Ok, I know I said I was on maternity leave — and I totally am — but the baby’s sleeping right now, so I feel ok about recommending that you go check out the Stowe Reporter at the Olympics blog. I’m using a post from there for my post o’ the week. Reporter Marina Knight is using her blog to provide a skiing-savvy Vermonter’s perspective on the Olympics for the weekly Stowe Reporter. Cool.

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