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Music
Plucked From Obscurity
Local luthier Craig Anderson is ready for his close-up
Craig Anderson sold the first acoustic guitar he ever built — what was left of it — for a hundred bucks. It was made… -
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Christ has Risen
This kind of "news" is a guilty pleasure for me. Blogged with the Flock Browser… -
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Talking Points TV
The New York Times steps up with a major piece of investigative reporting that does for television what the Judith Miller affair did for,… -
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Arts + Culture
Sub Traction
John Abele and the search for the USS Grunion
John Abele was 5 years old when his mother Catherine received the telegram from Washington, D.C. It was September 29, 1942. “The Navy Department… -
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News
Barring the Door
Attorney Josh Lobe talks foreclosures and fairness
You won’t see Joshua B. Lobe in a courtroom very often. But he’s practicing as much law as any attorney in Vermont these days. Lobe’s… -
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Former Freeps Columnist Buys Franklin County Weekly
Ed Shamy, former news columnist for The Burlington Free Press, and his wife, Kim Asch, have purchased the County Courier, the weekly newspaper for Franklin… -
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What's Next for Vermont's Economy?
Local experts weigh in on the state's financial future
Governor Jim Douglas was well on his way to a fourth term November 4 when the IBM microchip plant in Essex Junction announced it was… -
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Dewey . . . uh, Ashe Defeats Barnard
The Burlington Free Press is reporting that Tim Ashe did in fact win a Senate seat yesterday. The Freeps story, all five sentences, says that… -
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Arts + Culture
Shortage of Psychiatrists Strains Vermont's Mental-Health System
Local Matters
Ken Libertoff had his jacket on and was almost out the door late one Friday afternoon when the phone rang in his office at… -
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"Please Talk to Us"
Just before they repaired to Red Rocks Park for cookies and cider, the protesters who lined Industrial Parkway, in front of Burton Snowboards, turned… -
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Techno Tally
A Montpelier software developer racks up "yes" votes overseas.
The U.S. prides itself on exporting democracy, but it’s not so great at getting ballots into the hands of its own citizens overseas. Two… -
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News
NYU Professor Says 2008 Election at Risk of Fraud
Local Matters
Mark Crispin Miller has a theory about why John McCain picked Sarah Palin to be his vice-presidential running mate. It’s grounded in two bits… -
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Burton Critics to Rally at Company's Headquarters
After failing to get a response from Burton Snowboards, citizens and anti-violence groups intend to express their displeasure with two controversial product lines by… -
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Board Critics to March on Burton
After failing to get a response from Burton Snowboards, citizens and anti-violence groups intend to express their displeasure with two controversial product lines by… -
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South Burlington Divided on Proposed Police Station
Local Matters
The Calkins natural area, in South Burlington, is a gently rolling expanse of wildflowers, hardwood forest and wetlands. Voters approved the city’s purchase of… -
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News
Critics of Burton Snowboards Request Meeting with Company
Local Matters
At least two anti-violence organizations have asked to meet with representatives of Burton Snowboards to urge the company to stop selling product lines that… -
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Burton's Offensive New Boards *UPDATED*
Burton Snowboards has a reputation for pushing the boundaries, but the Burlington company may have gone over the edge with two new product lines… -
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Local Attorney Pitches New Brand for the Queen City
Local Matters
Last Saturday morning, during the South End Art Hop, Steve Norman sat on a stool outside Fresh Market on Pine Street. He was keeping… -
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Does This Photo Offend You?
Well, apparently, it does the folks at Every Woman Physical Therapy, one of the stops, at 208 Flynn Ave., along this weekend's South End… -
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Royal Flush
Chelsea plumber seals the deal with a new invention
The modern flush toilet dates back to 1775, when a London watchmaker named Alexander Cummings patented a design in which a measure of water… -
Music
Vox Completes Purchase of Clear Channel Stations
Local Matters: Short Stack
After nearly eight months of negotiations and regulatory review, Vox Communications Group has completed the purchase of seven Vermont radio stations from media conglomerate Clear… -
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Correction of the Year (so far)
It was every publisher's nightmare over at the Valley News earlier this week, when the July 21 edition featured a banner with the paper's name… -
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Bennett Case Raises Questions About Vermont's Sex-Offender Treatment
Local Matters
In the late 1970s, William Pithers, a psychologist with the Vermont Department of Corrections, began studying sex-offender treatment programs around the country. At the time,… -
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Douglas on Economy: "Going Quite Well"
This morning, the Times Argus followed up on yesterday's Blurt post by Shay Totten on Bill O'Reilly's ambush of Gov. Douglas in Philadelphia. Shay alluded… -
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Fashion Crime
From the Detroit Free Press: Police in Flint, Michigan, are cracking down on sagging pants. This is worth checking out because the information-graphic that accompanies…
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