http://www.wikio.co.uk/search=Vermont Wikio - Vermont http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68554916 The kids make it look so easy. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:24:05 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68554916 2008-08-22T00:24:05Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68534361 A money-crush, at least. The Herald reports that Bay Staters gave the most money per capita to Obama's campaign of any state, at $1.583 each. Vermont and Illinois were close, with $1.580 and $1.558 per capita respectively, but nobody ponied up as much dough as we did. The Herald points out that this is a little odd, considering Obama didn't even win the primary here . But apparently we've got enough rich-folks-getting-richer who don't want a president who isn't sure how many homes he has . At least our rich people can count their summer homes on the Cape and across town . Herald commenters, unlike the rest of Massachusetts, do not have much affection for Obama, calling him a "clown" who "squats when he pees." Ah, reasoned debate. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68534361 2008-08-21T20:00:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68533998 Two Democrats are vying for their party's nomination for lieutenant governor of Vermont: Brattleboro lawyer and former House member Thomas Costello, and Nate Freeman of Northfield, a newcomer to statewide politics. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:02:20 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68533998 2008-08-21T19:02:20Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68550345 Obama has an image problem: Many swing voters here and throughout the country consider the presumptive Democratic nominee distant, pompous, arrogant, even elitist. “It’s a big issue that he needs to address,” said Eric Davis, a professor emeritus of political science at Middlebury College in Vermont. And how has he chosen to address it? By going overboard and [...] Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:29:41 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68550345 2008-08-21T18:29:41Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68527263 The stork apparently has trouble landing in northern New England. New Hampshire has the lowest, Vermont the second lowest and Maine the eighth lowest birth rates in the country. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:14:54 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68527263 2008-08-21T18:14:54Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68529572 Vermont lawmakers and the Douglas administration are working to close a $30 million budget shortfall. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:20:12 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68529572 2008-08-21T17:20:12Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68524642 Well, there’s nothing like a flattering mention by a favorite blogger to motivate one to write … so let’s see, what have I been doing? Not nearly as much reading as I’d like, but life has been full of other good things instead, such as getting to climb mountains in Vermont and New Hampshire, including [...] Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:56:54 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68524642 2008-08-21T15:56:54Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68529586 The state of Vermont has the second-lowest birth rate in the nation, said a report by the U.S. Census Bureau. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:44:06 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68529586 2008-08-21T14:44:06Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68493289 Chiun may have been onto something. A piece in today's Times Argus seems to suggest something that would be an economic stimulus package for Vermont....or should I say, "bundle", as in, "bundle of joy"? Vermont, already one of the oldest states in the country, has the second-lowest fertility rate in the nation, according to a report released earlier this week by the U.S. Census Bureau. And the low birthrate, state officials say, could accelerate a demographic shift that threatens to shrink Vermont's workforce. Green Mountain Boys (and girls), you've been given a mandate here. More below the fold. The shortage of working-age Vermonters is among the chief economic hurdles facing the state, according to Kevin Dorn, secretary of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development. In the last year, he says, the number of people in Vermont's workforce fell by 2,000. Never mind the fact that I'd be more than willing to increase it by one immediately, with two more in reserve, we all need to do our part here. A creative solution has been proposed, but looks like Governor DoesLess isn't buying into it: In Russia, plagued for years by low birthrates, the governor of one province instituted "Conception Day," when young couples are encouraged to take the day off from work and make babies. Successful couples win prizes, including TVs, refrigerators and washing machines. Douglas says a similar holiday is unlikely to find its way onto the Vermont calendar anytime soon. "I haven't considered anything that creative," he says. You want creative? Ever read, or see the film version of, Harlan Ellison's " A Boy And His Dog "? One underground city, "Topeka", fashioned in a mockery of 1950s rural innocence and brave-new-worldian madness, solves its need for exogamous reproduction by forcibly extracting fluids from sperm donors. But the city is running low on viable donors. Quilla June (played by Susanne Benton), the daughter of one of Topeka's committee leaders, is sent to the surface to bait Vic into "service." Drastic times call for drastic measures... Improving birthrates presents something of a conundrum for policymakers. Jane Dye, author of the Census report, attributes Vermont's low birthrate to its racial homogeneity and high education levels among women - factors not easily changed by government intervention. ...you got any better ideas? Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:17:49 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68493289 2008-08-21T12:17:49Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68484626 The state of Vermont has the second-lowest fertility rate in the nation, said a report by the U.S. Census Bureau. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:14:29 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68484626 2008-08-21T12:14:29Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68491630 The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife says four Addison County residents are facing poaching charges that they killed five deer out of season. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:56:04 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68491630 2008-08-21T11:56:04Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68478719 Many Vermont school districts and companies that bus students are looking for ways to save money on fuel in the upcoming school year. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:56:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68478719 2008-08-21T10:56:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68431315 A businessman’s plan to bottle water in East Montpelier, Vt., has his neighbors nervous about how it will affect their ability to shower and flush. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:07:30 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68431315 2008-08-21T02:07:30Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68424306 Two longtime Vermont activists have filed a complaint alleging that independent gubernatorial candidate Anthony Pollina is violating the state's campaign finance law. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:27:29 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68424306 2008-08-20T23:27:29Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68438082 Residents near a blueberry farm in Vermont want its owner to quit its twice daily firing of a cannon to scare birds away. Read the full story Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:07:44 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68438082 2008-08-20T23:07:44Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68415506 Fellow Vermont-to-New York transplants Nico Muhly, Thomas Bartlett (aka Doveman), and Sam Amidon like to make music together: They have appeared in each other's shows, played on each other's records, and now they're going to grab a friend (such as... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:56:12 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68415506 2008-08-20T20:56:12Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68405050 STOWE, Vt., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Visitors to the pastoral and picturesque Vermont town of Stowe (http://www.gostowe.com) are invited to "Discover Our Secret" in late s... Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:26:59 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68405050 2008-08-20T20:26:59Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68405468 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:26:00 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68405468 2008-08-20T20:26:00Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68397543 We got a couple reports of a huge crowd of people gathered around Thomas Circle this morning, but by the time we got down there, no such crowd could be seen. A helpful security guard at 1120 Vermont Ave. NW filled us in that there was a fire drill in the large office building shortly after the work day began, so that probably explains the gathering. No big deal, in other words. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:17:38 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68397543 2008-08-20T19:17:38Z http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68399954 U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama is at the center of a burgeoning publishing world brouhaha, with Barnes & Noble on one side and Amazon.com on the other. According to the Associated Press: Chelsea Green Publishing, a small, liberal publisher based in Vermont, is releasing Robert Kuttner’s Obama’s Challenge, a call for Obama to enact a bold, [...] Wed, 20 Aug 2008 18:59:02 GMT http://www.wikio.co.uk/search/Vermont?rinfoid=68399954 2008-08-20T18:59:02Z