Assistant Judge Guilty of Harassment II
Winsor Country Assistant Judge William Boardman still refuses to take me off his spam list. I keep getting his crappy spam emails about Vermont courts or whatever. I don't even read them. I've asked him several times to stop sending them to me, but he just refuses. The first time I asked he hinted that because I run a blog I can't refuse his spam. Another time he played cute and asked me what email address he shouldn't keep writing to. All by email mind you. This guy is harrassing me and he's a judge. Tyranny. Even local blog owners with dozens of readers have a right to privacy. That's why I have now blocked Boardman's email address. You're blocked, your honor. Get some manners

What's the Matter with Burlington?
It's been almost seventeen years since the posts on Church Street went from green to black.The mall sucks. Woolworth's is gone. You can't buy a hammer downtown. The economy of our urban core seems more and more to be premised on the idea that everybody has a trust fund or a government job.I wish we could put a K-Mart or a Target in what used to be Porteus on Bank Street. Why has that part of the mall been closed for years? Why has McDonald's been closed for years? Nobody wants to run a McDonald's or a Taco Bell right in the center of downtown Burlington?Maybe our downtown would reverse its decline if it invited back regular people. Wouldn't it be nice to

Internet Time Machine
The Internet is a kaleidoscopic time machine. Look at this old page from this blog. Or how about this one? Weird. And how does iburlington still exist? I started a section called "link graveyard" somewhere on this blog a long time ago, but like everyth

City Between Rock and Hard Place on BT
"You don't just walk away from a thirty-three million dollar debt." -Jonathan LeopoldThe city of Burlington has always owned the risk for Burlington Telecom. The notion that taxpayer money was never at risk was patently false. Big D or small d department, BT belongs to the City and always has.Now it owes fifty million and is worth perhaps fifteen. If it died today the taxpayers would have to make up the difference.So what do we do? Cut our losses or keep rolling the dice and hope it improves?Here's a poll for Burlington Taxpayers only. If you don't pay property tax to Burlington, please don't vote in the poll:

Mulligan Seeks Re-Election
Owen Mulligan is running for re-election as Ward Six Clerk.Note he is the Ward's "Clerk." Not the Ward's "Assistant Chief Administrative Officer."