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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.

Posted inGovernment & Politics

Margolis: Annoying as it may be, we all need government

by Jon Margolis January 28, 2019, 9:03 pmOctober 15, 2024, 1:55 pm
Tim Ashe, Phil Scott
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Margolis: Politics and preemptive strikes early in the session

by Jon Margolis January 20, 2019, 2:50 pmOctober 21, 2024, 8:31 pm
Bernie Sanders
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Margolis: Vermont paper’s ‘begging’ Sanders not to run goes viral

by Jon Margolis January 9, 2019, 6:21 pm
Bernie Sanders
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Margolis: Bernie would be 83 after a term as president. Is that too old?

by Jon Margolis January 1, 2019, 2:36 pmJanuary 1, 2019, 2:47 pm
State Board
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Margolis: Where have all the Act 46 advocates gone?

by Jon Margolis December 26, 2018, 10:25 amDecember 26, 2018, 6:35 pm
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Margolis: Political tribalism may keep some from accepting global warming

by Jon Margolis December 10, 2018, 2:06 pm
President George H. W. Bush
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Margolis: Remembering George H.W. Bush’s sense of balance

by Jon Margolis December 3, 2018, 3:59 am
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Margolis: Avenatti bust let Vermont Democratic officials off the hook

by Jon Margolis November 19, 2018, 11:07 amNovember 20, 2018, 2:40 pm
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Margolis: Most Americans hold liberal views, so why so many ‘conservatives’?

by Jon Margolis November 9, 2018, 7:00 pmNovember 9, 2018, 10:56 pm
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Margolis: In Vermont, we love our status quo

by Jon Margolis November 7, 2018, 11:52 amNovember 8, 2018, 1:51 pm
Voting here today sign outside Montpelier City Hall. VTD/Josh Lakrin
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Margolis: Maybe somebody should say a good word about citizenship

by Jon Margolis November 5, 2018, 5:59 pmOctober 14, 2024, 3:29 pm
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Margolis: Advice for colleges: Do not engage these bigoted trolls

by Jon Margolis November 1, 2018, 1:57 pmNovember 1, 2018, 2:04 pm
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Margolis: Poll results not all that cheery for the governor

by Jon Margolis October 24, 2018, 5:48 pmOctober 24, 2018, 11:51 pm
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Margolis: A reminder that the 2-party system isn’t all that bad

by Jon Margolis October 19, 2018, 6:09 pmOctober 19, 2018, 6:07 pm

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