rapid intervention program at a press conference Tuesday. VTD Photo/Taylor Dobbs
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Margolis: Shumlin’s cash position gives him the edge over Brock; Donovan outstrips Sorrell’s fundraising effort

by Jon Margolis July 17, 2012, 5:02 amJanuary 7, 2016, 11:31 am
Sen. Vince Illuzzi. VTD file/Josh Larkin
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Jon Margolis: Will Illuzzi’s past hurt his chances – and should it?

by Jon Margolis June 28, 2012, 11:34 pmSeptember 3, 2024, 4:05 pm
Sen. Randy Brock submitted his petition to get on the ballot as a gubernatorial candidate. VTD Photo/Taylor Dobbs
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Margolis: Coming out of the gate, GOP already a nose behind

by Jon Margolis June 21, 2012, 11:45 pmSeptember 3, 2024, 4:08 pm
Posted inEnvironment, Government & Politics

Margolis: Will the wind issue blow voters to Brock?

by Jon Margolis June 15, 2012, 4:30 pmFebruary 2, 2019, 12:23 pm
The view of Jon Graham's house from Route 100 in Rochester. VTD/Josh Larkin
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Shumlin’s record: The new governor managed the Tropical Storm Irene crisis with aplomb

by Jon Margolis June 11, 2012, 8:51 pmJune 15, 2012, 3:19 pm
Posted inEconomy

Margolis: MEMORANDUM – EXTRA-HYPER-SUPER CONFIDENTIAL

by Jon Margolis June 3, 2012, 11:01 pmJune 10, 2012, 10:48 am
Posted inHealth

Margolis: Why the prescription drug database issue will be back — next session and this campaign season

by Jon Margolis May 20, 2012, 10:00 pmMay 28, 2012, 5:30 am
Amy Ligay, executive director of the Children's Early Learning Center, stands with Sen. Peter Shumlin in 2010. Ligay, a member of the American Federation of Teachers, said childcare workers would campaign for Shumlin.
Posted inEducation

Margolis: The politics of a union drive in which the members are the bosses

by Jon Margolis April 17, 2012, 9:41 pmApril 22, 2012, 8:02 pm
Posted inEnvironment, Government & Politics

Recycling bill might, ultimately, be too much of a good thing

by Jon Margolis April 15, 2012, 8:50 pmApril 22, 2012, 8:04 pm
Gov. Peter Shumlin.
Posted inEnvironment

Shumlin: Energy efficiency is ‘collective responsibility’

by Jon Margolis April 11, 2012, 9:47 pmFebruary 2, 2019, 12:29 pm
Gov. Peter Shumlin, Feb. 22, 2012. VTD/Alan Panebaker
Posted inEnvironment, Government & Politics

Margolis: Misunderstanding over merger payback threatens to blow up into major political storm

by Jon Margolis April 6, 2012, 8:02 pmFebruary 2, 2019, 1:13 pm

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