Oct 27 – Nov 2, 2010
Political Guru Harlan Sylvester; Ghost Hunt at the Wilson Castle; Grave Robbing in Burlington
Roadside DUI Video Shows Salmon Humbled, Yet Defiant
A roadside video released last week shows that Auditor Tom Salmon not only asked a Vermont State Trooper if he knew he was the state…
Rasmussen Survey: Shumlin Leads Dubie 50-45 Percent
In a new Rasmussen Reports survey of 750 likely Vermont voters, Democrat Peter Shumlin remains slightly ahead of Republican Brian Dubie. The report, just released…
The Final Countdown: Election 2010
This is it, folks: the final three days before Armageddon, er, the Rapture. No, wait. Oh, right — Election Day 2010. Here are a few…
Vermonters Rally for Sanity in DC
***updated below*** I was in Washington, DC, this weekend for the amazing and inspiring Online News Association conference, and I couldn’t resist putting on my…
Vermont Yankee Sale: Trick or Treat?
Talk about your October surprises: A blog post on the conservative website Vermont Tiger is alleging Democrat Peter Shumlin secretly favors relicensing the plant if…
Vermont House and Senate Races to Watch
Unlike the U.S. Congress, it’s highly unlikely that Democrats will lose control of either the Vermont House and Senate, but the GOP could begin to…
The Unluckiest Drunk Driver Ever (Not Tom Salmon)
Vermont Auditor Tom Salmon is getting all the headlines for his drunk-driving cruiser-cam video, just ordered released by a Superior Court judge in Montpelier. But…
Regional Chamber Chief Says U.S. Chamber Ads in “Bad Taste”
Across the country, regional chambers of commerce are distancing themselves from the role being played in the national elections by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce….
Big Controversy
If you heard a loud BOOM! earlier this week, that was the sound of the Internet exploding over a blog post published by Marie Claire…
Firefighters Feeling Burned by Dubie?
The Professional Firefighters of Vermont have been increasing their visibility this week in get-out-the-vote efforts for local House and Senate candidates as well as two…
Vermont Newspaper Circulation Still Dropping, But More Slowly
U.S. daily newspaper circulation fell 5 percent in the last six months, according to audit figures just released — and that’s good compared to the…
Energy Exec Tells Dubie: Prove Allegations or Drop Them
* updated below – Blittersdorf files lawsuit* A leading supporter of Democrat Peter Shumlin is appealing personally to Republican Brian Dubie to either prove allegations…
Judge Orders State to Release Auditor Tom Salmon’s DUI Video
* updated below * In a five-page ruling issued late this afternoon, Superior Court Judge Geoffrey Crawford ordered the state Department of Public Safety to…
Seven Days’ Halloween/Election Cover
Yes, those are gubernatorial candidates Brian Dubie and Peter Shumlin on the cover of this week’s issue of Seven Days. Designer Diane Sullivan explains the…
Independent Emily Peyton Withdraws from Governor’s Race, Backs Shumlin
Another independent candidate has dropped out of the super-competitive governor’s race and endorsed Democrat Peter Shumlin. Emily Peyton, a 51-year-old activist from Putney, told Seven…
Agriculture Agency Denies Management Plan for Elk Farm
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture has rejected plans to manage wildlife on a 700-acre Irasburg game preserve owned by Doug Nelson, whose herd of elk…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Police investigating a convenience- store robbery in Ferndale, Mich., by a man wearing a plastic Darth Vader mask identified Jamie C. Hernandez,…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the Chinese province of Fujian, there used to be people who believed they could communicate directly with the dead. If…
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A Haunting at Wilson Castle [SIV198]
10/16/10: New Hampshire’s Dark Knights Paranormal investigate Proctor’s Wilson Castle for signs of haunted activity.Eva and Seven Days’ Associate Editor Margot Harrison (AKA Agent Scully)…
Artists Provocateurs
At the Fleming Museum, small versions of the very large works of Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Things That Go Bump in the Castle
Looking for paranormal activity at a Vermont landmark
WTF: Why doesn’t the sex-offender registry give addresses or crime details?
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: We just had to ask…
Letters to the Editor
On Shumlin’s Side A big thank-you to Sen. Richard Mazza for speaking out against Brian Dubie’s smear campaign and character assassination of Peter Shumlin [“Fair…
Video: Spooky Breakfast
Sitting in a room with a fog machine, a passel of twentysomethings in costumes and eating a breakfast of Halloween candy is not usually on…
Socialist Ben Mitchell Drops Out of Governor’s Race, Endorses Shumlin
Liberty Union Party candidate Ben Mitchell has withdrawn from the super-close governor’s race and thrown his support to Democrat Peter Shumlin. In an email sent…
