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September 17, 2016
Barbara Mason: A woman who made a difference
Published by New Market Press, Inc.
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VPIRG touts $500 million carbon tax as ‘tax reform’ By Bruce Parker bparker@watchdog.org
By Farhad Khan Special to the Eagle
MIDDLEBURY — Twenty one years ago—almost—on Nov. 5, a woman walked into my store on Court Street (Route 7) in Middlebury looking for a job. I was tired, tired of trying to set the store up for its grand opening for over three months. I interviewed so many people I couldn’t makeup my mind who to hire. I had a good feeling about this woman and hired her. Next day, we opened the store and the woman who walked into my business started working for me. I am so naive that I didn’t even ask my new employee for her resume, “biodata”, or whatever you care to call a person’s written employment record. At that time, all I knew was her name: Barbara Mason. By the following week, I was sure that this situation was going to be a long haul. The next Monday, I had accidentally left a large sum of cash—almost $14,000—in a plastic bag right on the counter and went home. Next morn— CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
MONTPELIER — A renewable energy lobbyist in Vermont is calling a $500 million carbon tax a clever “tax reform” idea to grow jobs and the economy. Vermont Public Interest Research Group, an environmental advocacy group with 40,000 members, wants to jumpstart the economy. The group’s method of achieving that, however, requires imposing a massive tax on gasoline, propane, natural gas and home heating fuel. According to a promotional flier being delivered to Vermonters across the state, VPIRG wants state lawmakers to shift taxes off of income, sales and employment and on to “carbon pollution” — a code phrase for gas and home heating oil distributors. The proposed excise tax — a $100 permetric-ton tax on carbon estimated to CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
OUT OF ThE FURNACE — Pittsford’s iron industry (1791-1882) will be remembered at a public historical plaque dedication ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 1 p.m., on the Pittsford Town Green. in 1791, israel Keith built an iron blast furnace two miles east of here, adjacent to what is now Furnace Brook. Later, the Granger foundry produced 300 tons of cast iron stoves a year. in 1882, operations ceased and Vermont’s last operating iron furnace closed. Photo courtesy of Bill Powers
Cornwall-Salisbury covered bridge destroyed by fire Shelburne Farms barn destroyed By Lou Varricchio lou@addison-eagle.com
The circa-1865 Salsbury-Cornwall covered bridge was destroyed by a suspicious fire Sept. 10. Photo courtesy of Whiting Volunteer Fire Department
SALISBURY — The historic circa-1865 Salsbury-Cornwall covered bridge, sometimes called the Station Covered Bridge, was destroyed by a suspicious fire Sept. 10. The bridge was listed on the U.S. National Registry of Historic Places. It was restored after vandalism several years ago. The fire is considered suspicious, according to Fire Chief Dennis Rheaume; it occurred in daylight, 9-10 hours after an early morning thunderstorm passed through the region. The fire occurred in the early afternoon hours with fire crews hearing the alarm and responding before 3 p.m. The more than 70-feet-long bridge, which was restored a few years ago, was engulfed in flames when first responders arrived. CONTINUED ON PAGE 9