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Wilson Ring @wringap

Retired Vermont correspondent of The Associated Press.

Joined June 2009
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Wilson Ring@wringap
18 Mar 2024
In Vermont, 'Town Meeting' is democracy embodied. What can the rest of the country learn from it? (from @AP) apnews.com/article/11d7d1b63…

In Vermont, 'Town Meeting' is democracy embodied. What can the rest of the country learn from it?

Democracy takes many forms, and some are more direct than others. In Vermont, the tradition of Town Meeting is very direct.

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Wilson Ring@wringap
30 Jun 2023
The world's tallest flagpole. A tiny Maine town. An idea meant to unite people is dividing them (from @AP) apnews.com/article/1e4e4069e…
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Wilson Ring@wringap
7 Jun 2023
Bottomless supply? Concerns of limited Canadian hydropower as U.S. seeks to decarbonize grid (from @AP) apnews.com/article/885b0bdee…

Bottomless supply? Concerns of limited Canadian hydropower as U.S. seeks to decarbonize grid

An ambitious push to decarbonize Canada’s grid and the nation’s growing demand for green energy is causing concerns in the U.S. that Canadian hydro supplies aren’t as plentiful as they used to be.

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Jack Thurston@JackThurstonVT
2 Jun 2023
What a treat it was to celebrate the long career in Vermont journalism of Wilson Ring — who’s retiring after more than 30 years covering #VT for clients of the @AP around the world. Thank you, Wilson, for all your excellent reporting and supportive friendship to many!
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Stewart Ledbetter@StewartVT
26 May 2023
TONIGHT on Vermont This Week, catch up on the week's news & then a heartfelt farewell to our wonderful @vermontpublic viewers. @wringap @AnneWallAllen @mcquiston and I will see you at 7:30 tonight. #vtpoli #vtw #btv
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Wilson Ring@wringap
13 May 2023
Real-life 'The Queen's Gambit': Custodian leads school chess teams in Maine (from @AP) apnews.com/article/dfd4b7736…

Real-life 'The Queen's Gambit': Custodian leads school chess teams in Maine

“The Queen’s Gambit” is playing out in real life in Maine, where a custodian is coaching his schools’ chess teams to national acclaim. Part-time chess coach and full-time custodian David Bishop led...

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Wilson Ring@wringap
12 May 2023
Tiny bats provide 'glimmer of hope' against a fungus that threatened entire species (from @AP) apnews.com/article/5f27793e2…

Tiny bats provide 'glimmer of hope' against a fungus that threatened entire species

Scientists studying bat species that have been hit hard by the fungus that causes white nose syndrome say there is a glimmer of good news against the disease that has killed millions of bats across...

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Wilson Ring@wringap
19 Apr 2023
Vermont capital springs to life through poetry each April (from @AP) apnews.com/article/bd5547c62…

Vermont capital springs to life through poetry each April

Each April, the country’s smallest capital city goes all out to celebrate poetry. Storefronts and restaurant windows around Montpelier, Vermont, are graced with poems written by Vermonters of all...

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Wilson Ring@wringap
6 Apr 2023
Overfishing threatens a way of life in the Bahamas (from @AP) apnews.com/article/08c4c37a1…

In Bahamas, conch fishing is way of life. But for how long?

The potential loss of conch in the Bahamas reflects the threat overfishing poses around the world to traditional foods. Nowhere is as synonymous with a seafood as the Bahamas is with conch, a marine...

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Wilson Ring@wringap
28 Mar 2023
Handmade blankets welcome refugees, immigrants to US (from @AP) apnews.com/article/1ace8330f…

Handmade blankets welcome refugees, immigrants to US

One hand-crocheted blanket came with a note saying “Welcome to the USA" and advising the recipient to dress warmly in Vermont.

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Wilson Ring@wringap
17 Feb 2023
Great job from my buddy, ⁦@andrewselsky⁩ Oregon, a hotbed of extremism, seeks to curb paramilitaries (from @AP) apnews.com/article/39f77e0b5…

Oregon, a hotbed of extremism, seeks to curb paramilitaries

Oregon's Legislature is considering a bill that experts say would create the nation’s most comprehensive law against paramilitary activity.

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Wilson Ring@wringap
21 Dec 2022
The AP Interview: Vermont Sen. Leahy ponders his legacy (from @AP) apnews.com/article/d5c45691e…

The AP Interview: Vermont Sen. Leahy ponders his legacy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Patrick Leahy lingered on a narrow balcony on the west side of the U.S. Capitol, soaking in a panoramic view of the National Mall, the Washington Monument and, beyond, the...

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Wilson Ring@wringap
9 Nov 2022
Welch moves from House to Senate to succeed Leahy in Vermont (from @AP) apnews.com/article/91c2cd6d4…
Wilson Ring@wringap
27 Oct 2022
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Candidate likely to become Vermont's 1st woman in Congress

Democrat Becca Balint could be on the verge of being elected the first woman and first openly gay person to represent Vermont in Congress.

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Wilson Ring@wringap
21 Oct 2022
Vermont police charge sheriff candidate for kicking prisoner (from @AP) apnews.com/article/1f2199b7b…
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Wilson Ring@wringap
21 Oct 2022
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Police: Suspect in couple's death lived in woods for months

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man charged with shooting a New Hampshire couple to death on a hiking trail in April had spent months living in nearby woods but disappeared after lying to police just before...

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Wilson Ring@wringap
21 Oct 2022
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US heating worries mount amid growing costs, uncertainty

Families are looking forward with dread as winter approaches with high energy costs and tight fuel supplies. The U.S.

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Wilson Ring@wringap
21 Oct 2022
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Worker who lowered Vermont town's fluoride for years resigns

A town employee who for years quietly lowered the fluoride level in a Vermont community’s drinking water has resigned.

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Wilson Ring@wringap
11 Oct 2022
Ex-sheriff's deputy seen kicking prisoner defends actions (from @AP) apnews.com/article/cd91b6db5…

Ex-sheriff's deputy seen kicking prisoner defends actions

A fired Vermont deputy sheriff who is the only candidate on the November ballot to become sheriff says he did nothing wrong when he kicked a handcuffed and shackled prisoner.

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Wilson Ring@wringap
8 Oct 2022
Town employee quietly lowered fluoride in water for years (from @AP)n apnews.com/article/375fe7224…

Town employee quietly lowered fluoride in water for years

Residents of a small community in Vermont were blindsided last month by news that one official in their water department quietly lowered fluoride levels nearly four years ago.

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