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Vermont-New England Brattleboro Reformer Wednesday, November 1, 2000 Sanders gets workout from opponent on VPR By WILSON RING defense spending, a change from earlier positions in which he advocated a 50 percent cut; he supports the medical use of marijuana and he wouldnt say who he supports in the Vermont governors race. I have a right to make my own decisions, Sanders said in response to a question from Diamondstone about his presidential and gubernatorial choice. Sanders did say he supported Vice President A1 Gore for tions as an opportunity to sound the themes that have become the hallmark of his political career: standing up for the poor, the elderly, the working class and the veterans of America. It also gave Sanders the opportunity to clearly define the political label socialist that is occasionally attached to him. In response to a question from Republican party nominee Karen Kerin, Sanders called himself a democratic socialist.

The reason why I am a demo cratic socialist is that I have a real problem with a society, the society in which we live in today, in which the richest 1 percent of the population owns more wealth than the bottom 90 percent, Sanders said. We are seeing not only more wealth going to the wealthiest people, but we are seeing a great deal of power being exercised by the multinational corporations who have enormous influence over both the Democratic and Republican party, he said. The Vermont Public Radio debate was broken into two 45-minute sections. During the first phase Sanders debated Kerin of Montpelier and Peter Diamond-stone of Brattleboro, the perennial office seeker who this year is carrying the Democratic banner. During the second half of the program Sanders debated University of Vermont professor Daniel H.

Krymkowski, the Libertarian Party candidate; Jack Rogers of Newport, the Grassroots Party candidate; and Randolph farmer Stewart Skrill, an independent. Diamondstone clashed with host Bob Kinzel, protesting the debate format, saying it gave Sanders too much time at the expense of the other candidates. Is this unpaid Sanders programming? Diamondstone asked Kinzel. After several testy exchanges, Kinzel shot back, If you dont want to be here, you dont have to be here. During the course of the debate Sanders said he favored a 20 percent cut in national MONTPELIER Vermonts independent Rep.

Bernard Sanders was put through his paces in a radio debate Tuesday by the five candidates vying to replace him. Vermonts five-term independent congressman fielded questions ranging from defense policy to the medical use of marijuana to who he supports to be the states next governor. The debate was vintage Sanders. He used most of the ques Rate of uninsured children drops to 6 percent in Maine National parties pour money into tight gubernatorial race By GLENN ADAMS AUGUSTA, Maine The number of Maine children who live without health insurance dropped from 30,000 to 18,000 between 1998 and last year, Gov. Angus King said Tuesday.

The drop from 10 percent is 6 percent uninsured gives Maine the fourth-lowest percentage of uninsured children in the nation, King said. Maines overall rate of uninsured residents is also below the national aver-age. That doesnt happen by accident," the governor said at a news conference at MaineGen- MONTPELIER (AP) Less than a week before the election, both national parties are pumping money into Vermonts hotly contested governors race, making it the most expensive governors race in the states history. The Democratic National Committee contributed another $75,000 to Gov. Howard Deans re-election campaign on Monday.

Republican Ruth Dwyers campaign hopes to win another contribution of $50,000 to $100,000 from the national Republican Party this week. The two parties have poured money into Vermont. As of Oct. 25, Dwyer had raised almost $700,000 $300,000 of it from the national party. Dean had nearly $800,000 as of that date, $367,500 from the national party.

It wasnt clear Monday just how the two campaigns would spend this last-minute infusion of cash. Tb be honest with you, I dont know, Dwyer campaign manager Kathie Summers said. Weve saturated TV; weve saturated radio. Ill take a look at it. Dean campaign manager Kate OConnor said she hadnt figured out how to spend the money, either.

National Republican groups said they are investing heavily in Dwyer because they believe she might be able to defeat Dean, a nine-year incumbent. National Democrats are equally determined to help Dean hold his place; he is seen as a national leader among Democratic governors on issues such as health and child welfare. In all, the three major candidates for governor appear likely to spend nearly a total of $2 million this year. Progressive Anthony Pollina has accepted public financing, which limits his spending to $300,000. The 1998 Dean-Dwyer race barely topped $1 million, as did gubernatorial races in 1986 and 1988.

eral Medical Center. He gave credit to his administration and the Legislature for expanding coverage, but added that the job is not finished. Many Maine children are still going without health coverage even though they are eligible for state programs, said King. And he said the high cost of health coverage still constitutes a crisis, although he said that is a separate issue. Focusing on coverage itself, King contrasted the 16 percent uninsured children in 1995 to last years 6 percent.

For Maines adult and child population combined, the uninsured rate dropped from 15 percent in 1997 to 12 percent last year. The 1999 percentage of uninsured children in Maine is the lowest since the late 1980s, according to figures provided by the administration. Nationally, Census Bureau data released in September showed that 42.6 million Americans, or about 15.5 percent of the population, were uninsured last year. In Maine, most residents with health coverage who are not enrolled in private or group policies are covered by Medicaid or the Cub Care program, which targets children. Medicaid and Cub Care combined cost about $1.4 billion a year, two-thirds of it from federal sources, said Human Services Commissioner Kevin Con-cannon.

During its past session, the Legislature expanded eligibility for Cub Care, using money from the tobacco lawsuit settlement. The states cost of lowering the number of uninsured children is less than $10 million a year, administration officials said. Maine has a program to enroll more children in Cub Care and Medicaid, using schools and hospitals as part of its outreach program, said Concannon. Every public and private school child gets an application in the fall from us, said Concannon. Hospitals that treat children write to parents to inform them of eligibility standards.

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She told the group that the language being used to condemn civil unions is hurtful to BURLINGTON (AP) About 1,000 Vermont parents have signed a petition supporting civil unions. Jakki Flanagan of Jericho, one of the 50 people who gathered Monday to present the petition, wants to make sure her three young children are accepted by society regardless of whether they grow up to be gay or straight. I have no idea what their sexual orientation will be but I want to know that theyll be OK either way, she said. Whose children is this endan Nancy Cotton, who has a col-lege-age gay son, spoke about her fears for her sons safety, especially after the beating death of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man in Wyoming a couple of years ago. Im terrified, she said.

I had nightmares. Cotton said she hopes her appeal is heard by those who dont agree with her. She is not trying to change anyones mind, she said, and believes that those who disagree with her have the right to their opinion. She just doesnt want anyone to be hurt. Dog Kennels Card of Thanks The family of Derek Smart- Gordon would like to thank our community, friends and family for all of the support they have given us through this time of great difficulty.

All of your calls, flowers, and deeply felt warmth have helped a great deal in seeing us through this terrible tragedy. It is truly beyond words to express the feelings of gratitude we hold. Our thoughts, prayers, and hearts go out to the other students and families who have experienced this terrible loss. It is truly unimaginable. Our deepest felt appreciation to of you all.

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