Our Third Annual Youth Chess Day

On Saturday, 160 young Vermonters and their parents joined me and my staff at the Vermont State University in Randolph for our third annual Youth Chess Day. The reason we hold a Youth Chess Day is to encourage young people to learn how to play an intellectually challenging game that is many hundreds of years old and is enjoyed throughout the world.

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Third Annual Youth Chess Day

160 young Vermonters and their parents joined Senator Sanders for the third Annual Youth Chess Day. In the morning, students new to the game had the opportunity to learn and…

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We Must Not Move Toward Authoritarianism

It is no great secret that our country is divided politically. I would hope, however, that all Americans and Vermonters come together to support our democratic way of life and oppose the very aggressive movement toward authoritarianism that the Trump administration is pursuing.

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The Lake Champlain Pond Hockey Classic

Dear Fellow Vermonter,Vermont has some great traditions that go on year after year after year. Pond hockey is one of them. Every year, as the temperatures go down, ice skating rinks…

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