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• Final Reading: Drug shortages may hit Vermont in coming months
  Final Reading: Drug shortages may hit Vermont in coming months -

  Pharmacists tell lawmakers they're blocking stockpiling but still expecting shortages, the House votes out bills for the first time as a remote body, lawmakers hear a proposal for a state-funded relief fund for undocumented immigrants.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Final Reading: Drug shortages may hit Vermont in coming months.

• Scott loosens restrictions on construction, manufacturing and outdoor workers
  Scott loosens restrictions on construction, manufacturing and outdoor workers -

  The governor said crews of five or less will be allowed to return to work, but only with proper health and safety protocols.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Scott loosens restrictions on construction, manufacturing and outdoor workers.

• All staff, residents at Brattleboro nursing home test negative for Covid-19
  All staff, residents at Brattleboro nursing home test negative for Covid-19 -

  The facility-wide testing was carried out after a staffer who had been self-quarantining for two weeks tested positive for the virus.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: All staff, residents at Brattleboro nursing home test negative for Covid-19.

• YWP: Feeling betrayed… again
  YWP: Feeling betrayed… again -

  This week's Young Writers Project is 'Feeling betrayed.. again' by Marina Sprague, 18, of Chelsea.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: YWP: Feeling betrayed… again.

• Blocked by new unemployment system, self-employed say ‘no help available’
  Blocked by new unemployment system, self-employed say ‘no help available’ -

  Some self-employed claimants are being blocked as they file for unemployment insurance through the state's new system.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Blocked by new unemployment system, self-employed say ‘no help available’.

• Covid-19 Roundup: House votes remotely; 2 new cases, 3 deaths; Artist aid arrives
  Covid-19 Roundup: House votes remotely; 2 new cases, 3 deaths; Artist aid arrives -

  A digest of VTDigger's coronavirus coverage from across the state.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Covid-19 Roundup: House votes remotely; 2 new cases, 3 deaths; Artist aid arrives.

• Politifact: Swabs and reagents — the test materials everyone is talking about
  Politifact: Swabs and reagents — the test materials everyone is talking about -

  The swabs that have been required for diagnostic coronavirus tests are not your typical Q-tips.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Politifact: Swabs and reagents — the test materials everyone is talking about.

• Rollout of new court electronic records system in Vermont called a ‘hot mess’
  Rollout of new court electronic records system in Vermont called a ‘hot mess’ -

  Some attorneys expressed frustration over the implementation of the system in three counties this week, resulting in confusion over fees for filings.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Rollout of new court electronic records system in Vermont called a ‘hot mess’.

• Dane Rank: Vermont nursing homes need universal Covid-19 testing now
  Dane Rank: Vermont nursing homes need universal Covid-19 testing now -

  As staff sacrifice so much to take care of our grandmothers and grandfathers, it is upon us to support them by testing to ensure their safety, and the lives of Vermont’s elders.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Dane Rank: Vermont nursing homes need universal Covid-19 testing now.

• As federal business rescue package is approved, users seek changes in requirements
  As federal business rescue package is approved, users seek changes in requirements -

  Some Vermont businesses are unsure that the grant and loan programs will work for them because of the seasonal nature of their businesses or the uncertainty of reopening.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: As federal business rescue package is approved, users seek changes in requirements.

• Curt Kolovson: Tech sciences could be new focus for NVU
  Curt Kolovson: Tech sciences could be new focus for NVU -

  I am fortunate to have had a 40+ year career in Silicon Valley. I have never forgotten my formative years at LSC, and how special a place it is.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Curt Kolovson: Tech sciences could be new focus for NVU.

• Linda Johnson: Advice for parents to ease the stress
  Linda Johnson: Advice for parents to ease the stress -

  Together we will get through this and find our way back to safe, healthy homes, schools and communities.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Linda Johnson: Advice for parents to ease the stress.

• UVM students file class-action suit for reimbursement after school goes online
  UVM students file class-action suit for reimbursement after school goes online -

  The students say they did not receive all the services they paid for due to the university going remote in response to the coronavirus and that the school's refund for room and board is inadequate.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: UVM students file class-action suit for reimbursement after school goes online.

• Welch says he will no longer invest in individual stocks
  Welch says he will no longer invest in individual stocks -

  Rep. Peter Welch said Thursday that he would support legislation barring members of Congress from owning individual stock.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Welch says he will no longer invest in individual stocks.

• Final Reading: Drug shortages may hit Vermont in coming months
  Final Reading: Drug shortages may hit Vermont in coming months -

  Pharmacists tell lawmakers they're blocking stockpiling but still expecting shortages, the House votes out bills for the first time as a remote body, lawmakers hear a proposal for a state-funded relief fund for undocumented immigrants.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Final Reading: Drug shortages may hit Vermont in coming months.

• Scott loosens restrictions on construction, manufacturing and outdoor workers
  Scott loosens restrictions on construction, manufacturing and outdoor workers -

  The governor said crews of five or less will be allowed to return to work, but only with proper health and safety protocols.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Scott loosens restrictions on construction, manufacturing and outdoor workers.

• All staff, residents at Brattleboro nursing home test negative for Covid-19
  All staff, residents at Brattleboro nursing home test negative for Covid-19 -

  The facility-wide testing was carried out after a staffer who had been self-quarantining for two weeks tested positive for the virus.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: All staff, residents at Brattleboro nursing home test negative for Covid-19. Frets on fire error.

• YWP: Feeling betrayed… again
  YWP: Feeling betrayed… again -

  This week's Young Writers Project is 'Feeling betrayed.. again' by Marina Sprague, 18, of Chelsea.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: YWP: Feeling betrayed… again.

• Blocked by new unemployment system, self-employed say ‘no help available’
  Blocked by new unemployment system, self-employed say ‘no help available’ -

  Some self-employed claimants are being blocked as they file for unemployment insurance through the state's new system.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Blocked by new unemployment system, self-employed say ‘no help available’.

• Covid-19 Roundup: House votes remotely; 2 new cases, 3 deaths; Artist aid arrives
  Covid-19 Roundup: House votes remotely; 2 new cases, 3 deaths; Artist aid arrives -

  A digest of VTDigger's coronavirus coverage from across the state.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Covid-19 Roundup: House votes remotely; 2 new cases, 3 deaths; Artist aid arrives.

• Politifact: Swabs and reagents — the test materials everyone is talking about
  Politifact: Swabs and reagents — the test materials everyone is talking about -

  The swabs that have been required for diagnostic coronavirus tests are not your typical Q-tips.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Politifact: Swabs and reagents — the test materials everyone is talking about.

• Rollout of new court electronic records system in Vermont called a ‘hot mess’
  Rollout of new court electronic records system in Vermont called a ‘hot mess’ -

  Some attorneys expressed frustration over the implementation of the system in three counties this week, resulting in confusion over fees for filings.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Rollout of new court electronic records system in Vermont called a ‘hot mess’.

• Dane Rank: Vermont nursing homes need universal Covid-19 testing now
  Dane Rank: Vermont nursing homes need universal Covid-19 testing now -

  As staff sacrifice so much to take care of our grandmothers and grandfathers, it is upon us to support them by testing to ensure their safety, and the lives of Vermont’s elders.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: Dane Rank: Vermont nursing homes need universal Covid-19 testing now.

• As federal business rescue package is approved, users seek changes in requirements
  As federal business rescue package is approved, users seek changes in requirements -

  Some Vermont businesses are unsure that the grant and loan programs will work for them because of the seasonal nature of their businesses or the uncertainty of reopening.

  Read the story on VTDigger here: As federal business rescue package is approved, users seek changes in requirements.

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In American Digger Magazine, you’ll enjoy recent finds shared by our readers, including recovered artifacts such as:. coins from many eras and countries. antique buttons and buckles. antique and modern jewelry. American Revolutionary, Indian and Civil War related relics and artifacts.

WWI and WWII relics. bullets, cannonballs, guns and artillery. a variety of military insignia and equipment. Native American arrowheads and other points. old pottery and bottles. fossils and meteoritesto list just a few examples.