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Entries from February 2009

Gentlemen, start your cannolis…

February 27th, 2009 · No Comments

Rachael?  Martha?  Thpffft!  This is Nadia G, proprietor of Montreal’s Bitchin’ Kitchen.  We had a chance to chat Friday morning about food, comedy, food, relationships, accents, food, her webisodes and…food.
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Tags: On The Road · authors

But will it actually WORK???

February 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Vermont is about to get a nice chunk of Stimulus Dollars.  In addition, the Small Business Administration is trying to get the credit markets moving again.  On Thursday morning, we talked to Darcy Carter, the Vermont District Director of the S.B.A.
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There will be a workshop next Friday, March 6th at Champlain College.  If you want [...]

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Tags: Northeast Kingdom · Politics · Vermont · rant

The speech

February 25th, 2009 · No Comments

It was good to see Governor Jim Douglas sitting directly behind Michelle Obama last night.  He gets it.  He may be one of the few Republicans that does right now.  It was painful to see the governor of Louisiana amble out and ramble on in response to what was a masterful speech from the President.
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Tags: Politics · Vermont · rant

Remembering Pop…

February 24th, 2009 · No Comments

Les Nichols         June 4, 1927 – February 25, 2006

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Tags: rant

First Annual VermontMornings.com Photo Caption Contest

February 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

Here you go:

Enter via e-mail at:  theshow@vermontmornings.com
Winner receives a Phoenix Wi-Fi radio.  Listen to the world!  (AND the NEW Vermont Mornings)
Winner will be announced on March 1st.
Rules:
1)  Be funny, witty, clever!
2)  It helps to know who the woman is.  (Hint:  It’s NOT Michelle, it’s…Michaelle)
3)  We can only ship to the U.S.A., Canada, EU members, Australia, [...]

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Tags: On The Road · Politics

Bitchin’

February 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

So Valentine’s Weekend we were motoring around the Eastern Townships and listening to the Laurie & Olga Show on CJAD, which is basically a ladies version of what the Magic Morning Show sounded like until the putsch, when they start chatting with this Montreal chef named Nadia G (that’s her above showing off her…spoon) and [...]

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Tags: On The Road

Sunrise, February 7, 2009

February 7th, 2009 · No Comments

Meteorologist Mark Breen at the Fairbanks Museum says it best:  “As the days get longer, the cold gets stronger.”  There is a noticeable increase in daylight at both ends here in early February.  By 6:15 each morning, the dawn’s early bright is upon us, suggesting that we are, regardless of what that groundhog says, halfway [...]

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Tags: Northeast Kingdom · Weather

Yeah, we know it’s illegal…

February 6th, 2009 · No Comments

…but whoever is hacking into these electronic traffic signs all around the Midwest U.S. is just plain…cool!

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Tags: On The Road · rant