NOTE: The stuff below was saved before we were able to update and play audio right off the home page. These are from October of 2008 and earlier.
He hasn’t been as visible as he is when the Judiciary is involved, but Vermont’s senior senator Patrick Leahy is always involved in discussions and negotiations that go on in both the Senate and the House. On Tuesday morning, he phoned in (we’ve been trying to get him on the air for 18 months) and gave us his take on the financial crisis, politics in the Judiciary and why Washington doesn’t understand how cold it gets here in the Kingdom.
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Former Indiana Congressman John Hostettler was one of just six Republicans who voted AGAINST the authorization to invade Iraq in 2002. He has written a book called “Nothing for the Nation: Who Got What Out of Iraq” and on Monday morning, he phoned in and we talked about the Iraq War, the current financial crisis and why and how the Republican Party has changed.
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On Friday morning, we got Governor Douglas’ take on the departure of Lydall Westex from St. Johnsbury.
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On Thursday, two of the three candidates for Governor of Vermont talked about the impending closing of the Lydall Westex plant in St. Johnsbury, leaving 190 of our friends and neighbors without jobs.
We talked first to Democratic candidate Gaye Symington.
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Later in the morning, Independent candidate Anthony Pollina shared his views.
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Historian and author of several New York Times bestsellers Jay Winik phoned in Wednesday morning and we talked about his latest book, “The Great Upheaval; America And The Birth Of The Modern World.“ Jay’s writing makes the years 1788-1800 come alive, a critical time in the history not only of the United States, but of the world.
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Chief Troy Ruggles from the St. Johnsbury Fire Department is worried that the increased use of alternative heating sources this coming winter has the potential to lead to possible tragedy. On Wednesday morning, he stopped by the studios and shared his concerns and offered some hints on preparing for the winter ahead.
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Dennis Myrick is the third Republican vying for the Caledonia-3 House seat. Like Gary Reis, who was here last week, it’s his first political campaign, although he has worked on behalf of many prominent Republicans in the past. Dennis, a St. Johnsbury native, talked taxes and offered an intriguing transportation proposal
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Gary Reis stopped by the studios Friday morning. He is the second of three Republican candidates vying for the Caledonia-3 House seat. Although he’s the chairman of the St. Johnsbury Town Republican Committee, this is his first political race. He gave us his background and then talked about the issues that are important to him.
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A weak economy, skyrocketing prices for fuel and food, and the question many people will be forced to ask this winter is…”Heat or eat??” The foodbanks are stressed, and there are no easy answers. BUT…a couple of Northest Kingdom fellows have gotten together and are putting on a “Heat or Eat Music Festival” to benefit the Vermont Foodbank. It’s an all-day affair, taking place in Lyndonville. Owen Mercon and Gailen Dively stopped by the studios Wednesday
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For the past twenty years, Sandy Grenier has served as Town Clerk and Treasurer in St. Johnsbury. When Dave Clark passed away at the beginning of the year, Governor Douglas appointed Grenier to serve the remainder of the late State Representative’s term. Now she wants to return to Montpelier, so she is running in the Republican primary on September 9th. On Tuesday morning, she stopped by the studios
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Tom Costello is a 63-year old attorney from Brattleboro.
A decorated Vietnam Veteran, Tom is a former state representative from Rutland and Brattleboro. He is a Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor and will face businessman Nate Freeman of Northfield in the primary next month. You can learn more about the issues he feels are important at his website.
On Wednesday he phoned in and explained what he thinks the next Lieutenant Governor of Vermont should be doing.
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John Kascenska is one of three Republicans running for the Caledonia/Orange Senate seat. On Tuesday morning, he stopped by the studios
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SHOUT IT OUT is a movie adaptation of a stage musical that Kingdom County Production’s Bess O’Brien first presented back in 2005. The movie has been touring Vermont for most of the summer, and on Wednesday morning, Bess phoned in
Green Mountain state’s own version of a high school musical.
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Kitty Toll’s primary opponent on September 9th for the Caledonia Washington-1 seat is Tom Ashley, a 25-year old Danville native. Friday morning he stopped by the studios
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Why are the Tampa Bay Rays in FIRST PLACE in the American League East? Because Lyndonville’s own Libby Lefaivre is at every home game, taking care of the rays in the tank just past the center field wall. On Thursday, we checked in with Libby down in Tampa and Todd spent most of the time pleading with Libby to let the Red Sox win the division.
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Kitty Toll is the latest member of her family to run for political office. Her mother was a state representative in the 1960’s (that’s the seat Kitty is running for) and her sister is State Senator Jane Kitchel. On Wednesday, she stopped by the studios for her VERY FIRST on-air interview. Was she nervous?? Well, she said she was, but if you listen to our chat, you’ll see that she knows her stuff.
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Shakespeare Under The Stars presents “Two Gentlemen of Verona” this weekend and next at St. Johnsbury Academy. On Tuesday morning, director John Walker stopped by the studios, and he brought two of his Academy performers. Think young actors, outdoor venue and NO COST.
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John Hall is one of three Republicans running for the open Caledonia/Orange State Senate seat. On Monday morning, he phoned in and we talked about how Vermont can best deal with housing affordability issues. He also alluded to some big economic news for Caledonia County.
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Stars ‘n Stripes is this Saturday, and on Tuesday morning, Lyndon Chamber President Donna Wheeler stopped by to give us the details. She also talked about her daughter Ashley’s appearance at Fenway Park last Sunday. To sing “God Bless America.” Oh yeah, that’s Ashley Wheeler, Miss Vermont 2008. It’s been a whirlwind few months for daughter and mother
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Tuesday morning, author Sue Halpern phoned in from her home in Ripton, Vermont to discuss her research on ‘Virtual Iraq’, a treatment program that uses a virtual reality software program to help veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Results have been very promising, but there are a lot of vets…and not a lot of these programs or the licensed therapists to run them. If you are a veteran or a family member of a vet who is exhibiting any signs of PTSD, listen:
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More fun with the Vermont Children’s Theatre on Thursday morning. Children’s entertainer Steve Lindholm stopped by the studios to talk about a Friday night fundraiser for the theater on Darling Hill in Lyndonville. Then…
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Sam Young is a thirty-year old web developer from West Glover who is running as an independent for Governor of Vermont. His focus is, like Ashley Wheeler below, is getting young people involved in the political process. Tuesday morning, we talked with Sam
his ideas, his background and something very cool called The Idea Scale.
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The Vermont Children’s Theatre is one of the Northeast Kingdom’s true cultural gems, and being a non-profit, they rely on the community for support. Former VCT star and current Miss Vermont 2008 Ashley Wheeler stopped by the studios on Monday morning to talk about two fund-raisers this week
why people should support children’s theatre.
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The 3rd Annual Northeast Kingdom Cultural Heritage Festival takes place this weekend in Lyndonville. One of the highlights are the train rides; this year they’re called “Fiddles ‘n Vittles.” Trains leave the Lyndon Freighthouse at 10:00 AM, 12:30 PM and 3:00 PM. (Tickets available at 802-626-1400) Thursday morning, two of the organizers, Burke Mountain’s Joe Kasprzak and Jenny Harris, from Lyndon State College stopped by
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Bob Doty from the Old Mill Racquet & Fitness Club was in studio on Thursday to give us an
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. It’s a fundraiser for the school and Bob is looking for women who want to enter the tournament.
On Saturday, Hillary Clinton conceded the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama. The two main questions as the week begins are how (and why) Hillary lost the nomination and who the choice for Vice President will be. On Monday, we talked to Vermont Morning’s Florida Political Correspondent Mike Dowling
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XPL stands for Extreme Pub League. We know that, because it was named by Todd Wellington. XPL is beach volleyball that runs Thursdays through August and NEK sports superstar Jenn Kirchoff is helping to get the word out. She stopped by the studio Wednesday and gave us the
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On Monday morning, Paula Warren, the Head Tri-Chair (now that’s a fancy title!) for the American Cancer Society Relay For Life stopped by, in anticipation of the 4th Annual Relay coming up Saturday at St. Johnsbury Academy. Per capita, St. Jay’s Relay is one of the most successful in the Northeast. Paula, who we also know from Wes Ward Auto Repair, told us why
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Nicholas Hazelambros is a car salesman. Lucky guy, he gets to sell Mercedes AND Smart Cars! He works at Mercedes-Benz Sherbrooke and before Steve & Todd head up there to test drive this amazing two-seater, they had a chat with him on Wednesday morning. With the price of gasoline well over $5.00/gallon in the province, he told us about the car
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A couple of Lyndon Institute seniors stopped by the studio Wednesday morning. Nick Carterlaro and Will Cobb, for their senior project, put together a family fun day on Monday, Memorial Day at LI. The goal is to raise money to help fund libraries in Afghanistan. Get the details:
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Then Tony O’Connor of Derby phoned in. Tony is an independent candidate for Governor of Vermont. He’s a triple amputee, Brooklyn-born and bred and as outspoken a politician as you’ll ever find. Does he have a chance of becoming our next governor? Fuggedabout it!! But if you take the time to check out the issues he talks about at his website, you’ll see that he talks lots of common sense.
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Former Lyndon Town Administrator David Dill is about to be promoted from Deputy Transportation Secretary to Vermont’s Transportation Secretary. He phoned in Tuesday and talked to Steve & Todd
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“Can’t Remember What I Forgot” is the name of the new book by Sue Halpern. On Monday morning, Sue phoned in and we talked about memory, Alzheimer’s, blueberries and more. Early on, I asked Sue if we’ve lost our minds…
her response, of course, was “Yes!”
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Thursday morning, we talked for the first time with Anthony Pollina, the Progressive Party candidate for Governor. The fifty-six year old Middlesex resident has run before, and told us what his campaign offered:
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Wednesday morning, the coach of the L.I. baseball team, Justin Smith stopped by the studios
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Then, days after announcing her candidacy for Governor of Vermont, Gaye Symington phoned us back (we talked to her last Friday)
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Friday morning, we had a chance to chat (for the first time) with Vermont Speaker of the House Gaye Symington, who is stepping down, most certainly to run for Governor. We got her take…
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Then we talked to Governor Jim Douglas and got his thoughts…
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On Monday, Governor Douglas announced that State Housing & Community Affairs Commissioner John Hall will be stepping down this week after more than five years on the job. John is the former St. Johnsbury town manager and a past state legislator. On Tuesday morning, he phoned in
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Then we talked to Sarah Waring, from the Vermont Council on Rural Development. She is part of the group known as The Council on the Future of Vermont that is traveling around the state, holding community forums to see and hear what Vermonters think about our common future. Sarah, a Northeast Kingdom native, explained
what the Council has been doing and what they have learned so far.
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Governor Jim Douglas stopped by the studios Monday morning on his way to the Caledonia County Legislative Breakfast to discuss his economic stimulus package.
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Then, fresh from her crowning at the Barre Opera House over the weekend, the brand new Miss Vermont, Lyndonville’s phoned in.
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Caledonia-Orange State Senator George Coppenrath sits on the Corrections Oversight Committee in Montpelier. On Friday morning, he tried to explain why the offer of $1 million to St. Johnsbury in exchange for one hundred new beds at the Caledonia County Work Camp
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Hilary DiCarlo is the marketing manager for Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital. She is a loyal listener to the morning show. She also watches NO television. None. On the second day of “National T.V. Turn-Off Week”, she stopped by the studios and told us why.
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On Friday morning, in advance of several town meetings he’ll be holding this weekend, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) phoned in. After receiving over 500 responses on his Senate Web page to a video he posted asking people to tell him about their personal experiences in this current economy, he realized just how much impact we are already feeling. We talked about deficits and sky-high gasoline prices, interest rates and more.
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Thursday morning, Lyndon Municipal Administrator Dan Hill stopped by the studios to explain that starting May 1st, as a ninety-day ‘experiment,’ Vermont State Police would no longer be providing coverage while one of Lyndonville’s two police officers was on duty. While Mr. Hill was explaining the changes, Vermont State Police Lieutenant Tim Clouatre, the barracks commander in St. Johnsbury, called in to explain the State Police side of this developing story. Although it is a Lyndon story now, it has statewide implications. Tighten your belt, give us ten minutes.
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Last week we chatted with Don Blake. On Monday, new Lyndonville Trustee Steve Pittman checked in
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After twenty one years serving as a Village Trustee in Lyndonville, Don Blake just stepped down. Donny stopped by the studios Thursday morning and, as always, held (almost) nothing back
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FLATLANDER! How does that make you feel? Paul Brooks, a twelve-year resident of St. Johnsbury doesn’t like it at all, and went so far to protest against the Caledonian Record newspaper Monday in St. Jay.
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We also chatted Wednesday with Rick Davis, a Circus Smirkus instructor and old friend of the King of Silly. Rick is teaching kids circus skills at the Barnet School this week.
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Tuesday morning, Lyndonville Police Chief Jack Harris gave us an update on Savannah
update on the condition of Savannah, the K-9 bloodhound who needed emergency surgery yesterday.
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Two terrific interviews Thursday morning. First, we talked to bestselling author John Grogan, whose “Marley & Me” has already sold THREE MILLION COPIES. Now it’s out in paperback, the movie will be released Christmas Day.
Grogan can’t quite believe that he’s created a nationwide phenomenon.
Then we talked to Vermont’s Independent Senator Bernie Sanders. We discussed veterans issues and deficits and more.
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The paperwork may reach up to the ski patrol shack at the top of the Willoughby Quad, but as the days go on, the Ginn Company is busy preparing the Act 250 permits for the expansion of Burke Mountain into a four-season resort. We got an update on development plans for “Bridgemor” Wednesday morning from Tim McGuire.
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Vermont Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie checked in from the road on Friday morning. We had questions about taxes. the lack of state help for East Burke following flooding and then we asked the lieutenant governor, a licensed commercial pilot, if he would take Todd up for a spin in an F-16.
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Dan Hill, the new Lyndon Town Administrator, takes over at a critical time. Dan is a Kingdom native, has a full and interesting resume and is outspoken about his beliefs of what makes a well run town.
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Dr. Israel Helfand is a Marriage & Family (& Sex) Therapist who, with his wife Cathie, a Vermont Registered Psychotherapist and Family Life Educator, offer Marriage Quest retreats for couples in crisis. You can visit them online at www.marriagequest.org … AFTER you’ve heard Dr. Helfand’s interview with Steve and Todd on Monday morning. They began with a discussion of the disgraced former governor of New York, Elliott Spitzer.
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Last month, the U.S. Department of Education announced grants totaling $5.8 million for random student drug testing. Thursday morning, Steve talked to Dr. Bertha Madras, the Deputy Director for Demand Reduction at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, aka the ‘Deputy Drug Czarina.’
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Where Vermont ends, Quebec begins. As you cross the border and depart the Northeast Kingdom, you enter the Eastern Townships, a similarly magical realm. The Townships are the location for ‘The Cruelest Month,’ the newest novel of author Louise Penny.
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Following the passing of State Representative Dave Clark, the governor announced his appointment to finish the term…it was St. Johnsbury’s Town Clerk Sandy Grenier.
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Following warm temperatures and torrential day-long rains , the ice broke up, and an overflowing river breached its banks and roared through East Burke Village on Saturday night, wreaking havoc up and down Route 114. Local businessman Jody Fried, owner of Bailey’s & Burke Country Store spent the weekend cleaning up.
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Between storm center reports on a rainy/snowy/icy/sleety Wednesday, we talked to a bunch of Northeast Kingdom folks today:
After 25 years of writing tickets for silly offenses and managing to turn the rest of North America against Island Pond, Ted Miller is out. Twenty-five year old Darren “Bucky” Tardiff is the new Constable in Island Pond, which has returned to Vermont after spending decades in the “you in a heap ‘a trouble, boy” hills of Georgia. We could barely contain our glee when we talked to him.
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Then Lyndonville Rotarians Tom Robinson and Sherm Laughton stopped by with details on the 41st annual Rotary Penny Sale, coming up this Saturday night at Lyndon Institute.
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With controversy swirling over the use of $700 to fund an out-of-town direct mail campaign to convince town voters to approve a $25,000 appropriation to keep St. Johnsbury Works! around for another year,
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Linda Fogg responded to reports and editorials in the Caledonian Record this past week.
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Over the weekend, Burke Mountain played host to Sled Dog Racing. Burke’s David Gwatkin stopped by early Monday to
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held at the Sherburne Base Lodge Saturday night.
Later Monday morning,
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to talk about Town Meeting Day, the state of the state’s economy and more.
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The Snowflake Festival is underway in Lyndon and Lyndon Area Chamber of Commerce President Donna Wheeler stopped in Friday morning with an update on events in the coming week.
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Lyndon Area Youth Hockey Association (LAYHA to us hockey folk) is holding a fund-raising spaghetti dinner this Friday night at the Elk’s Lodge in St. Johnsbury. LAYHA President Amy Bergeron stopped by Thursday morning and we talked hockey.
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iWow is The Incubator without Walls, a USDA project administered by Lyndon State College. Their goal? To help business in the Newport/Derby area, on the border with Quebec. iWow Director Ann Nygard (she used to run Northeast Kingdom Travel & Tourism) visited the studios Wednesday.
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Adrian D’Olimpio also stopped by the studios Tuesday morning. Adrian, a local educator , is one of the movers and shakers.
Vermont’s lone Congressman, Peter Welch, phoned into the show Tuesday morning and talked about Iraq, the economy, the presidential election and more. Who is he voting for?
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Wednesday morning, we caught up with Vermont Transportation Secretary Neale Lunderville, who was riding around with a state plow driver on Route 7 in Rutland.
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There are rumors buzzing around the state of Vermont that the shortage of salt and sand to help the road crews make the roads safe is being directed by bureaucrats in Montpelier that want to ‘teach people a lesson about slowing down in bad weather.’ Deputy Secretary of Transportation David Dill responded…
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St. Johnsbury Fire Chief Troy Ruggles concerning new carbon monoxide detection equipment.
When State Representative Cola Hudson passed away in January, Governor Jim Douglas began his search for a replacement, just weeks after the current legislative session got underway. The Governor announced his choice on Wednesday, February 6th, and the next day, former (and now returning) State Representative Howard Crawford appeared on the show.
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On Friday, February 1st, Steve & Todd talked to Vermont Governor Jim Douglas & State Senator Vincent Illuzzi. The governor discussed the current legislative session and then Senator Illuzzi explained why everyone is referring to him as ‘Wyatt Earp.’ The first question is for the governor.
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On Tuesday morning, Steve & Todd talked to Lyndon Institute Headmaster Rick Hilton about the impending layoffs of faculty and administration. www.nicholscommunications.com/RickHilton_Feb5_2008.mp3
Who is John Gailmor and why are all the kids around town just BURSTING into song??
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