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Tag: Paul Dragon

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Posted inOpinion

Paul Dragon: What happens when Vermont’s rural communities are left behind

by Opinion August 14, 2025, 2:00 pmAugust 14, 2025, 2:00 pm
A campsite with tents, tarps, and clothes hanging on lines is set up among trees in a wooded area with green vegetation.
Posted inHousing

Unsheltered homelessness spikes in Vermont as need outstrips safety net 

by Carly Berlin July 30, 2025, 4:31 pmJuly 31, 2025, 10:07 am
A person in a black jacket and red pants walks across a parking lot in front of a two-story blue motel building with a parked car.
Posted inHousing

Plan would overhaul Vermont’s response to homelessness, dissolving statewide motel program

by Carly Berlin April 18, 2025, 3:43 pmApril 18, 2025, 4:27 pm
A room with three single beds, each with blue covers, a chair, a baby crib, and a shelf. A window with a blind is on the far wall.
Posted inEconomy

State officials peg shelter cost at $3M, with large share for contract staff 

by Carly Berlin November 12, 2024, 6:15 pmNovember 13, 2024, 11:52 am
Commentaries: opinion pieces by community members.
Posted inOpinion

Paul Dragon: Reinstate the emergency shelter program

by Opinion September 24, 2024, 6:45 amSeptember 25, 2024, 3:08 pm
A man walks towards Fletcher Free Library, where a chalkboard sign indicates it is a cooling site with a drawing of a fan.
Posted inEnvironment

Unhoused Vermonters get extra help in bitter cold but must largely manage extreme heat on their own

by Carly Berlin May 21, 2024, 5:29 pmMay 21, 2024, 5:29 pm
Smiling woman with glasses sitting indoors, with a painting and a door in the background.
Posted inEconomy

As eclipse watchers arrive in Vermont, some motel residents must pack up to make room

by Carly Berlin April 5, 2024, 5:18 pmApril 5, 2024, 5:18 pm
Posted inOpinion

Paul Dragon: Our unhoused neighbors — out of sites, out of minds 

by Opinion August 6, 2023, 7:07 amOctober 17, 2024, 8:05 pm
a person sitting at a table with a water bottle.
Posted inEnvironment

Heavy rains bring more hardship for unhoused people in Burlington

by Peter D'Auria July 11, 2023, 4:43 pmJuly 11, 2023, 6:52 pm
A man walks towards Fletcher Free Library, where a chalkboard sign indicates it is a cooling site with a drawing of a fan.
Posted inHealth

Vermonters living outside face barriers to access cool shelter in hot weather

A woman with long straight hair, smiles at the camera outdoors, standing in front of trees and a fence. by Emma Cotton and Erin Petenko July 4, 2023, 7:13 am
Posted inOpinion

Paul Dragon: Pride Month: a moment to celebrate and renew our commitment

by Opinion June 22, 2023, 7:10 amOctober 17, 2024, 8:05 pm
a woman kneeling on the ground next to a pile of bags.
Posted inGovernment & Politics

After last-ditch legal effort fails, hundreds of unhoused Vermonters are evicted from motel program

A woman with long straight hair, smiles at the camera outdoors, standing in front of trees and a fence. by Lola Duffort, Patrick Crowley, Kevin O'Connor, Emma Cotton and Erin Petenko June 1, 2023, 6:21 pmJune 1, 2023, 6:31 pm
Motel balcony with mountains behind
Posted inGovernment & Politics

As motel program winds down for unhoused Vermonters, state looks to out-of-state contractors for solution

by Lola Duffort May 25, 2023, 7:45 pmMay 25, 2023, 7:45 pm
Posted inOpinion

Dragon-Minter-O’Farrell: We can end child homelessness now

by Opinion January 25, 2023, 7:10 am

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