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« on: September 25, 2008, 09:44:54 AM »
I think it is scary that nearly 1 out of 5 respondants to the poll thought that using human breast milk was a good idea....
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« on: September 17, 2008, 07:24:01 PM »
Since there are a lot of opinions on Henry's original post, I thought it would be fun to make it official and take a poll. Link to the original topic: http://www.vtgrandpa.com/forum/index.php?topic=3880.0I think I know which answer will win, but let's wait for the public to weigh-in. Thanks, Todd
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« on: September 16, 2008, 11:25:04 AM »
Yes. We have CVPS.
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« on: September 16, 2008, 07:54:07 AM »
We had power all night just up the road from you on Fairfax Road.
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« on: September 09, 2008, 12:11:56 PM »
Dearon,
You have posted a link to a report that was conducted to see if minorities are treated with the same degree of fairness as white people in the State of Vermont. The report is studying why Blacks and Native Americans are arrested and incarcerated at a higher rate proportionate to their white counterparts. The report also looks at Asians, who seem to be arrested and incarcerated at an even lower rate than whites. I believe you admit in your posting that this report does not at all comment on the impact of foreigners as it relates to crime. I did not read anywhere in the report any opinions (either for or against) that crime was rising in the state or what the cause of that might be.
As far as your comment about foreigners versus immigrations, I am not too clear. My loose definition of the term foreigner would be anyone who was born outside of the US living or visiting the US. Each of those foreigners arrived in the US under some form of our country's immigration policy. They either applied to live here and were approved to do so by the government, or they are living here illegally due to lack of enforcement of the same policy.
I think you have offered no proof that foreigners are responsible for an increase in crime in our state or our country. Sure there are foreign born people in our prisons as I am sure there are Americans in prisons in other countries, but are our communities less safe because of foreigners? I think that if you believe we are less safe because of foreigners you are prejudiced and that is far more dangerous to all of us than the individual acts of violence themselves.
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« on: September 09, 2008, 08:42:05 AM »
NorthFairfaxBoy,
My comments do not reflect approval of our country's immigration policy. I think immigration regulation is far from perfect. With that said, I see no correlation with a rise in violent crime in Vermont and an increase in recent immigrants living in the state. I see thinking along the lines of blaming crime on foreigners as being even more damaging than the event that took place in Burlington. First, I don't believe the statement to be correct. Second, I think it could lead to decent people being treated unfairly due to a prejudicial bias. Third, I think it could lead to Vermonters ignoring or missing the true cause of an increase in crime, by trying to assign the blame on the influx of recent immigrants.
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« on: September 08, 2008, 06:17:17 PM »
What statistics show that increased violence in Vermont or the US is a direct result US Immigration Policy?
I am looking for either a link to a report or the specific name of a report or reports I can review.
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« on: September 08, 2008, 02:34:56 PM »
Dearon,
I don't know if I would equate an increase in violence with US immigration policy. That seems a bit prejudicial. While I think you make a valid point in regards to bystanders doing nothing, I say shame on you for bringing a fear of "foreigners" into the conversation. I think it is thoughts like this that are probably more dangerous for our state and country than a handful of violent acts against individuals.
Respectfully,
Todd
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« on: September 04, 2008, 04:39:53 PM »
I see a lot of Chris Santee signs up all over Fairfax. There are a few in Fletcher too.
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« on: September 03, 2008, 04:14:20 PM »
It sure seems like Fair Point has had a bunch of problems since taking over for Verizon in Vermont. Failures of the 911 system are inexcusable.
If you add in the fact that they don't have the ability to pay your bill online, we seem to be significantly worse off than we were before.
At least Fair Point wants to do business in VT, so maybe they will end up being better than Verizon was for us.
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« on: September 02, 2008, 02:02:20 PM »
Representative Howrigan seems like a nice enough person, but it is certainly concerning that he is missing so many votes. Being stuck in committee meetings does not seem to be a valid excuse when so many other of his peers in the county are are able to miss far less votes.
I also feel like Representative Howrigan is behind the times. He is one of the few members of the legislature who can not be reached via email. It is really convenient to be able to reach out to our representatives via email rather than calling them on the phone.
While I appreciate Mr. Howrigan attending the Fletcher Town meeting each year, it is never easy to understand what he has been working on when he talks to the town.
While I do agree with some of the positions he takes in the article and do appreciate the project he is working on for the Town of Fletcher, Mr. Howrigan will not be receiving my vote this November. I think we could have better representation.
Thanks,
Todd
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« on: August 19, 2008, 11:21:38 AM »
I traveled from Tennessee to Vermont last week. Was anywhere from 3.59 in Ohio to 4.20 (on the NYS Thru-Way). I was in very rural parts of Kentucky and was still paying less than 3.85. Which leads me to believe the "it costs more to transport it far away" is just an excuse. The words price gouging come to mind when its 4.20 in Buffalo, New York population 300,000 and 3.79 in Hodgenville, KY population 3000.
New York probably has a higher gas tax than Kentucky. The overhead of running a business on the NYS Thruway is probably a lot higher than the business owner who is running the tiny store in rural Kentucky.
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« on: August 05, 2008, 05:27:29 PM »
I did find a press release at http://www.telecomvt.org that mentions the web site, so this could be a legitimate form to fill out. The telecomvt web site is the home Vermont Telecomunications Authority. Link to Press Release: http://www.telecomvt.org/press/fairpoint-expansion-pr.pdfThe iwantmybroadbandfromfairpoint web site is not a secure website (https://) like you would see at a website you would make a purchase from online. They certainly did not spend a lot of time or effort to setup this site. There is no privacy policy or anything. There is nothing there that would make me feel like they were going to protect my personal information from being misused. I don't mean to be a stick in the mud. I want broadband as much as the next person. It would just seem like they could have done a better job setting up this site and to make the consumer feel more comfortable.
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« on: August 05, 2008, 04:31:47 PM »
This web site looks suspcious to me. It does not link back to a Fair Point web site and does not really make clear who is responsible for this web site. I would be hesitant to provide my personal information via this web site.
I have written to Fair Point to get confirmation on whether this is a program they are supporting or not. I will post again if I hear anything back from them.
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« on: July 20, 2008, 08:40:34 PM »
Where is Marvin's Gardens located?
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