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Brush is a leader of a national movement to empower people with spinal cord injuries, and her foundation grants about $1 million per year to help people with disabilities purchase adaptive sports equipment and maintain an active lifestyle. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Conversation: ‘You have a choice on how you respond.’ Kelly Brush on thriving after a life-altering accident .
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The life-sized inflatable whale model allows children to see inside the anatomy and life of a humpback named Nile, and is part of a summer reading partnership between the McCullough Library and the Bennington Free Library. Read the story on VTDigger here: Into the belly of the whale: Summer readers embark on a unique voyage .
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Organized by people in recovery from substance use disorder, the event brings together an often stigmatized community to share their stories. Read the story on VTDigger here: Annual recovery summit aims to explain the unexplainable .
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Developers are mulling investment strategies for affordable housing in Vermont as federal funding sources run dry. Read the story on VTDigger here: New affordable multi-family housing opens in Rutland .
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Beavers provide broad benefits to Vermont's landscape, but the people who bear the personal costs of living near them shouldn't have to foot the bill alone. Read the story on VTDigger here: Compensate Vermonters for the cost of coexisting with beavers .