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The Creemee Challenge

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Summer in Vermont is all about the creemee, that delicious mountain of soft-serve ice cream that does a body good.

There are many, many creemee stands in Burlington, and Lou visits them all as he tries to eat as many creemees as he can in a single day.

Warning: This isn't pretty.

Executive Producer: Lou Armistead
Camera operator: Max Resnik of www.collegeishard.tv

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Tom Messner

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Tom Messner has been delivering the weather with a smile for 18 years on WPTZ/NewsChannel 5.

His grandma assumed he would grow up to be a chatty salesman.  Little did she
know, Tom would one day be 'selling' the weather to the masses with his trademark grin.

Messner is so well-known that he can't get very far without being recognized. That is the thing about being a popular weatherman, people feel like they know you since you come into their living room every night.... Read more

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The Good Fight

For some rabble-rousing Vermonters, every day is Independence Day

Vermont is a small, out-of-the-way place, and if recent discussions about its future are any indication, its residents often wonder if their way of life is compatible with the rest of the country’s. No other state proudly trumpets the fact that a sitting president refuses to visit; none has argued so passionately for secession — a movement that surely embodies collective concern about whether the United States of America can live up to its good name. ... Read more

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Scene@ Champlain College Historical Buildings Tour

Burlington, Saturday, June 28, Noon

As part of its “50 Years on the Hill” anniversary celebration last weekend, Champlain College threw open the doors of its historic buildings to all comers. I worried I’d be getting a watered-down admissions tour, but Champlain cut out the droning guides and simply gave the community an all-access pass to explore.... Read more

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News Quirks

Curses, Foiled Again Authorities searching for Sharon Platt after she was accused of stealing $5000 while working as an office manager for Murphy Motors in Williston, N.D., located the suspect in Pittsburgh, where she applied for a job and listed Murphy Motors as a reference. Williams County Sheriff’s Capt. Bob Stancel said Platt was arrested after the owner of Murphy Motors reported her whereabouts when the Pennsylvania company called to check on the reference.... Read more

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Free Will Astrology

Here's the weekly astrological forecast for July 2-9, 2008. What's your sign, baby? They're all here...... Read more

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Phantom Theater

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The Oakley Truck Comes to Burlington

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What is a giant Oakley-sponsored trailer doing sitting in the middle of Church Street? And what does the world really look like through high-definition tinted lenses?

Executive Producer: Louis Armistead
Special Guests: Max Resnik and Alex Dayan, of collegeishard.tv
Assistant Camera Operators: Max Resnik and Marshall Green

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Free Will Astrology

Here's the weekly astrological forecast for June 25 - July 2, 2008. What's your sign, baby? They're all here...... Read more

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Report Details Concerns of Burlington Telecom Advisory Committee

Local Matters

More than two years after it was convened to help guide the city-owned cable operation, an advisory group for Burlington Telecom is still struggling to understand its role, according to the annual report it recently submitted to the Burlington City Council.

In the report, the Burlington Telecommunications Advisory Committee expresses frustration with BT’s tendency to “hold back” detailed information about its operations since the departure of former general manager Tim Nulty late last year.... Read more

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