THE LAST WEEK IN REVIEW
facing facts
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 06, 2010 COMPILED BY CATHY RESMER & TYLER MACHADO
FIGHT FOR FLIGHTS
Vermonters to Gay Teens: It Gets Better Six gay teens from across the U.S. have killed themselves in the past few months after being bullied because of their sexuality. On Monday, a crowd of more than 200 college students, faculty, staff and community members gathered at the University of Vermont for a candlelight vigil in their memory. Seven Days staff writer Lauren Ober attended the vigil, and published a post about it on Blurt, the Seven Days staff blog. Speakers at the open mic included Kofi Mensah, the openly gay president of UVM’s Student Government Association. He told the crowd, “Your courage is the way other people know they can make it.” The suicides have prompted national news stories about the effects of anti-gay harrassment, and have inspired a number of gay celebrities — including Ellen DeGeneres and “Savage Love” columnist Dan Savage — to urge gay youth to stick around. Savage created a channel on YouTube called “It Gets Better,” featuring videos of gay adults who attest to the fact that life does get better once you get out of high school. Read more about the vigil, and find links to national coverage of the issue, at sevendaysvt.com.
“Your courage is the way other people
know they can make it.”
blogworthy last week...
10/01 Democratic auditor candidate Doug Hoffer filmed a golf-themed web ad after the Republicans use him as a “wedge.”
10/01: Intervale farmers called for harvest volunteers when heavy rains threatened to flood their fields.
10/01: Burlington Police are cracking down on 18+ nights — and downtown business owners aren’t happy about it.
10/05: Food writer Alice Levitt reviews Shelburne’s Italian eatery, Buono Appetito.
TICKET TO BRIBE? Peter Shumlin proved he paid a speeding ticket that was subsequently voided by a state trooper. Another day, another bullet… dodged.
MARKET SHARE
Forget about Top10 lists. Livability. com turned it up to 11 — fabulous farmers markets in the U.S. Burlington is among them. Sweet.
FAST TIMES
The terms “highspeed chase” and “four-way stop” don’t normally go together, but last week in Burlington, they did. Too many cop shows? FACING FACTS COMPILED BY PAULA ROUTLY
That’s about how much rain fell on parts of Vermont within two days last week, according to Vermont Public Radio.
in the archives:
“From the Horse’s Mouth” by Ken Picard, (03/11/08). This story about an equine dentist features a striking photo slideshow shot by Seven Days designer Andrew Sawtell. Today is Andrew’s last day as a Seven Dayzer. We’ll miss him! Find his slideshow by searching “equine dentist” on sevendaysvt.com.
TOPFIVE
MOST POPULAR ITEMS ON SEVENDAYSVT.COM
1. “Fair Game: The Fear Factor” by Shay Totten. Are Brian Dubie’s fearmongering ads the new trend in Vermont political campaigning? 2. “Down Memory Lane” by Nancy Stearns Bercaw. In this June 2010 essay, Bercaw visits a Shelburne Museum exhibit of art by Alzheimer’s patients and reflects on the disease’s impact on her family. 3. “Ring Man” by Lauren Ober. Burlington native Noah Weisman charts a course for the mixed martial arts big leagues. 4. “Information, Please” by Ken Picard. A “data bank” in Chester archives information from publications dating back to the 1600s. 5. “Lieutenant Governor’s Race: Who’s The Real Middle-Class Hero?” by Andy Bromage. Democrat Steve Howard and Republican Phil Scott are each trying to prove they’re champions of the middle class.
now we’re following: @vermontbiz: VT’s Rising Stars Announced. Who made the list? (hint, it’s an impressive group of 40 young professionals) http://bit.ly/VBMRSList #VT #BTV
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9/29: Log Cabin Syrup agreed to use more natural ingredients in their “all natural” syrup.
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Will the merger of Southwest and Air Tran mean one or the other might operate out of BTV? It’s still up in the air.
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