Derek Brouwer
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This is no place to be reading of temporal things Reporter @sevendaysvt Email: [email protected]
Burlington, VT
Joined April 2012
Evictions in ChitCo in 2023 have already blown past a 10-year high. Sheriff Dan Gamelin is called upon to remove tenants daily, adding to an already unprecedented homelessness problem. I joined for a dozen house calls. The depth of the crisis was clear.
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RT @vermontpublic: Using death certificates, public obituaries, police reports and interviews, Vermont Public and @sevendaysvt set out to c….
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RT @sevendaysvt: The scam that cost Jeanette Voss her life savings began with alarm bells. In 2021, a siren-like screech blared from her l….
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RT @clamdin: My latest scoop in @sevendaysvt: The mother of a 14-yr-old Black teen sues the City of #BTV, alleging excessive force by @OneN….
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RT @WKCRFM: Tonight's Deep Focus (1/22) is on Don Cherry, a deeply missed friend of WKCR. Don was a frequent guest on Mitch Goldman's show.….
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A new program to help women get back on their feet after prison -- by providing jobs, housing and support in Middlebury -- is already in disarray.
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This story is just a wild example of private property rights colliding with the public interest at a time when eminent domain is treated as a third rail.
After Tropical Storm Irene, a study found that reconnecting a nearby floodplain could reduce future flooding in Waterbury by a foot. But landowners refused to participate, and the state declined to intervene.
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RT @sevendaysvt: Tenants are contending with rent hikes that have gobbled up wage gains, and they're trapped by minuscule vacancy rates and….
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“There needs to be a structural, permanent solution to address housing insecurity and evictions.”.
Enjoyed chatting with @AlisoninV @sevendaysvt about my book, LIVE TO SEE THE DAY, policymaking at the Senate, and why we need a structural solution for the housing crisis in Vermont
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New details in here about Eaton, including his (now-hidden) tweets in which he appeared to support nationhood for Palestine.
Was the Burlington man charged with shooting three college students of Palestinian descent driven by hate? We dove into his background to try and find out. Prosecutors are busy trying to do the same
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RT @RealGoldSasha: In an October 17 post responding to a different article, Eaton wrote that "the notion that Hamas is 'evil' for defending….
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RT @ndhapple: “Yet rather than be held accountable, a [Times] investigation has found, city and state agencies have repeated the same error….
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RT @sevendaysvt: The Vermont Criminal Justice Council was "taken aback" by Burlington Police Chief Jon Murad's behavior during an August 20….
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RT @AlisoninV: My story on the state of reading instruction in #vted is finally in the world. As a former elementary teacher trained in #ba….
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RT @RealGoldSasha: This week's cover story by @CFlandersVT and @derekwbrouwer is a must-read: A Young Man's Path Through the Mental Health….
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RT @CFlandersVT: In 2020, a young man went to the ER because he thought strangers wanted to kill him. Two years later, he severely beat h….
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To make matters worse, he discovered that his car insurance — through Geico — wouldn't cover flood damage. Simmons will have to pay back the bank that holds the lien on the wrecked car. He owes $11,500 and makes $19/hr working with homeless youth.
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