Tag Archives: local matters

It’s the Lottery’s Fault?

Posted on May 10, 2008 by Kirk M

I read an article today in one of the local newspapers about the 30th anniversary of the Vermont lottery and the possibility of expanding the lottery in various yet unsaid ways. What caught my attention about this article was that … Continue reading →

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Love That Local Humor

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Kirk M

Yup! You just have to love our local humor. (Source: The Barton Chronicle, Vol. 35, #16, April 23rd, 2008)

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17% of Vermonters Admit Driving Drunk

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Kirk M

I banged into my local news site today and I immediately zoned in on this headline: 17% of Vermonters Admit Driving Drunk Washington, D.C. – April 23, 2008 According to a new federal report, nearly one in six motorists in … Continue reading →

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Irish Missile Launched at Newport, VT. Lands in Tree

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Kirk M

Grandad launched a (left over Russian Cold War era) Missile at my town today but instead of exploding properly, wreaking death and destruction everywhere, it instead embedded itself in my neighbors tree.   (Photo Courtesy of Sixty via a Weather … Continue reading →

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An Alfred Hitchcock Moment on Rt. 100

Posted on December 10, 2007 by Kirk M

Rt.100, somewhere between West Dover and Podunk, somewhere between 2:30 and 3:00 AM Sunday morning; a body lies in the road. The body is male. If you could get a good look at him you might notice that he’s probably … Continue reading →

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Wind Towers-Complaining for all the wrong reasons.

Posted on November 30, 2007 by Kirk M

I don’t usually blog about local matters but this controversy about wind towers being built atop some of our mountains and ridges is beginning to get my goat. And just so you know, I think it’s a viable solution to … Continue reading →

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