A voice against hate: when David Moats threw himself into the heart of the most impassioned and bitter battle Vermont has known since the Civil War, he was looking only to bring reason to his state. Instead he made history

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The issue of the legality of same-sex marriage divided the state of Vermont. A ruling that allowed gay or lesbian couples the same legal rights as married couples was praised by newspaper editor David Moats, and the paper won a Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for the editorials.

Social aspects, Gays, Achievements and awards, Social policy, Same-sex marriage, Journalists, 2001 AD, Pulitzer prizes

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Fortune's fool

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Michael Allen of Lewiston, ME, won $5.86 mil in the lottery in 1988. Allen was generous to the point of being gullible to his family and friends who squandered his money away. Allen was murdered on April 1997 by 2 of his tenants who have been convicted in the case.

Cases, Behavior, Murder, Lottery winners, Lewiston, Maine, Allen, Michael

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Looking for strangers

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A situation outside the Customs and Immigration station on the U.S. side of the Richford, Vermont, U.S. - Canada crossing is narrated. The locals, the farmers who live around, know a stranger when they see one and call the Customs whenever they can identify one.

General services, Management dynamics, Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities, Border Enforcement Activities, Management, Safety and security measures, Company business management, Border patrols, Richford, Vermont

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