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Meanwhile, in Vermont ... (re: How do the homeless evacuate?)

In response to a blog post posted to Green Mountain Daily asking [h]ow do the homeless evacuate, which was mainly about people living homeless in cities and regions outside of Vermont along Hurricane...

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FEMA Is Not So Social: Public Relations Failure

(cross-posted to Green Mountain Daily, here)There were two huge Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) trucks and their crews parked near the Vermont State House yesterday afternoon (Tuesday,...

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Thoughts on Governing & Legislating

Below is the text of a lengthy comment of mine, slightly edited here for the purposes of clarification and readability, as otherwise posted to a blog post concerning matters related to governing and...

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Thoughts on "Government Accountability"

(cross-posted to Green Mountain Daily, here)Will be heading over to state house to listen in to the afternoon segment of the Government Accountability Committee meeting shortly. They are mainly focused...

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FEMA Trailers to the Rescue?

(cross-posted from Green Mountain Daily, here)(above subject header sounds like what should be the title of a song. blues anybody?)FEMA housing units headed to Vermont‘Superstructures’ may be needed...

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Archived Videos: Lobbying & Communications Bootcamp 2011

Common Good Vermont: Lobbying & Communications Bootcamp 2011 Part 1 of 2Presented by KSE Partners and Common Good Vermont. Lobbying & Communications Bootcamp took place at the State House in...

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Calling All Vermonters: Help Support 'A Defiant Dude'

*Updated* (see below)The THIS television network re-aired "Weird Al" Yankovic's movie UHF real early Sunday morning and it was enjoyable to watch once again.Watching "UHF" this time around happened to...

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Support 'A Defiant Dude' With "Eat More Kale" Flash Mobs

If everyone who supports Bo Muller-Moore and his cause who either has an "Eat More Kale" (EMK) tee-shirt or a sign or both were to schedule a photo/video opportunity flash mob -- or, rather, a smart...

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Yet Another Example of Election Year Politics?

*Updated* (scroll down to *Rolling Update* below)Vermont House ChamberPhoto by: Morgan W. BrownJanuary 4, 2012(click onto above image to view enlargement)Within a 7Days Blurt blog post posted early...

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Stop the presses!

(cross-posted from Green Mountain Daily, here)Yesterday (Monday, April 23, 2012), the political campaign of TJ Donovan, who is challenging incumbent Bill Sorrell in the Democratic primary for the...

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Could Election Year Politics Be Behind Veto of H.290?

Vermont State HouseApril 8, 2012Taken by Morgan W. Brown(click onto above image to view enlargement)*Updated* (with the usual edits)As I understand it, H.290 was a carefully crafted bill passed by the...

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Progs' Major Party Status Blues

(cross-posted from Green Mountain Daily, here)Over on 7Days Staff blog Blurt (here), Paul Heintz reports about how Vermont Progressive Party Chair Martha Abbott is going through the motions of...

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Valley News: Groups Propose “Irene Cottages”

The Sunday, May 13th (2012) edition of the Valley News included a rather interesting and informative article about how a group was proposing Irene Houses designed along the lines of Katrina Cottages,...

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Town of Berlin Will Get Tasers

(cross-posted to Green Mountain Daily, here)According to an article within today's Times Argus (Thursday, June 7, 2012; front page, top with continuance on page A6), during its meeting held earlier...

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Online Petition: Call for Moratorium on Tasers in Vermont

(cross-posted from Green Mountain Daily, here)As you might have already heard of or read about (including, here), this past Wednesday (June 27, 2012), mental health and civil rights advocates held a...

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Former VT Governor Madeleine Kunin Signs Petition Urging Taser Moratorium

(cross-posted from Green Mountain Daily, here)If you have not already come across the news yet, former Governor Madeleine Kunin has signed the online petition calling for a moratorium on the use of...

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Taser Myths and a False Dichotomy ...

MacAdam Mason(above photo via Fox 44 News, here)Over the course of the weeks that have past since the Tasering of MacAdam Mason  by Vermont State Police officers and his death having occurred...

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Many Questions, Few If Any Answers 6 Weeks After Death of MacAdam Mason

MacAdam Mason(above photo via Fox 44 News, here)There have been several different questions going around within my mind since MacAdam Mason's death after he was tased by Vermont State Police on June...

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Commentary: Moratorium on Tasers Needed Now

(cross-posted to Green Mountain Daily, here)MacAdam Mason(above photo via Fox 44 News, here)MacAdam Mason, 39-years-old, was a talented artist as well as a person with disabilities, including epilepsy....

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TJ Donovan Has My Vote for Attorney General

Over the last few weeks I had been struggling about whether to even bother voting in the upcoming primary election next Tuesday (August 28th). Although, mostly earlier on, I found myself leaning at...

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Anson Tebbetts, WCAX.COM: Fun in the Hayfield

(view rolling update below as additional or related information is come across)Hope this does not inadvertently violate Vermont's Billboard law (original tweet by Anson Tebbetts, here):Fun in the...

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Raising Cane About Pavilion Building Security Procedures

Walking stick and cane used byMorgan W. Brown whenever they areneeded with which to get around: i.e.,Usually it is the walking stick that is used,but sometimes the cane is needed instead.(click above...

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When Votes Do Not Truly Matter

(cross-posted to Green Mountain Daily, here and, iBrattleboro, here)"The most important political office is that of private citizen."                -- Louis D. BrandeisAm really looking forward to...

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Commentary: Growing colder on the streets

(cross-posted to Green Mountain Daily, here)Vermont State House, Montpelier(taken by Morgan W. Brown;October 5, 2012)Below is commentary concerning homelessness within Vermont penned this morning and...

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Homelessness Marathon Radio Broadcast: Sunday, 10/21st, 10am-6pm

2012 Homelessness Marathon poster(click onto above image to view enlargement)The 15th annual Homelessness Marathon national radio broadcast will air live and be streamed online on Sunday, October 21st...

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