{"id":541091,"date":"2023-05-31T16:17:49","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T20:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/?page_id=541091"},"modified":"2025-06-03T18:00:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T22:00:24","slug":"life-culture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/life-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Life and Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Burlington\u2019s first-ever \u2018sex week\u2019 celebrates inclusivity in sex education<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t

Co-hosted by the Pride Center of Vermont, the week features an array of workshops, panels, performances and mixers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Young Writers Project: ‘A young poet\u2019s manifesto’<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t

This week\u2019s Young Writers Project entry is \u201cA young poet\u2019s manifesto\u201d by Oliver Ellis, 14, of Belmont. Artwork is \u201cSunshine\u201d by Molly Quavelin, 16, of Burlington.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Give pizza a chance: Johnson feeds the town with community oven<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t

The\u00a0community oven was first lit\u00a0in late October 2017, built in an effort led by former legislator and selectboard member Mark Woodward and librarian Jen Burton.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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Howard Dean says it\u2019s time to pass the torch. So why is he still embracing the fire?<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t

\u201cYeah, you\u2019ve got a neofascist government,\u201d says the ever-blunt former Vermont governor and presidential candidate. \u201cBut I\u2019m an optimist, and I\u2019ll tell you why.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t

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