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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.

Representatives of the NRC give a presentation on Vermont Yankee's most recent safety assessment at a public hearing on Wednesday at Brattleboro Union High School. Photo by David Shaw, The Commons
Posted inEnvironment

Margolis: Powering up electricity lessons

by Jon Margolis June 27, 2011, 1:02 amFebruary 2, 2019, 1:39 pm
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Vermont GOP’s ordination of a gubernatorial candidate a ways off

by Jon Margolis June 8, 2011, 1:19 amJanuary 7, 2016, 11:53 am
Like other Americans, Vermonters may say they prefer local and homegrown, but they also like the standardization and low prices of corporate chains.
Posted inEconomy

Corporate middlemen accused of pushing out independent pharmacies in Vermont

by Jon Margolis May 30, 2011, 12:30 amJune 6, 2011, 8:10 am
Elm Street apartments overlooking the North Branch in Montpelier. VTD/Josh Larkin
Posted inLife & Culture

Affordable housing picture isn’t as bleak as advertised

by Jon Margolis May 16, 2011, 12:10 amMay 23, 2011, 12:32 am
Gov. Peter Shumlin praising the Senate for their work in the first half of the biennial legislative session. VTD/Josh Larkin
Posted inGovernment & Politics

Now that the governor got his wish, the real work begins

by Jon Margolis May 7, 2011, 2:01 amJanuary 7, 2016, 11:53 am
Rep. Shap Smith. VTD/Josh Larkin
Posted inGovernment & Politics

The big three jockey under the boards

by Jon Margolis May 4, 2011, 1:23 amJanuary 7, 2016, 11:53 am
Posted inEnvironment

Montpelier biomass may make capital bill cut; Ethan Allen Room up for grabs

by Jon Margolis May 4, 2011, 12:08 amFebruary 2, 2019, 1:41 pm
Sen. Vince Illuzzi. VTD file/Josh Larkin
Posted inEconomy

Jobs bill menu is thin fare

by Jon Margolis May 4, 2011, 12:00 amMay 7, 2011, 2:37 am
Two Capitol Police officers take down the Vermont state flag outside the Statehouse last week. VTD/Josh Larkin.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

House, Senate set for final countdown

by Jon Margolis April 28, 2011, 12:05 amNovember 7, 2024, 8:09 pm
Sen. Bobby Starr. VTD/Josh Larkin
Posted inEconomy

Plum Creek, take 2: Lawmakers give corporation a pass in jobs bill

by Jon Margolis April 27, 2011, 12:08 amMay 3, 2011, 12:40 am
The dry cask storage units outside of the Vermont Yankee plant. Photo by Laura Frohn, News21.org
Posted inEconomy, Environment

State will likely bank on power from Vermont Yankee after March 2012

by Jon Margolis April 25, 2011, 12:01 amFebruary 2, 2019, 1:42 pm
John Perry, who retired last year as director of planning for the Vermont Department of Corrections, said sending hard-core drug addicts directly to treatment instead of prison could save the state’s taxpayers roughly $4 million a year. StockXchng illustration.
Posted inPublic Safety

No.1 method for cutting recidivism among addicts? Don’t send people to jail

by Jon Margolis April 21, 2011, 12:01 amAugust 10, 2011, 7:02 am
Rep. George Till. File photo by Josh Larkin
Posted inHealth

Stir over survey scratches surface of real issue: Some docs could earn less

by Jon Margolis April 15, 2011, 12:37 amApril 22, 2011, 2:06 am
Posted inLife & Culture

Great Vermont pastime wanes as deer herd increases

by Jon Margolis March 30, 2011, 1:50 amApril 14, 2011, 4:12 pm

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