U.S. Sen. Bernie
Sanders has been railing about the shrinking middle class for years, but until
now, he didn’t know the extent of the problem. But after appealing to his
constituents to tell their stories of economic hardship, he got more than 800
responses that outlined in heart-wrenching personal detail how hard some have
it these days.
Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.:
Bloggers will be given unprecedented access to the Democratic National
Convention, including Vermont’s Green Mountain Daily;
Sixteen members of
the Vermont Army National Guard have been honored for their service in Afghanistan; In some
households, family pets are becoming the victim of the economic downturn…
