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Relax everythingThe Logger tries yoga and feels the burn of fitness and broccoli.

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ANIMAL FRIENDS — Fifth-grade students of Mrs. Alison DaBica’s class at the Addison Central School proudly display a postercapping their fund-raising project for the Addison County Humane Society. The students raised $256 and collected food, toys andother supplies for the Middlebury shelter. Leaders of the project (pictured) are Erin Lawrence, Olivia Kayhart, Ashley Towle, andC.C. Chamberlin. ACHS’s Michelle Conant said she hopes other schools will meet Addison's generous challenge.

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State shuts down‘raw-milk’ class

By Lou [email protected]

A warning by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture hasforced the temporary suspension of Rural Vermont’s seriesof Raw Dairy Processing classes. The agency’s warning in-cluded the threat of legal action against Rural Vermont andparticipating farmers, according to the farm advocacygroup.

According to Jared Carter of Rural Vermont, the non-prof-it organization has been holding classes since Act 62—the so-called Raw Milk Bill—was enacted by the Vermont House in2009.

“Not wanting to place farmers at risk, Rural Vermont hasput the classes on hold while pursuing discussions with theAgency of Agriculture,” Carter wrote in a news release dat-ed Feb. 17.

Rural Vermont said the suspension of its raw-milk classescame as a result of obtaining a “notice of warning” from theAgency of Agriculture.

The state alleges that by teaching consumers how to makebutter, yogurt, cheese, and other products at home, RuralVermont and the farmer hosts are in violation of Vermontlaw which regulates the safe production of dairy productsunder controlled conditions.

“The warning centers around the agency’s interpretationof the 2009 Raw Milk Law, in which they claim that it is il-legal for farmers to knowingly sell raw milk to customerswho plan to do anything with their milk besides drink it,”Carter wrote.

See RAW MILK, page 2

Middlebury basketballcoach tallies 200th win

From Staff & College News Reports

The fourth-ranked Middlebury College men’s basketballteam improved to 22-1 overallwith a 74-30 win over GreenMountain College (0-19) inPepin Gym last week.

Middlebury’s Coach JeffBrown records his 200th vic-tory at Middlebury, owning acareer record of 200-149 in 14seasons, and a 90-17 markover the past four yearss. Hehas more wins at Middleburythan any other coach in the94-year history of the men’sbasketball program.

With Middlebury restingall of its starters, the Panthersjumped out to a 20-5 lead on 8of 10 shooting from the floor.

Winslow Hicks made his first four shots of the game, three

See COACH BROWN, page 11

Route 74 bridge closedBy Lou Varricchio

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An official of VTrans, the Vermont Agency of Transporta-tion, has announced the closure of the second bridge on Ver-mont Route 74 spanning the Lemon Fair River betweenShoreham and Cornwall.

According to Scott Rogers of VTrans, “A hole in the bridgedeck was discovered by district maintenance forces Feb. 14,at which time the bridge was closed to one lane for the safe-ty of the traveling public.”

Rogers noted that subsequent inspections last week re-vealed additional concerns with the concrete decks. Forsafety reasons, VTrans moved to close the span completely.

Starting last week, all traffic across the bridge was beingdetoured.

With more bridge inspections pending, it’s unclear howlong the bridge will remain closed.

During the period of inspection and repair, Route 74 willremain closed to through traffic from its intersection withQuiet Valley Road in Shoreham, to its intersection withNorth and South Bingham Street in Cornwall.

Rogers said only local traffic will be permitted access intothe closure area.

Sunnier days: The Vermont Route 74 bridge spanning the LemonFair River between Shoreham and Cornwall pictured last sum-mer.

J. Kirk Edwards photo

Coach Jeff Brown

Raw milkFrom page 1

“The raw dairy process-ing classes are an importantpart of Rural Vermont’scampaign to educate con-sumers on rawmilk and to gain exposurefor farmers trying to sell rawmilk directly to the commu-nity. Not wanting to put ourfarmer members at risk, Ru-ral Vermont has temporarilysuspended the classes untilwe have solid understand-ing of the agency’s officialpolicy,” he added.In the news release, Carter

wrote that “the Agency ofAgriculture should be en-

gaging farmers in ways toexpand markets. In the pastmonth, Rural Vermont testi-fied to the legislature’sCommittees on Agriculturethat in 2010 raw milk gener-ated approximately $1 mil-lion in revenues directly toVermont farmers. “Farmers are already

faced with enormous pres-sures from the commoditymilk market that the Agencyshould be looking on waysto expand on-farm sales,”Carter wrote. “A ‘renais-sance’ in agriculture doesnot start with a ‘prohibition’in agriculture. Vermontshould focus on achievablesteps to meet the demand for

safe, healthy local food andfarm products. While wecannot change the globaleconomy in which Vermontmust operate, we can openmarkets to Vermont farm-ers.”The Rural Vermont news

releases ended with whatsounded like a hint of fur-ther public and legislativeaction on behalf of organiza-tion’s the raw-milk philoso-phy and instruction.“Rural Vermont stands

ready to open a new chapterin the history of farming inthis state,” he wrote.“Whether doing so requiresprotesting in the streets, ad-vocating in the halls of thelegislature or litigating inthe courts, we are preparedto work tirelessly for eco-nomic justice, a strong localagricultural system and vi-brant communities in Ver-mont.”

Editor ’s Note: Officials ofthe Vermont Agency of Agri-culture did not return our tele-phone calls or respond to sev-eral e-mail messages about theraw-milk controversy atpresstime.

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This year, National FFAWeek runs Feb. 19-26. TheFFA or Future Farmers ofAmerica tradition in Ver-mont goes back to the mid1900s. It remains a strongforce in both local agricul-ture and career-orientededucation. FFA is in sharpfocus year-round at theHannaford Career Centerin Middlebury as it is else-where. Students receivetraining in farm manage-ment, husbandry, crops—even maple sugaring ispart of the academic mix.FFA Week gives mem-

bers here in Addison Coun-ty a chance to educate thepublic about agriculture. During the week, local

chapters will host teacher-appreciation breakfasts,conduct Ag Olympics com-petitions, speak to the pub-lic about agriculture, vol-unteer for community serv-ice projects and more.The week of George

Washington’s birthday wasdesignated as National FFAWeek in 1947 at a NationalFFA Board of Directorsmeeting. In the age of social net-

working FFA visibility iseverywhere. Locally, Han-naford FFA members sharetheir activity ideas and sto-ries by posting videos, pic-tures and comments onFacebook, Twitter, FFA Na-tion, SchoolTube.com.“In order to feed a grow-

ing population our organi-zation must do more,” said

Riley Pagett of FFA. “FFAmembers have Infinite Po-tential and have potentialto do great things even be-yond their FFA careers.”The week of George

Washington's birthday wasdesignated by the organi-zation as National FFAWeek in 1947. “George Washington

made a lot of contributionsto agriculture and the de-velopment of the UnitedStates,” according to Lan-dan Schaffert. “He had avery diligent work ethic, anhonest character and alsowas very good at recordkeeping. Those are allthings that we hope for ourmembers to accomplish in

FFA.”During the week, local

officers will meet with statelegislators and leaders ofVermont’s agriculture in-dustry. Individual chaptersinitiate events throughoutthe week to promote FFAand agriculture in class-rooms and communitiescountywide. Events in-clude community serviceprojects, educational les-sons for elementary stu-dents and promotional pro-grams for students, teach-ers, and alumni.National FFA Week is

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FFA a tradition in Addsion County

Trevor Barber is a student at Patricia A. Hannaford Career Cen-ter enrolled in the forestry and natural resourses program.Seen here last fall, Trevor is leveling the ground so the classcan start pouring a slab for the sugar house near Snake Moun-tain in Addison.

Shumlin’s health plan under fireBy Lou Varricchio

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Emergency! Gov. Peter Shumlin’s (D) sin-gle-payer health-care plans may need to berushed to the E.R.—stat. Vermont’s largestemployers are displeased with the gover-nor ’s plans and they’re turning their thumbsdown on the Euro-style, socialist approachto health care here in the Green MountainState. Shumlin wants companies to be forced, by

law, to be a part of a costly single-payer sys-tem plan.Most notably, officials of the state’s larg-

er businesses—Home Depot, IBM, and Wal-mart—are on record claiming that forcingcurrently self-insured companies into a tax-payer financed health-care system is a badidea—a bad idea.“If states do their own programs, it will

create inequity among employers and addsignificant new costs,” said John O’Kane, anIBM official. Currently, IBM is exempted from from

state insurance regulations under the U.S.Employment Retirement Income SecurityAct because it is a self-insured company.O’Kane also said, “ERISA must be main-

tained so employers like IBM can delivervalue while keeping costs down. Any reformpath must support the ERISA framework,which is essential for multi-state employ-ers.”Harvard economist Dr. William Hsiao,

who supports U.K.- and Canadian-style ap-proaches to health care, such as the byzan-tine, constitutionally challenged ObamaCare national program, recommended thatVermont enforce a broad-based payroll tax.This would provide funding for a state uni-versal benefits package without forcingERISA companies to participate in the sys-tem.O’Kane said Hsiao’s plan was simply un-

acceptable.Vermont Retail Association Executive Di-

rector Tasha Wallis said, “Dr. Hsiao’s reportenvisions a system where all employers par-ticipate in a single payer system by payinga payroll tax to support such a system. TheVermont Retail Association wants to be clearthat it does not support assessing a payrolltax on self-funded multi-state employers.”Vermont State Rep. Mark Larson (D),

chairman of the House Committee on Health

See HEALTH PLAN, page 7

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In recent decades, northern NewEngland states—Vermont and NewHampshire in particular—have becomenew havens for talented transplantsfed up with either urban crime, subur-ban sprawl, or the general angst of re-siding in all those crowded placesdown country.

Well, their loss is our gain. Eachweek, newspapers like this one discov-er fresh, veteran talent lurking betweenbarn, mountain and meadow.

That’s why classical-jazz pianist andsinger Jayne Kelly, formerly of Long Is-land, N.Y., is such a delight to haveright here in northern New England.

According to Kelly, she began study-ing piano at the age of eight with SoniaStein, the respected Russian pianist.

After Stein passed away, the youngKelly pursued her studies with WaltMulter. Completing high school, Kellyattended Crane School of Music whereshe continued tinkling the ivories un-der the gaze of master Frank Iogha. Shegraduated with a B.A. degree in music.

Kelly eventually found her musewas best tapped in the foothills of NewHampshire. And she frequented bothsides of the Connecticut River to pur-sue her art and audience. She even metLithuanian pianist Yura Chute and con-tinued honing her art with his assis-tance.

In the intervening years, Kelly be-came an accomplished performing,recording artist, and music instructor.She remains accessible to audiencesand feels at home in the ConnecticutRiver Valley.

Kelly’s recent album, “VirtuallyLive,” is a wonderful surprise anddemonstrates this artist’s amazing tal-ents.

It features compositions from classi-cal and contemporary composers. Aunique composition by local composerMarilyn Ziffrin is noted. In fact, Ziffrinwas so impressed she later wrote a pi-ano piece just for Kelly. She performedit live in 2006.

While this reviewer loves classical,his personal favorite is what is nowpopularly called the “Great AmericanSongbook.” Here Kelly shines just asbrightly as she does in the formal fieldsof classical. Jazz is somewhat new forKelly but she has an inborn knack forthe genre. She sings it with genuinepassion and verve.

Kelly proves she’s a pro—when youcan seemlessly blend contemporaryjazz and all things Rogers and Hart,you are a master. Her voice is often de-scribed as “enchanting, nuanced, andgracefully penetrating.” The writerconcurs; those words describe the artistto perfection.

If you’re lucky to see Kelly in concerthere in Vermont or travel across theriver, pay close attention to Songbooktunes such as “Lazy Afternoon,” “MyFunny Valentine,” “The Days of Wine

and Roses,” and “I’ll Be Seeing You,”among others. These are among thebest renditions heard although the re-viewer still have a fondness for theSammy Davis Jr. version of “... FunnyValentine.” And in the classical vein,Kelly has mastered the classical mas-ters: Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Schu-mann, Debussy, Mozart, Chopin, Rach-maninoff and Prokovieff.

It is clear that Jayne Kelly’s talentsare winning her a growing following ofNew England fans. If you’re new toKelly, like this writer is, you can followher on Facebook or check out her per-formance calendar on the artist’s Website www.jaynekelly.com. The uniquething about Kelly is that each perform-

ance is individualized which makes forpleasant surprises and enhanced lis-tening pleasures.

Ah, lucky are the music studentsfrom Vermont and New Hampshirewho study with Jayne Kelly. She trav-els to her studios in Keene, Washing-ton, and Concord to instruct studentsthat range from youth to adult. We willhave a new generation of artists to lookforward to.

Check It Out: See Jayne Kelly live inVermont this weekend. Stone Church Artsof Bellow Falls will present Kelly perform-ing jazz and classics on a Steinway nine-foot grand piano, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26, at Im-manuel Episcopal Church, 20 Church St.,Bellows Falls. Admission at the door.

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Longshot to Alpha CentauriW

hen NASA’s 2006-launched Far Horizonsspacecraft reaches the distant planet Pluto in2015, all the major world of the classical solar

åsystem will have been explored by robot probes. Beyond Pluto and the Kuiper Belt is an immense gulf—

4.24 light years in distance—to the nearest star. While the notion of sending an automated spacecraft to

Alpha Centauri C, the Sun’s nearest stellar object, seemslike science fiction today, a serious, successful study aboutsuch a space probe was completed 23 years ago this week.

With the exception of a fully operational thermonuclearfusion power source, there’s no reason why NASA (or aninternational space consortium) couldn’t send a sophisti-cated probe to the Alpha Centauri star system—within thenext 10 to 25 years.

Known as Project Longshot, the first practical interstel-lar mission study was spearheaded by an unlikely duo,NASA and the U.S. Naval Academy between 1987 and1988.

Longshot didn’t receive much media attention backthen, but it now stands as a seminal, conceptual interstel-lar mission effort.

Designed to be constructed in Earth orbit at a space sta-tion, Longshot uses both 1980s-era technology and futuris-tic fusion power technology. But just like the 1980s, the de-velopment of sustained inertial confinement fusion (orICF) remains just beyond the reach of engineers in the2010s. However, there have been significant advances inICF experiments in recent years; it remains the most likelypower source to get to the stars during the 21st century.

The Longshot interstellar mission was conceived as anunmanned probe that would fly, one way, to the AlphaCentauri system. Its speedy star trek would get a nice kickcourtesy of a nuclear ICF pulse engine.

Compared to today’s ponderous gravity assisted spaceprobes, Longshot’s 100-year-long trip to Alpha Centauri—at 4.5 percent the speed of light—would be like comparingits Roadrunner status to the 1970s NASA Voyagers’ WilyCoyote.

The heart of Longshot’squickened space pace is anuclear fission power reac-tor that would generate 300kw of juice.

The reactor would powera 250 kw laser for communi-cating with home; the re-maining juice would thenfire a battery of lasers in theengine that would—inturn—ignite inertial con-finement fusion.

Onboard lasers would tar-get frozen hybrid helium-3/deuterium pellet fuels to create a sustained pulse ofthermonuclear micro explosions. But Longshot wouldneed to hold 264 tons of the pellet propellant for the long,lonely interstellar voyage.

Longshot’s mission payload would mass around 30 tonswhich leaves enough room for nifty navigation, communi-cations and science instrumentation.

For most of its long commuting phase, Longshot wouldoperate on low power while sending a data stream aboutthe interstellar medium back to Earth.

During the century that will pass before Longshot reach-es the nearest star, several generations of mission teammembers will come and go. Perhaps entire families oftechnical specialists—from grandfathers to their greatgranddaughters—will be involved with the Longshot mis-sion effort on Earth. They will live and die before thespacecraft ever reaches its distant goal.

Longshot is truly a long-term commitment. Unfortunate-ly, thanks to the vagaries of U.S. politics, long-term com-mitment and space projects never seem to mix well. Butthere’s always hope that an international effort would bebetter insulated.

According to Longshot’s team of creators, K.A. Beals, M.Beaulieu, and others, the journey to Alpha Centauri wouldtake about 100 years at an velocity of 13,411 km/s. Itwould take four years for telemetry to reach Earth.

Lou Varricchio, M.Sc., is a former science writer at theNASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif. He is acurrent NASA-JPL Solar System Ambassador program memberand received the U.S. Civil Air Patrol’s Gen. Charles “Chuck”Yeager Aerospace Education Achievement Award in 2009.

Seeing Stars

I did yoga today. I’ve done it before, say, seven or eighttimes. I like it fine enough. I think it’s very good for you. Ilast did it a long while ago, I’ll guess ten years or so.

From those long ago lessons I learned a lot and includesome pieces of what I learned in my daily exercise, and I’deven say, every day life. So, yeah, yoga works for me, any-way. I’d recommend it for anyone. Why? Here’s one reason.At the end today the instructor instructed us instructees tolay flat, and relax.

Relax everything. I tried, and to a great degree succeeded,because during the final minute of rest before the end ofclass, I felt and smelt spring in the air. True. Do yoga is mytwo cents. No matter who you are.

Today’s yoga also acted as a gauge for me to the affirma-tive that consistent disciplined work I put in to eatinghealthfully (not too much is also key) and exercising everydamn day, has helped elevate my fitness. I was able to dothe class without struggling. I literally felt fitness and broc-coli working within my muscles and cells. That might notseem like a big deal, but, well, I’d say, at least it remindedme once again booze, chips, and drugs suck. Don’t do them.Period. I mean, period.

Run, don’t run to the pill aisle, run to yoga. This, from anon-yoga devotee. I’m not sure when I’ll do it again.

My tad bit older buddies mentioned I’d too need readingglasses near, at, or just past age 50. I didn’t doubt them, evenif at age 49 and younger I couldn’t see fuzzy if I tried. I’dtest my eyes, seeing how soon I’d see a road sign, and it al-ways turned out I could see the sign soon, miles away. I hada full-out eye exam at forty-eight that saw my eyes score bet-ter than twenty-twenty. The eye guy said so. He also said ina year, if not shortly beyond, I’d probably need seeing assis-tance to read. You know, my buddies and the doc, they wereall right. And not just right, they were perfectly right, likeright on, like, half a year before age 50 I started noticing myeyes lagging in a few ranges when it came to re-adjustingfrom viewing close-up small details to far-away grand scalescenes. I’ll be dang. On the money, like clock work, the olepeepers are starting to give. A sure reminder that, along withall the living I’m doing, I’m slowly, steadily, dying.

Had my truck detailed at Heritage Ford. There’s a guybeen detailing down there for 30 years. Son of a cuss. There’san entire column right there I’ll have to roll out some day.

Anyway, when they wash the carpet, shampoo is the properterm; they lift the floor mats off and stack them on the backseat so the carpet will dry faster. When I got home I took theback seat floor mats out and set them in the bed of my truckand left the tailgate open. I don’t know why really, I think Iremember I didn’t want the mats laying on my seats overnight. I’m particular about the interior of my rigs. The nexttime I drove I forgot the mats were in the bed and they wentswirling out, off and into who knows what, at who knowswhat mile marker of which highway. I loved those mats.They were strong rugged sexy sons a bitches. So I went todayand ordered some new ones.

All this to say—I like penny gum machines. They’re quar-ter gum machines these days, but the price matters not, whatmatters is that the procedure you work to get the gum, is thesame as when I was a kid; drop the coin in the slot, slide the

lever to the right, wait for thegum to trickle out of the shootand into your cupped palm.That little action there is whatkeeps me coming back formore gum machine gum.That, and I like gum.

Well the car joint has a gummachine, and after orderingmy mats on my way towardthe door to leave, I took a de-tour and walked around a stack of four tires to the gum ma-chine, dropped a coin in the slot, passed the level over andfro, and happily received the seven or eight pieces of guminto the palm of my right hand.

As I turned to leave, I noticed on the front of the machinea photo of Jerry Lewis advertising his Muscular DystrophyTelethon. I said to anyone near enough to hear, “He’s stilldoing that? Damn them kids must be old.”

From the editor

Here’s to a better,brighter ideaA

mong the more absurd actions of the two-termBush administration—and the Congress of thetime—was the ban on the Edison light bulb in 2007.

This ill-advised ban takes affect next year. Environmental-ists turned the good old-fashioned incandescent light bulbinto a “green” boogie man. The anti-Edison bulb folks werethrilled to see the artificially supported rise of the odious andtoxic compact fluorescent light (or CFL) and the Big Brothergovernment-enforced fall of the Edison bulb.

As I see it, the ban on Edison incandescent bulbs was asmall part of all the foolish anti-energy legislation passed bythe Democratic-controlled Congress (and signed into law byRepublican President George W. Bush) back in 2007.

The chief sponsors of the bulb ban were Rep. Jane Harman(D-Calif.) and Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.). The porcelain bustsof both legislators deserve their special alcoves in our ever-expanding National Shrine of Dumb Ideas.

Since the day President Bush signed the Harmon-Uptonban into law, I became an Edison bulb hoarder. Yup, I makeno apologies about this fact. I like incandescent light sourcesand will continue to use the devices. My eyesight is preciousand I have no intention of ruining it under harsh fluorescentlighting.

My survival plan is to add to my growing stockpile of Edi-son bulbs that will see me through and light the way foryears to come—long after the phased-in ban. It is my way todefy an arrogant, know-it-all federal government. And that’swhy I wholeheartedly support the efforts of Freedom Action.

My sister-in-law, a resident of California, reports that Edi-son bulbs are already banned in the formerly Golden State;residents are under penalty of law if they sneak bulbs acrossthe stateline. Now that’s creepy stuff!

Last month, the non-partisan Freedom Action citizensgroup launched a national grassroots campaign to repeal theban on incandescent light bulbs scheduled to begin on Jan. 1,2012.

Supporters of repealing the ban are invited to sign a peti-tion to Congress at FreeOurLight.org. I proudly signed thepetition. That’s why I encourage interested readers to go tothe website and do the same.

According to Myron Ebell of Freedom Action, “Rep. Up-ton, now chairman of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce

Committee, has said that his committee will hold a hearingon the ban, but he has not promised to repeal it, as was erro-neously reported in the press in December. The 2007 lawmakes the sale of standard incandescent 100-watt bulbs ille-gal, 75-watt bulbs as of Jan. 1, 2013, and 60- and 40-wattbulbs as of Jan. 1, 2014. The light bulb ban is an outrageousgovernment limitation on consumer choices and intrusioninto the home of every American.” Right on!

Ebell noted that one bill to repeal the ban has already beenintroduced in the House, H. R. 91, by Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.)and others. Other U.S. Senate and House bills are expectedto be introduced this session by U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyoming) and Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas).

It’s nice to know there are adults back in charge of the U.S.Congress.

Louis Varricchio

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Iconfess—accusations that your humble scribe hasa simplistic view of things have some basis intruth. For example, public education class size is

important because:1. Education is typically the most expensive line item

in State and local budgets; 2. Staffing is the single most expensive line item in

public education budg-ets;

3. Direct instruction(teachers in classrooms)is the single most expen-sive line item within thestaffing budget; and

4. Class size is the sin-gle most important de-terminant of teacher em-ployment, because scopeof curriculum, the otherpossible determinant, ispretty much fixed acrossall schools in a system asa result of state curricu-lum rules.

That logical sequence is pretty simplistic. From it, I’dconclude that State class size rules and/or local districtclass size policies are pretty important: typically, they setthe instructional-cost 60% of the annual budget (per-pupil expenditure) paid for through taxes.

See MARTIN HARRIS, page 7

Black Swan in Potemkin Village

The North Ferrisburgh United Methodist church is taking15 teens and adults on a Mission trip to continue the re-building efforts in Mississippi.

The group will fly into New Orleans, La., to see the dam-age from Hurricane Katrina that is still evident. Then thegroup will drive to Gulfport, Miss., to stay at the UnitedMethodist Camp Love. There the group join 15 more Ver-monters for several rebuilding projects in the area.

Camp Love is one of three United Methodist camps builtafter hurricane Katrina to house rebuilding volunteers. Thiscamp has sponsored groups weekly since it was built short-ly after the storm in 2005.

Thousands of volunteers from all over America cleaned upand rebuilt the area since Katrina hit on Aug. 29, 2005. Themayor of New Orleans, the president, as well as other cityand national officials, were blamed for the chaos in re-sponding to the disaster.

Since the storm over 160,000 volunteers have worked onover 12,000 homes and built over 100 new homes, savingover $100 million in labor cost to struggling Mississippi GulfCoast homeowners through the efforts of the UnitedMethodist church in the area. North Ferrisburgh UnitedMethodist has been sending teams for three years now.

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Growth is on the horizon as Gordon’s Window Décor, alocal family business that has been manufacturing customwindow treatments in Essex Junction for 25 years. The firm’sownership is making the transition to the next generation.The company serves many customers in Addison and Rut-land counties.

“I think our growth is due to the fact that we manufactureinsulating window shades that save energy—a vital compo-nent in our country’s efforts to cut our dependence on fos-sil fuels,” said Gordon Clements, owner of Gordon’s Win-dow Décor.

With distribution established in Ireland, as well as acrossthe U.S., similar interest from Russia and recent sales inJapan, Gordon’s has been hiring and just bought a largerfactory and showroom in Williston. The firm will be movingat the end of March. That is a lot of change for any compa-ny, especially combined with serious succession planning.

“It is all really exciting,” said Kelly Conklin, Clements’daughter and successor. “Buying the new building was ahuge step, but we are bursting at the seams in our currentbuilding and with our growth we need more space. The suc-cession planning is equally as exciting. We’ve been workingwith the Vermont Family Business Initiative to help with theplanning.”

Transitioning a business from the first generation to thesecond generation is no easy feat. But Clements and Conklinhave been working to avoid common pitfalls of succession;with resources like the Vermont Family Business Initiative itlooks like Gordon’s Window Décor will be going strong foranother 25 years.

“My first child, Silas, was born in August . If all goes wellI hope that he’ll be the third generation to run Gordon’s,”said Conklin.


A girl born Jan. 24, Dorothy Renee Pelkey, to Aaron andPaula (Spaulding) Pelkey of Crown Point, N.Y.

A girl born Feb. 1, Edie Ella Grossarth, to Mark andKathryn (Byrne) Grossarth of Castleton.

A girl born Feb. 1, Zaria Rebecca-Lynn Smith, to CyrusSmith and Frances Eisler-LeBeau of Middlebury.

A boy born Feb. 4, David Wallace Stone, to Robert andNicole (Johns) Stone of Cornwell.

A girl born Feb. 4, Natalie Helen Layn, to Curtis andHeather (Hurlbent) Layn of Bristol.

A girl born Feb. 8, Olivia Ann Tompkins, to Sarah Andrewsand Dan Tompkins of Bridport.

If you have questions, or to submit birth announcements,please call Jennifer Delmain at 802-388-6397 or email [email protected].

Births Death Notices

Generation next: passing on the family business

Generation next: Kelly Conklin, little Silas, with Gordon Clements, owner of Gordon’s Window Décor of Vermont.

Church members travel to New Orleans

North Ferrisburgh chuch mmebers bound for the Gulf Coast: Bri-an LaClair, Ted Marcy, Megan Cousion, Pastor Kim Hornung-Mar-cy, Amanda Cousino, Amber Emmell and Jack DeVos. Back: MIc-ah Lemmel-Hay, George Lucia, Tony Lamb, Peter Curler, KenCurler and Diane Cousino. Not pictured are Chase Atkins, KatieCurler and Clare Conner.

Addison County featuredon Boston T.V. program

During the first week of February a producer and camer-

aperson from the “Chronicle” show visited Addison Coun-

ty.

“Chronicle” is produced by the Boston ABC-TV affiliate,

and its long-running “Main Streets and Back Roads” series.

The series looks at life in rural and urban New England.

The show aired last week and will appear twice in March.

You can view all the “Chronicle” segments shot locally on-

line at www.thebostonchannel.com.

The program features several local personalities and

tourist destinations.

Ann Broughton, 76Ann Reba Broughton if Middlebury Feb. 11, 2011. She was

born in Cornwall Aug. 23, 1934. She was a 31-year-long em-ployee of Middlebury College. She enjoyed reading and wasa local league bowler, enjoyed square dancing and cardgames.

Mary Estus, 84Mary L. (St. Pierre) Estus, formerly of Bristol, died Feb. 7,

2011. She was born April 28, 1926, in St. Albans, the daugh-ter of Edward and Charlotte (King) St. Pierre. She workedon local farms with her husband Earl Estus. She had movedto Massachusetts in the 1950s.

Ronald Gorton, 64Ronald D. Gorton Sr. of Bristol died Feb. 10, 2011. He was

born in Hinesburg on Sept. 22, 1946, the son of I. Pecor andLyle Gorton.

Paul Kemp, 73Paul M. Kemp of Cornwall died Feb. 11, 2011. He was born

Sept. 11, 1937, in Salisbury, the son of the late Mason and Etta(Baker) Kemp. He was a graduate of Middlebury HighSchool and member of the Cornwall Congregational Churchand Cornwall Fire Department.

William LandonWilliam Mills Landon of New Haven died Feb. 3, 2011. He

is survived by his wife Beverly Marshall Landon, and fivechildren. No birthdate was available.

Dawn LawsonDawn Marie Lawson, formerly of Middlebury, died Feb.

11, 2011 in Chappaqua, N.Y. She was the daughter of Phyl-lis and Tom Lawson, and born in Newport, Vt. She wasraised in Middlebury and was a 1984 graduate of the Uni-versity of Vermont. No birthdate was available.

Dr. Mary Petrusich, 89Dr. Mary Margaret Petrusich died Feb. 5, 2011 at the Lodge

at Otter Creek in Middlebury, where she resided. She wasborn in Roseburg, Ore., on May 16, 1921, the daughter ofRobert B. and Gertrude (John) Petrusich.

John Henry Vautier, 58John Henry Vautier of New Haven died Feb. 8, 2011. He

was born July 19, 1952, in St. Albans, the son of Henry “Red”and Hilda (Forster) Vautier. He served with the U.S. Navyand the Vermont Army National Guard, including a one-yeardeployment to Bosnia. At the time of his retirement, he wasa helicopter crew chief with the rank of staff sergeant.

Note: Death Notices are not full obituaries; they are a free serv-ice of this newspaper. There is a charge for publishing completeobituaries. Call 802-388-6397 for rates.

In Vermont many folks say there arefive seasons — spring, summer, fall,winter and maple sugaring season —when temperatures still freeze at night,but the lengthening days are warm andsunny.

Springtime in Vermont is when themaple trees are tapped and the woodsare filled with the sound of sap drip-ping into metal buckets.

Farmers and hobbyists alike spendcountless hours crafting Mother Na-ture’s sweetest gift into liquid gold.

At the Woodchuck Cidery located inthe western valleys of Vermont, thenewest Limited Release Cider is beinghandcrafted.

Woodchuck Hard Cider ’s presidentand CEO, Bret Williams, said, “Our2011 Spring Cider is balanced with the

flavors and aroma of fresh maple syrupand brown sugar — a little piece of Ver-mont tradition captured in every bot-tle.”

Woodchuck Spring Cider LimitedRelease shipped mid-January and canbe found on shelves across the countythroughout February and March. Thecider ’s alcohol content is low—5 per-cent per volume.

Vermont hard cider uses maple syrup

Martin HarrisFrom page 4

Ergo, I conclude that gov-ernment decisions to controlclass size are deserving ofmedia coverage.

Historically, the print andelectronic media have donea quite creditable job of re-porting on the systematic re-duce-class size-to-increasestudent achievement policy,in effect for K-12 class sizeover the post-World War IIdecades, from 27 in 1955 to15 today.

Even your humble scribecan simplistically concludethat it has been the officialclasssize reduction policywhich has been the singlelargest driver of annual per-pupil spending increases,from less than $2,000 (in cur-rent, not nominal, dollars)then to over $8,000 today.

Some states –Vermont, forexample—reduced class sizeeven more (down to 10.4 in2008) and raised annual per-pupil costs even more (up to$15316 in 2009) therebycausing (simplistic conclu-sion) increased levels of tax-payer displeasure, probablybecause (simplistic conclu-sion) the reductions in classsize which were promised toproduce increases in studentachievement haven’t doneso.

From the first federalachievement tests in 1970 tothe present, studentachievement charts haveshown as level lines, withscores consistently in thelow 200s out of a possible500, against upward spend-ing lines and downwardclass size lines. But now, as

proof of the (simplistic) sur-vivalist-politician-fear-of-voter-displeasure theory, afew states have begunsneaking minimum-class-size policies into their rule-books. So far, my amateurishresearch has found three:Tennessee, Missouri, and—surprise!—Vermont.

In earlier columns, I’ve re-ported on the Tennesseeminimum class size poli-cy–K-3, 20; 4-6, 25; 7-12, 30.You can judge its serious-ness from the actual classsize (shown as p/t ratio,which is close) in Tennessee:14.3-to-1 in 2008.

In Missouri, the “guide-line” calls for K-2, 25; 3-4, 27;5-6, 30, and 7-12, 33. You canjudge its seriousness fromthe actual class size (shownas p/t ratio, which is close)in Missouri: 13-to-1 in 2008.

Now, it turns out, Ver-mont’s own state depart-ment of education actuallyadopted—on Sept. 8, 2010—a minimum class-size policyguideline.

It calls for no fewer than15 students in all grades andgrade-clusters from K to 8,and numbers ranging from15 to 20 in various 9-12 cur-riculum areas. Were it (sub-junctive contrary to fact) se-rious, it would cause a near1/3 decrease in the direct-instruction component (60percent) of the total schoolbudget. Gloriosky, Zero;Who nnew? Maybe I missed

the SED precedent-shatter-ing policy-changing pressrelease, or the subsequentbreathless in-depth, deeply-analytical reportage-with-enlightened-commentary inthe several VT papers I read.

As an amateur and not afull-time, highly skilled-professional Fourth Estater(and fearful of peer disap-proval), I choose not to opin-ionate on the decisions ofvarious Vermont mediamanagers and editors not toreport on that rare-and-un-expected statistically im-probable “black swan”event in Vermont education:the official adoption of astate department of educa-tion minimum-class-sizepolicy-guideline.

Instead, I’ll raise thisquestion: why have all threestates (and maybe more Ihaven’t even found yet)adopted these new ruleseven while showing no pasthistory, present inclination,or future intent to act seri-ously on them? The Ten-nessee policy, for example,goes back at least threeyears, possibly further.Maybe it’s the Potemkin Vil-lage syndrome at work.

Here’s the Merriam-Web-ster definition: “an impres-sive façade or show de-signed to hide an undesir-able fact or condition.” Itcomes from the Russian leg-end of the Prime MinisterPotemkin, anxious to avoid

the displeasure of CzarinaCatherine, building false-front village facades—Poty-omkinskiye derevnii—throughout Crimea, so thatthe empress would be suit-ably impressed with his ef-fectiveness during her visit.

If you’re not into Ro-manov dynasty politics, youmight prefer the New YorkCity 1982 example of MayorEd Koch ordering up thesame sort of thing—usingpainted plywood in theburnt-out building win-dows of the South Bronx ten-ements, or the same sort ofthing for the same sorts ofreasons in Cleveland today,according to a Wikipedia en-try on the subject.

You can see its applicabil-ity to the fiscal side of theproductivity collapse incontemporary public educa-tion: a system which praisesstudents, not for actualachievement but for “tryingreally, really, hard” canpoint to these policies andguidelines and (perhapscredibly) attempt to neutral-ize criticism by claiming:“Yes, we hear you, and we’reincredibly responsive, andwe’re trying really, really,hard, but these things taketime!”

Historical question:which Potemkin Village ply-wood-and-paint jobs wereever intended to become—inthe fullness of time—realconstruction? Ya ne snaiou.


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Health planFrom page 2

Care went on the defensive last week. He said, “How manypeople are covered, what are the benefits they can accessand what are the costs of those benefits?” How are self-in-sured plans factored in? We do however have the authorityto tax.”

Vermont would be unable to establish a single-payer sys-tem until 2014 since there is no funding for it currently.

Shumlin: more spending,budget adjustment

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin wants to add another $6 mil-lion to Vermont’s budget for 2011. On the other hand, Shum-lin offered a few reductions. The new bill adds $700,000 forpeople with traumatic brain injuries, $500,000 for home-lessness, $300,000 for shelters, and $280,000 for the elderly,blind and disabled.

Guest Viewpoint

The spirit ofcommunity

On Feb. 6, dozens of vol-

unteers helped members of

the Londonderry Volunteer

Rescue Squad (LVRS) to

stuff, label and seal more

than 7,000 letters that will be

sent to residents and proper-

ty owners as part of the

squad’s annual fundraising

efforts.

LVRS is always grateful

for the support we receive

from our community, but

we’d like to offer special

thanks to several individu-

als this year.

First, we want to thank

Bob and Lisa Brandmeyer of

the Brandmeyers Mountain-

side Lodge in Weston for

providing a delicious

catered lunch for our volun-

teers. The Brandmeyers

have done this for the past

several years, without

charge to the squad, and we

are thankful for their contin-

ued support.

Special thanks must also

be given to all of our helpers

this year. LVRS was called to

duty and dozens of our

squad members left in the

middle of the event to assist

with the tragic barn collapse

at the Taylor Farm in Lon-

donderry.

The letter-stuffing volun-

teers kept the momentum

and carried on to finish the

project.

Our volunteers: Mike and

Dale Malekoff, Jeanne and

Lee Nemlich, Wendy Brooks,

Jeff Spirer, Ann and Cal Low,

Pat Slade, Sam Nun-

nikhoven, Danny Cobb,

Leah Mowry, Colter

Sienkiewicz, Severn

Sienkiewicz, Jim W. Ame-

den, Carrie Atwood, Mary

Gouger, Glen Whitten,

Sheila Selden, Max Johnson,

Pastor Margaret, Barbara

Rogers, Robin and Michael

Kennedy, Addie Kujovsky,

Charlie Kujovsky and Bruce

Thomas.

LVRS serves the towns of

Landgrove, Londonderry,

Peru, South Londonderry,

Stratton, Weston, Windham,

Bondville, Winhall and parts

of Jamaica, and other areas

of Windsor County.

LVRS continues to provide

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Our annual fundraising

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Local animal hospitalgets reaccredited


While it may not garner the attention received by hos-

pitals like Porter or Fletcher-Allen, Middlebury Animal

Hospital is in the business of healing, too. In this case,

the Addison County animal hospital has a long tradition

of treating and caring for all varieties of pets, from rest-

less four legs to feathered wings.

The animal hospital has again received its coveted ac-

creditation by the American Animal Hospital Associa-

tion. The hospital received a comprehensive inspection

by an AAHA evaluation team—the team visited the hos-

pital’s facility recently to inspect medical equipment and

practice methods, as well as observe pet health care man-

agement means.

According to AAHA President Gregg Takashima,

DVM, only 15 percent of small veterinary practices have

achieved accreditation by the American Animal Hospi-

tal Association. So, the distinction for the Middlebury

Animal Hospital is worthy of mention; it carries with it

the imprimator of the national hospital association.

Established in 1933, the American Animal Hospital As-

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Accredited status is not a one time thing. Middlebury

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“Middlebury Animal Hospital belongs to a select

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standard of veterinary excellence,” said Takashima.

“AAHA hospitals pass a stringent evaluation of over 900

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Middlebury Animal Hospital is located at 139 Wash-

ington St. Extension and has been an accredited practice

member of the association since 1974.

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Lauren Greer scored a pairof goals as the MiddleburyCollege women's ice hockeyteam rallied from a two-goaldeficit to clinch the top seedfor the 2011 NESCAC Tour-nament with a 4-2 win atBowdoin on Saturday after-noon. The Panthers finishthe regular season at 18-4-1overall (14-1-1 NESCAC)while Bowdoin falls to 14-8-2 (9-6-1). Middlebury willhost eighth-seeded Williamsat 4:00 p.m. on Saturday,February 26 in the quarterfi-nals with the right to hostthe championship if they ad-vance.

In addition to Greer ’s twogoals, Jennifer Krakowerand Nora Bergman each con-tributed a goal for the Pan-thers. Kayte Holtz had a goaland an assist to lead the Po-lar Bears.

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UNDER CONSTRUCTION — An insectoid-looking high crane pumps cement into the foundationof the Lake Champlain Bridge under construction between Addison, Vt., and Crown Point, N.Y.On Feb. 17 and 18, a brief 48-hour spell of warm weather aided workers ever in search of a thaw.Bridge construction is on schedule according to New York officials overseeing the project.

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of them coming from behind the arc for 11 points earlyon. The lead grew to as many as 17 three times, beforeGreen Mountain went on a 6-0 spurt behind a three fromKenneth Williams and a three-point play from PeitonWoodall to make it a 29-18 game with 5:32 remaining.The Eagles came within nine before Middlebury closedthe half on a 6-0 run to take a 39-24 lead into the inter-mission.

Middlebury held Green Mountain to just 2 of 22 (.091)shooting from the floor in the second half, cruising to the74-30 victory. The Panthers shot .509 from the floor as all10 players who saw action in the game entered the scor-ing column.

Peter Lynch led the Panthers with a career-high 16points on 7 of 8 shooting from the floor, grabbing fourboards with three assists. Hicks finished with a career-best 13 points, while Albert Nascimento also recorded acareer-high with 10 points. Jack Roberts earned a per-sonal-best eight points and eight rebounds, to go alongwith three blocked shots. James Jensen finished with acareer-high eight points, also earning a season-best eightboards. Williams led Green Mountain with 13 points.

Jeff Brown: Super CoachPanther Head Coach Jeff Brown is in his 14th season

with the men's basketball program at Middlebury Col-lege. Previously he served in the same position at BatesCollege for three seasons.

In 2008-09, Brown led the team to 24 wins en route toits first NESCAC Championship. The Panthers alsomade their second consecutive trip to the NCAA Tour-nament. Brown was named the NESCAC and theNABC District Coach of the Year.

Last season, the Panthers set a school record with 25wins, advancing to the NESCAC title game. Middle-bury also made its third straight NCAA Tournamentappearance, earning a first-round victory.

A 1982 graduate of the University of Vermont, Brownscored more than 1,000 points and earned inductioninto the university's Athletic Hall of Fame during hisCatamount basketball career. He is 10th on the all-timescoring list (1,336 points), second in steals (170), sev-enth in assists (428), eighth in field goals made (526),and ninth in free throws made (284). While playing atUVM, Brown averaged 12.7 points and 4.1 assists pergame. As a junior he was an All-New England Honor-able Mention selection, and he was elected co-captainas a senior.

After graduation, Brown spent three years (1982-85)as the top assistant basketball coach at Manhattan Col-lege in New York, where he built his reputation as afirst-rate recruiter and strategist. Three students he re-cruited for Manhattan were named Metro Atlantic Con-ference Rookie of the Year.

Brown then returned to his alma mater as an assis-tant coach for nine years (1985-94). At Vermont, his re-sponsibilities included advance scouting, player devel-opment, on-the-floor coaching, and game-day prepara-tions. Brown took over the reins of the Bates Collegeprogram in 1994 as the Bobcats' head coach.

He is a recent inductee into the New England Basket-ball Hall of Fame as well as the Rockland County(N.Y.) Hall of Fame.

Text courtesy Middlebury College

By Joe [email protected]

The Vermont High School Indoor Track and Field Cham-

pionships were recently held at Norwich University’s

Shapiro Field House with South Burlington as the biggest

winners of the day, taking the overall girls' and boys' team

titles on the strength of outstanding performance from Mol-

lie Gribbin, Carly Stine, Sara Garvey and Christa Weaver.

Stine finished first in the 55-meter hurdles, third in the

long jump, second in the high jump and third in the 300-me-

ter dash. Garvey took second in the 55, fourth in the 300 and

sixth in the long jump, while Weaver finished first in the high

jump and third in the 1,000-meter run.

Another big victory was the performance of Springfield

High School senior high-jumper Michael Pianka, who the

night before played for his high schools' basketball team (a

five-overtime game), before participating in the state track

event. Pianka won the state high jump crown with a leap of

6-feet, 4-inches. He would then push the bar to a state record

height of 6-feet, 6.25-inches, but couldn't quite pull it off,

perhaps being hindered by the marathon hoop contest the

night before.

One athlete who did break a state record — her own —

was South Burlington's Mollie Gribbin, who earned the state

title in the 55-meter dash by breaking her own state record.

However, she was not done there, also winning state titles

in the 300-meter dash, the 600-meter run and the long jump.

Gribbin's dominance led the Rebels to the overall girls' team

title.

The South Burlington boys’ squad also took the team

championship (115 points) led by Malcolm Plunkett, who

won state individual titles in both the 1,600 and 3,200-meter

events. South Burlington's Kyle Chu also took first in the 55-

meter dash and took third in the 55-meter hurdles. Wind-

sor ’s Matt Rufus, another two-sport stand out who also ex-

celled at running back, finished second overall in the 300-

meter dash, while also finishing third in the 55-meter dash

and fourth in the long jump.

The Essex boys took second place overall (81 points),

while other top finishers included Essex’s Mickey Krug win-

ning the long jump, and Montpelier ’s Colby Cunningham

finishing second in the long jump and fifth in the high jump.

St. Johnsbury’s James Fitzhugh also won the 600-meter run.

Visit Joe Milliken's local sports photo website at www.jem-

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Norwich hosts track championships

South Burlington's Kyle Chu has a look of determination duringthe high hurdles event at the recent state indoor track & fieldchampionships held at Norwich University.

PHOTO COURTESY OF PAUL LAMONTAGNE

From Middlebury College News Reports

Middlebury advanced to the

NESCAC Semifinals for the fourth con-

secutive year after a 61-41 quarterfinal

victory over Connecticut College last

Saturday at Pepin Gym. The Panthers

advance to next weekend’s semifinals

at Williams College where they will

meet Amherst at 4 p.m. The host school

will face Trinity at 2 p.m., with the

championship slated for noon on Sun-

day.

Middlebury held the Camels to .222

shooting from the floor (12-54) and 2-

18 from the three point line. The Pan-

thers received solid bench scoring from

Joey Kizel and James Jensen, as the duo

combined for 20 points on 8-12 shoot-

ing. Connnecticut held a small re-

bounding advantage (40-39), but

grabbed 14 offensive boards to the Pan-

thers seven.

With Middlebury’s stalwart center

Andrew Locke not in the lineup, the

Camels attacked the hoop in the early

going. Connecticut had a couple sec-

ond-chance opportunities on their first

possession, eventually grabbing a 4-1

lead on a pair of lay-ups, including one

from Taylor Hanson at 17:50. That

would be the only lead for the Camels

as the Panthers went on a 7-0 spurt over

the next 90 seconds, capped by a three

by Nolan Thompson at 16:20.

A pair of free throws from Connecti-

cut’s Brian Mahoney shaved the deficit

to 10-9 before Middlebury jumped

ahead with a 9-0 run on 3-3 shooting

from behind the arc. Joey Kizel’s pair of

threes bookended Jake Wolfin’s triple

for a 19-9 lead with 12:14 left in the half.

Manson Lopez connected on a three

for the Camels at 11:24, but the Pan-

thers responded with a methodical 11-

4 run over the next seven minutes,

building a 30-16 lead with 4:17 remain-

ing before intermission. Matt Vadas hit

the Camels final three of the game at

1:59, cutting the Panther advantage to

32-20 before Middlebury ended the half

on a 4-0 burst and a 36-20 lead at the

break.

Ryan Sharry opened the second half

with a bucket for the Panthers prior to

a 6-0 dash by Connecticut, setting the

score at 38-26 with 17:42 to play. The

Camels could not break the double-dig-

it barrier over the next 10 minutes of

play, as they watched the deficit bal-

loon to 23 points on a three from Kizel

with 7:55 left in the game. During that

time span, Connecticut went 2-10 from

the field, while committing five

turnovers. The Panther lead hovered

around the 20-point margin for the re-

minder of the game.

Kizel paced Middlebury with 13

points off the bench on 5-8 shooting, in-

cluding 3-3 marksmanship from be-

hind the arc, while Nolan Thompson

added 11 and Wolfin chipped in 10

points, and game-highs with seven as-

sists and four steals.

Hanson led the Connecticut team

with a game-high 18 points, highlight-

ed by 10-11 shooting from the free

throw line.

Men’s basketball advances to NESCAC semis

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MIDDLEBURY — Vermont in War and Peace: a SilentFilm Double Feature. Two Vermont silent film gems will beshown at 2 p.m. At a special screening sponsored by theSheldon Museum, Middlebury American Legion Post 27and the Vermont Historical Society.

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Wednesday, March 2MIDDLEBURY — Manning Up: Thoughts on Sports,

Sex, and Power 4:30 p.m., Mahaney Center for the Arts,Concert Hall Lecture by Laurie Essig, assistant professorof sociology and women's and gender studies. Free.

Thursday, March 3MIDDLEBURY — Chandler, Hawks, and “The Big

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MIDDLEBURY — Michael Chorney and Ron Rost: theMiscellaneous Regulars in Concert 8 p.m., Mahaney Centerfor the Arts, Dance Theater. Free. 802-443-3168

Friday, March 4HINESBURG — Meet Shelburne Author- Rick Bessette

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True North strong and

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30 Up to, in invites

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poor visibility?

37 “Conan” airer

40 __ Equis: Mexican beer

42 Dice, e.g.

43 Prefix with natal

44 Be beholden

45 Stick around for sautéing?

48 Well-mannered manor

man

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up

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56 Sobriety checkpoint tar-

get, for short

57 “Tasty!”

58 ’70s-’80s NHLer known

as “Lucky Pierre”

62 Didn’t deviate from

64 Energizing bluegrass

instruments?

69 U.K. medal

70 Conservatory subj.

72 Decrease

73 Subj. for refugees

74 “Annabel Lee” monogram

75 Craze for some moms?

78 Fig. in many churches

80 Bronchitis sufferers’ aids

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84 Spill preceder

87 Conclusion letters

88 “Yippee!”

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102 BART stop

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gangster Gotti?

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111 Fair-hiring abbr.

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114 Shot with extreme spin

118 Negative particle

119 Imposing monetary penal-

ties with a nice Chianti?

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125 “No surprise”

126 Holiday burner

127 Makes better

128 Mocha residents

129 Tiptoe past

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2 Comeback

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4 Blown-up detail

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6 Makes, as a perp

7 Word with car or top

8 Ski lodge drink

9 Charlton’s “Earthquake”

co-star

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12 Physiques

13 Long Island town

14 Rat out

15 Love letter sentiment

16 Pandora’s boxful

17 Like a quick links round

18 16th-century Spain, for

one

19 So to speak

24 Wrong

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33 Nonsense

34 Like some bks. for kids

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37 E’en if

38 Creditor’s loss

39 Chinese food veggie

41 Flower feature

46 Sandpaper coarseness

measure

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films

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54 Winter Olympics event

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60 Masters TV venue since

1956

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there?”

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“super”

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67 Rowboat device

68 Mole, perhaps

71 Oldest active NBAer

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93 Former Celtics guard and

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95 Hatfield, to a McCoy

96 PC space bar neighbor

97 Four laps, often

100 Tao, literally

101 Full legislative assembly

105 Lake Geneva feeder

106 White __

107 Rembrandt van __

109 Former capital of Crete

113 “Grand” brand of ice

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116 Stuffed shirt

117 Like challah bread

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By John McClaughry

In his January inaugural address, new Vermont Gov. Pe-ter Shumlin repeatedly pledged to “put Vermonters back towork, one job at a time.”

On Feb. 3, Gov. Shumlin unveiled his long-awaited jobsbill, and hailed it as “by far one of the most comprehensivejobs bills that reflects our commitment to grow jobs in Ver-mont one job at a time.” He did not explain just what “onejob at a time” is supposed to mean.

A few days later, Vermont Commerce and Community De-velopment Secretary Lawrence Miller explained to legisla-tors that the Shumlin jobs plan “is about focusing our efforts,being strategic with our thoughts and working togetheracross agencies and across the private sector [and] with oureducational institutions to get things done.”

The Shumlin philosophy here seems to be that jobs are cre-ated by a collection of shrewd, focused, well-coordinatedgovernment actions. There's not much to be said for gov-ernment agencies that work at cross purposes to each other,but it's not at all apparent that Vermont's job shortfall is aresult of a sluggish, confused, uncoordinated governmentfailing to create them.

The jobs bill evinces a belief by the governor that the cre-ative economy—artists, sculptors, poets, etc.—has the po-tential to create new jobs.

Thus it proposes to spend $100,000 to hire a new creativeeconomy specialist to do something to stimulate the creativeeconomy. This will end the years of government neglect and

set the creative economy ablaze with new job-producing ac-tivity.

The governor also believes that employers lack sufficientincentive to hire new employees. His jobs bill promises topay selected employers up to $500 when they create a new,full time position, and fill it with someone who has beendrawing unemployment benefits for five months or more.

Note that the employer can't collect the $500 by just re-hiring the worker who was laid off a month ago. In any case,the total pot of money to be made available for paying em-ployers to hire unemployed workers is only $25,000. That'senough to incentivize employers to hire some 50 workers ayear.

Of course it will require the government to spend morethan $25,000 to police the lucky employers to make sure theymeet all the program requirements for pocketing the $500,but that's apparently included elsewhere in the budget.

Another example: beginning in 2016, the proposed sci-ence, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programwill distribute $1,500 a year to Vermont college graduates inthose fields for remaining in Vermont, presumably working,for five or more years.

Contrast the Shumlin philosophy of “government as thewellspring of correctly managed and channeled economicprogress, one job at a time” with the philosophy of probablythe nation's most economically successful governor, Repub-lican Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana.

In a recent speech Gov. Daniels explained that “we believethat government works for the benefit of private life, and not

the other way around.Every day we work to lower the costsand barriers to free men and women creating wealth for eachother.When business leaders ask me what they can do for In-diana, I always reply: ‘Go make money. That’s the first actof corporate citizenship. If you do that, you'll have to hiresomeone else, and you'll have enough profit to help one ofthose nonprofits we're so proud of.’”

Shumlin appears to believe that economic progress comesfrom government wisely picking favorites, showering themwith subsidies and credits, forcing consumers to buy theirproducts at above-market prices, hiring functionaries tostimulate, coordinate and enforce, and managing govern-ment to carry out these tasks smoothly and efficiently.

Gov. Daniels believes quite the opposite. He recognizesthe role of government in preserving public order, financinginfrastructure, and underwriting, but not necessarily pro-viding - the education essential for a prosperous economyand citizen self-government.

But beyond that, Gov. Daniels says, “We believe it is wrongever to take a dollar from a free citizen without a very nec-essary public purpose, because each such taking diminishesthe freedom to spend that dollar as the owner would prefer.”

That limited government, pro-freedom governing philos-ophy has put low-tax Indiana in the top rank of the nation'sstates, economically and fiscally.

The Shumlin jobs bill will give the Hoosiers little worryabout losing their high ranking to “progressive” Vermont’sfar more, high-tax, overregulated, low-growth nanny state-of-mind.

A look at Vermont’s feeble job creation philosophy

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