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Colin Flanders

Burlington, Essex Junction

Staff Writer at Seven Days

Staff writer for @sevendaysvt, currently covering health care. Send tips/feedback to [email protected].

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  • 1 week ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

    click to enlarge U.S. House Republicans passed a multi-trillion dollar budget bill last week that would significantly slash Medicaid, the government-sponsored insurance program for people with low incomes or disabilities.

  • 1 week ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

    click to enlarge Jamie Strotmeyer was driving between haul-away gigsaround 10:30 a.m. on May 20 when he noticed dark smoke rising above the treetops along South Burlington’s Dorset Street. He pulled into a nearby condominium village and located the source: the second-story window of a brick townhouse. Strotmeyer saw no one outside despite the blaring smoke alarms.

  • 2 weeks ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

    click to enlarge A self-described "weather geek," Mike Cannon says he's studied enough forecasts over his 66 years to warrant a degree in meteorology. Every morning, he reviews the National Weather Service's written forecast, a jargon-filled report posted on a web page that looks like it was last updated before Y2K.

  • 2 weeks ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

    click to enlarge Overdose deaths fell in Vermont for the second consecutive year, the state Department of Health reported Monday, mimicking a national trend that has encouraged experts despite uncertainty over which interventions are having the biggest impact. The number of people who fatally overdosed in Vermont last year — 183 — represents a nearly 25 percent decline from the 236 deaths recorded in 2023.

  • 3 weeks ago | sevendaysvt.com | Colin Flanders

    click to enlarge A Vermont judge on Wednesday will hear arguments in the case of a Russian scientist who was conducting groundbreaking research at Harvard University before getting swept up in the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration crackdown.

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26 Sep 24

RT @sevendaysvt: In recent months, Seven Days reporters spoke with recent arrivals from Afghanistan as they navigated the language and ritu…

Colin Flanders
Colin Flanders @CFlandersVT
24 Sep 24

RT @billbarnwell: This is where Terry McLaurin was when Jayden Daniels threw that ball. What a game!! https://t.co/484MZTHpMj

Colin Flanders
Colin Flanders @CFlandersVT
24 Sep 24

RT @granthpaulsen: This throw. Taking an absolute shot. To put the game on ice. Big boy stuff. https://t.co/68GjDyMHME