tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80717442012-01-13T00:21:50.886-05:00The original home of the blog known as <a href="http://7d.blogs.com/802online">802 Online</a>cresmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04182137528517564258noreply@blogger.comBlogger1041100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071744.post-1118967918258258732005-06-16T20:23:00.000-04:002005-06-16T20:25:18.263-04:00

Since 802 Online lives somewhere else now, I thought I'd change the name of this blog. And I've doctored the photo, too, because I started a fun blog and haven't figured out some of the technological tricks yet. So, uh, go see one of my other blogs.

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802 Online has a new home. Our art director/webmaster Don Eggert customized a site for me over at typepad, and I've officially moved. I haven't exported my blogger content there yet, but may move some of it. The site is still evolving, but I've started posting there, and we're officially launching it next Wednesday. Check it out and leave me lots of comments.The site's official new address is

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I'm back from my trip. Had a great time. Thanks, everybody, for the well wishes. I'm working frantically on my 7D site, coming very soon. Looking forward to doing more original online reporting, and expanding our understanding of what constitutes the Vermont blogosphere. Stay tuned!

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I'm headed to Seattle for six days for a much-needed vacation. We'll be launching the Seven Days site when I return, possibly next week. Stay tuned!

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"Should municipalities get in the wi-fi business?" is an article from the SF Chronicle, via Common Dreams, by Adam Werbach. He's id'd as a member of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, but he's also the guy who was elected prez of the Sierra Club when he was 23 a few years back.So now he's advocating for Municipal Wi-fi, and warning San Franciscans about the coming PR onslaught from

cresmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04182137528517564258noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071744.post-1113841740862000022005-04-18T12:25:00.000-04:002005-04-18T12:29:00.863-04:00

Bill from Candleblog directed me to this moody short film, shot at The Clothing Line, a funky thrift store on Cherry Street. I took a few minutes out of my crazy deadline-day fog to watch it, and so should you.

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I ran into Darren Allen, of Hall Monitor fame unexpectedly on Saturday, at the R.U.1.2? Annual Dinner and Silent Auction at the Wyndham. I think he got tired of me introducing him to everyone as "Vermont's first paid journalist blogger." But he is!And it sounds like his site is a success. Allen says that every time he posts something negative about the governor, he gets a response from press

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Vermonter Tom Dumont of Tom's Astronomy Blog regularly posts about all things astronomical. Here's a particularly lovely moon photo he took last night.

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Has anybody else happened upon Twenty-Something, a blog by a Vermonter who calls himself "Crash?" I linked to him earlier this week when he posted an entry about being recognized at 135 Pearl, Burlington's only gay bar. Well today he's got a post up about how he's taking a break from blogging for a little while. It's a pity, because he's a good writer. I base this opinion on an entry he wrote

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Born April 15, 2004.

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The college, not the cigarettes.VT's own rarin' librarian spoke to a group at Marlboro College last week about — what else — the intersection of libraries and technology. She's posted an outline of her presentation, "Librarian Eye for the Tech Buy: thinking about technology and libraries and Vermont all at once" on her website. Anybody interested in public computing resources at Vermont libraries

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Interesting article from morph: The Media Center blog about the difficulties of integrating blogs into newspaper operations. Ken Sands makes some good points, among them that blogs should focus on specific topics rather than personalities. For the most part I agree, but I think the best blogs are the ones that are very specific and allow their authors to share their personality. I like it that

cresmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04182137528517564258noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071744.post-1113337426518050442005-04-12T16:22:00.000-04:002005-04-12T16:23:46.520-04:00

Darren Allen of Hall Monitor (and the Vermont Press Bureau) has more on his scoop about the VT Legistlature's budget for fancy new chairs. Yep, this is how they're spending our tax dollars in Montpelier.

cresmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04182137528517564258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071744.post-1113337257050405362005-04-12T16:14:00.000-04:002005-04-12T16:20:57.050-04:00

Who says bloggers aren't doing original reporting? I've really been enjoying Bill Simmons' updates on the Star Wars fans standing in line at Grauman's Chinese Theater. Episode III, out next month, will not even play there. You may have read about this on Drudge.Well Bill's been calling the line-standers up on the phone. He's put their phone number on his site. And he answers some questions you

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Last summer, I was lucky enough to discover Jessamyn West through her extremely useful librarian blog, and was delighted to find out that she's a Vermonter. Er, she lives here, anyway. For the past 20 months, Jessamyn has worked as the Outreach Librarian at the Rutland Free Library, and as a semi-celebrity blogger — she's been written up in Wired, and blogged the Democratic National Convention

cresmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04182137528517564258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071744.post-1113239218826205762005-04-11T13:02:00.000-04:002005-04-11T13:06:58.826-04:00

Here's a story I gleaned from the Wall Street Journal (via Romanesko) that gives a great overview of how newspapers are integrating blogs and citizen journalism into their operations. They mention the innovative folks in Greensboro, NC, and former Vermont reporter/San Jose Mercury News columnist and blogger Dan Gillmor.

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Crash from Twenty-Something blogs about being spotted at Pearl's. Hey, it's a small friggin' town in a small friggin' state.

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Here, here, here and here.

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I stumbled upon Eric Zorn's oh so creatively titled blog while reading Romanesko, which I check probably more times a day than I want to admit here. Zorn writes for the Chicago Tribune. Check out his blog to see what reporters at other daily newspapers around the country are doing. Have I mentioned that the Times Argus & Rutland Herald have a blogger, but that the Burlington Free Press has yet to

cresmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04182137528517564258noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071744.post-1112823619573403092005-04-06T17:35:00.000-04:002005-04-06T17:41:11.353-04:00

A widely circulated post from the folks at Essex VT-based Carpetbagger Report gives an update on the Bush administration's use of fake news reports touting the work of government agencies. Why do stations run government-sponsored news releases? Because they won't spend the money to hire reporters to tell you the real news. Which goes back to the whole pope-saturation-coverage thing I've been

cresmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04182137528517564258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071744.post-1112795371322866452005-04-06T09:41:00.000-04:002005-04-06T09:49:31.323-04:00

Hey, looks who's this week's guest editor at ourmedia.org, which bills itself as "The Global Home for Grassroots Media."They let you upload and store video, music, photos, audio clips and other media-related stuff for free, forever as long as you're willing to share your work with a global audience. Read more in the FAQ. Home page shows a music video available from the Decemberists.

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Remember last fall, when this guy ran for lt. governor? That picture of him next to Cheryl Rivers was priceless.

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So this is what other people think of my new hometown. From Diabologue.Incidentally, 5 people have applied for the vacant Winooski City Council seat. That's suprising, in a good way. Nobody challenged Ben Clarke for the seat when he ran in March, but now that he's leaving, all these people want to take his place. Cool. Deadline to apply is April 8.

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About handcuffs in the mens' john at the statehouse.

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This is a little weird. Kos reports on San Francisco trying to legislate the blogosphere.

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This is interesting. If you look on the BFP website today, it looks like the top story is about the suspect in the Scoville killings. There are only two pope stories in the "top stories" section on the website.But the main headline in the newspaper says "'Our beloved John Paul: Mourners view late pope; Vatican prepares for funeral, conclave." The story dominates the front page. And there are

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Whenever I think of Pope John Paul, I recall the words of the liturgy I grew up with in Michigan. Every Sunday at Mass, there was a part — it's been so long now that I have trouble remembering just when it occurred — when the priest would ask us to pray for "John Paul, our pope." The words come to me from memory, like phrases from the Nicene Creed — no longer my creed, but still embedded in me so

cresmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04182137528517564258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071744.post-1112449723914019112005-04-02T07:49:00.000-05:002005-04-02T08:48:43.916-05:00

This morning, I, like many other Vermonters, woke up and thought, "I wonder if the pope died last night." The first thing I did when I got out of bed was turn on my computer. While it booted up, I went downstairs and plucked my Burlington Free Press off my porch. It said the Pope was still alive. But maybe he died last night, I thought. So I looked online. Then, convinced that the pope was indeed

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A story in Tuesday's Rutland Herald — via Jessamyn at librarian.net — reports that Principal Chris Sousa banned blogging from Proctor High School computers. He says blogs aren't educational.I think he's got a very valid point about monitoring how much personal information a kid (or anyone, for that matter) puts on the web. But Jessamyn points to this link, noting that blogs can be a great

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More industry yammering — from the Carnegie Report, via Jim Romanesko's must-read media blog — about the demise of newspapers. I intend to post these whenever I can, if only because someone in the Vermont media needs to be talking about it in public. Money quote from the Carnegie Report: "Other notable findings revealed by the survey: although ranked as the third most important news source,

cresmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04182137528517564258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071744.post-1112233430014747402005-03-30T20:17:00.000-05:002005-03-30T20:43:50.016-05:00

Here's a link to my story this week about boosting computer use among the 50+ set. And by computers, I don't mean slot machines and video poker, ok Dad? Yeah, like he'd read this. He's never seen a blog in his life--my parents still don't have a computer at home. I don't think my dad's ever gone online by himself. One time, when he came to visit, I showed him how to find the scores for college

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Over at Hall Monitor, intrepid blogger/journalist Darren Allen of the Vermont Press Bureau chides the Vermont House of Representatives Institutions Committee for trying to buy new chairs — for $41,000. Governor Douglas did not include that item in his proposed budget.Allen writes: "$41,000 for chairs is two drug counselors in schools," one administration wag told me. "I guess they find it more

cresmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04182137528517564258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071744.post-1112115442616387712005-03-29T11:47:00.000-05:002005-03-29T11:57:22.620-05:00

Here's a story from Durham's Independent Weekly about municipally owned wi-fi in the Triangle Area (in North Carolina). It's written by my new pal Fiona Morgan, who I met at the blogger conference at UNC last month. It's a good read, particularly for anyone interested in getting muni wi-fi in Vermont. This is an extremely relevant topic, given the current controversy over Burlington Telecom's

cresmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04182137528517564258noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071744.post-1112106727700314292005-03-29T09:28:00.000-05:002005-03-29T09:32:07.703-05:00

Jack Shafer at Slate berates David Shaw of the LAT. Revealing quote: "I suspect that the more he treats blogs like the press the more he will come to realize that they are the press, and that the petty attempt he's made with his column to commandeer the First Amendment for the corporate media will only wreak the damage to society and the press that he so fears."

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Part of my self-defined "mission" here is to draw your attention to what's going on in the Vermont blogosphere, to show you how Vermonters use the internet to communicate. So even though I feel a little funny about it, I'm going to point out that my exhibitionist friend Kelly is using her livejournal to chronicle her recent breast reduction surgery in a purposefully public way.

cresmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04182137528517564258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071744.post-1112100895741668352005-03-29T07:49:00.000-05:002005-03-29T07:54:55.743-05:00

This doesn't have much to do with blogging, but I wanted to point it out. Cornelius Van Ness over at Politics VT posts this headline: "Four Seek Vacant Selectboard Seat". Couple weeks ago, one of our four Winooski city councillors resigned — oddly, two weeks after he was re-elected — and the Council will now have to appoint someone. At a City Council meeting last week, councillors and the City

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Here's a link to a March 27 column by David Shaw from the L.A. Times, arguing that bloggers shouldn't be given the same protections as journalists.I think he raises some good questions — should bloggers be entitled to legal protections that protect professional journalists, even though there's no editorial filter on what we write? That's a legitimate concern. I think about how difficult it's been

cresmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04182137528517564258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071744.post-1111835465969566382005-03-26T07:30:00.000-05:002005-03-26T07:33:10.206-05:00

I heard lots of inspiring and informative remarks yesterday, but I can't get this one out of my head, from Geoff Gevalt, managing editor of the Gannett-owned Burlington Free Press: "We have 9 fewer people than in the year 2000 in our newsroom."If it's troubling to read statistics about shrinking newsrooms in activist journals and on websites (and in stories in the alt. weekly), it's downright

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Blogging sort of live from Johnson. There's no wi-fi here. I logged on from a computer in one of the labs (using Firefox, yay!). Update to follow. I'm sitting next to Brian Brown from iBurlington.update: Most of what I have to say about this conference can wait, but I feel a pressing need to pass one thing on right now. Check out the website for The County Courier in Franklin County. Editor Ethan

cresmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04182137528517564258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071744.post-1111753296070726502005-03-25T07:21:00.000-05:002005-03-25T07:22:29.006-05:00

cr beach Originally uploaded by cresmer. Birthday wishes, anyone?

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In case you missed it, here's a link to my recent interview with Robert Putnam, sociologist and author of Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community. Putnam's probably the most famous scholar of social capital — the idea that informal (and formal) social connections are valuable and an indicator of personal and communal health. He's affiliated with The Saguaro Seminar at

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Last week, in researching my Seven Days piece on Senator Leahy's fabulous FOIA bills (I advise clicking through just to see the classic photo of the senator at Mardi Gras), I talked with Jerome Armstrong of MyDD.com. Jerome lives in Burlington; he's been here since he moved to work for the Dean campaign in 2003. He's currently a politico/techno consultant who works with Markos Moulitsas Zuniga of

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It's not every day the MA- and CT-based chapter of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association takes out a full page ad in the Burlington Free Press. I called the Freep to find out how much the industry lobbying group spent on the ad, but they've asked me to submit a request for ad rates in writing, and wait for them to mail me a kit. So I can't tell you how much they spent. But I can

cresmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04182137528517564258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071744.post-1111495600309581982005-03-22T07:39:00.000-05:002005-03-22T07:46:40.310-05:00

Stereojoe details his first shot at sugaring: Our neighbor, Kay, was good enough to accompany us to the village hardware store and point out the basic equipment we’d need: taps, pails, lids, filters, mason jars. I wasn’t allowed to buy the 85 cent instructional pamphlet; that would have made me look like a flatlander.Read more.

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Here.

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Ntodd from Dohiyi Mir has launched a blog ad campaign promoting his photo-for-sale site, Winding Roads. I mention it here because I think he's got a good eye.

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Highlights from the latest edition of Vermont's arts and culture weekly:NEWS - A controversial anti-tax group opens a Vermont chapter.NEWS - Donations are way down this year at the Good News Garage. Find out why.NEWS - Two conferences explore Vermont's expanding poverty problem. Kevin Kelley reports.MUSIC - Lez Zepplin comes to S. Burlington Friday.FOOD - DJ Ric Tile can't get enough of the

cresmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04182137528517564258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071744.post-1110892996370093142005-03-15T08:14:00.000-05:002005-03-15T08:23:16.370-05:00

Jeff Soyer, Vermont's own gay gun nut, just sold one of his guns on his blog. I wonder...did he do a background check?

cresmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04182137528517564258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071744.post-1110551503704387822005-03-11T09:15:00.000-05:002005-03-11T09:31:43.706-05:00

When I called the number posted below for the Johnson State College Community Journalism Day conference, a woman in admissions told me she'd already read my post and had fowarded it to JSC Journalism Professor Tyrone Shaw. This morning, Shaw called to explain that though bloggers won't be represented on this month's panels, JSC will have a separate conference for "alternative media" next fall.

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Robert Roper, Freedomworks Originally uploaded by cresmer. Just attended a press conference for Freedom Works, a conservative anti-tax group championed by Dick Armey that's just opened a Vermont chapter. My write-up will appear in next week's Seven Days. I was the only reporter here, and clearly I was the only blogger present. I think I may be the first blogger to liveblog from the

cresmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04182137528517564258noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071744.post-1110406311045539942005-03-09T17:05:00.000-05:002005-03-09T17:14:22.490-05:00

On March 25, Johnson State College is hosting Community Journalism Day. They've invited representatives from newspapers all over the state (Burlington Free Press, Times Argus, Seven Days, etc.) to talk about the way the local press influences the political, cultural, and economic climate of our state. But they haven't invited any bloggers. Or anyone from iBrat, iBurlington, or iPutney. I think

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I don't have one...yet. But I've been building the links to VT stuff for a couple weeks now, and would like to include more. My rules so far: I only link to VT media sites or blogs that are updated regularly (not sure yet how to define that, but the point is to exclude sites that are static or abandoned). I know of quite a few other blogs I'd like to link to, but I feel like I should get

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Congrats to Vermonter in DC Garrett Graff, who finally got his White House Press pass. NYT reports on the saga today. Graff becomes the first blogger to get a WH press pass.

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If you haven't seen Down on the Farm, Peter and Maryellen Griffin's blog about their organic farm in South Peacham, check it out. They're probably the only farmers in the country using a blog to advertise a CSA (stands for Community Supported Agriculture — you pay up front for veggies you collect once a week during farming season). They're distributing their brochure around the NEK, and online,

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Peter Freyne reported in Seven Days a week ago that Garrett Graff, son of Chris Graff of the Vermont AP bureau, has started a blog called FishbowlDC. Graff has drawn attention the last few days from both Daily Kos and Atrios for his attempts to get one 'o them White House day passes that James "Jeff Gannon" Guckert used to get into the White House for two years. Apparently, Graff has been

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This afternoon, conservative internet tabloidist Matt Drudge linked to a Christian Science Monitor story about Town Meeting Day. His header: "Vermont Towns Voting on Anti-Iraq War Referendum." That's on the same page as a link to a story from last Saturday about our former guv: "DNC Dean says Republicans 'evil'..." Cool.

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The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies posted my write-up of Duncan Black's talk to the AAN East luncheon. They killed my title, though — "Some Blogger Addresses AAN East Luncheon." If I were an editor, I probably would've killed it, too. Still waiting to see if they post my editorial track summary.Update: Here's the Editorial Track Summary.

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Forgot to link to this story I wrote last week about local news coverage in Burlington. I focused mainly on Channel 17 Town Meeting Television, but I added a sidebar on iBurlington.com , a new grassroots journalism site. It's just like iBrattleboro.com. It's written entirely by citizen reporters. Like, um, maybe you. Today's page features a review of Nicco's Cucina in Williston, and includes a

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Burlington resident Jerome Armstrong and his fellows at MyDD.com won the 2004 Koufax Award for best group blog. Congrats, Jerome! I met Jerome last fall when I interviewed him for this pre-election story on blogs. Haven't talked to him in awhile. I hope he's still in town.Update: Vermonter N. Todd Pritsky of Dohiyi Mir was a Koufax finalist for Best Commentator and Most Deserving of Wider

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I came across this in a Feb. 21 post on Jessamyn West's blog. West appeared in that library story I wrote. This doesn't have much to do with Williston's new wi-fi, but she makes an interesting point that I somehow overlooked. I would have linked to her post, by the way, but her permalinks thingy isn't working for me. So here's an excerpt.From Jessamyn West's librarian.net:As of mid-2003 17% of

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Susan Glickman at DAML Originally uploaded by cresmer. It's official — Willison's Dorothy Alling Memorial Library is a new hotspot. Here's librarian Susan Glickman showing off the library's announcement blog via the new wireless internet connection. Glickman appears in a story I wrote a couple weeks ago about VT library computing resources. FYI — the Starbucks a mile down the road

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Check out NTodd and co. on a 251 Club excursion. Only I don't think this piece mentions his blog. I think that's how this reporter found him, though.

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Dorset, Vermont-based landmine advocacy group Clear Path International is hosting a group of New Jersey middle schoolers on a trip to Cambodia. They set up a blog to chronicle the trip, which I guess they're still on. Find it here.From an entry on February 20: Mark goes up the Mekong, landmine victims become survivors, Dr. Greenwald tries on a dress, Emily learns about engine repair, and Ella

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It's official — this site will henceforth be known as "802 Online." S'long, Amaryllis. I changed it this morning while sitting on the floor of my hotel room (didn't want to wake up my roommate by working at the desk.) The new name more accurately reflects the focus of the blog, which will become sharper over the next few months as it becomes a Seven Days-sponsored venture (yep, that's where we're

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Just attended a really cogent and informative talk by Village Voice reporter Jennifer Gonnerman, author of Life on The Outside: The Prison Odyssey of Elaine Bartlett. It's a finalist for the 2004 Non-fiction National Book Award. Next up: Atrios.

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Pilgrim at the Mayflower Originally uploaded by cresmer. This is an unattractive but visually interesting photo of me sitting at the desk in my room at the august Mayflower Hotel in DC. Lots of colorful flags out front and glittery chandeliers in the lobby. I'm here to participate in the AAN East conference (that's Association of Alternative Newsweeklies). Tonight at 7:30, Fiona Morgan

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Bill Simmon of Candleblog has been kind enough to host this fascinating (to me, anyway) conversation about Seven Days and Craigslist on a post at his site. Bill and I have both commented, and Bill says Craig himself has weighed in. If you're interested in the future of Burlington's alt. weekly (and free alt. weeklies in general), ya might wanna tune in and add your 2 cents.

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Here's my first nugget of bloggercon wisdom: in my master plan, this blog eventually moves to the Seven Days site, or at least becomes my official Seven Days blog. Or rather, I will eventually have an official blog at Seven Days instead of this haphazaard unaffiliated site. But in order to make that happen, I need a new name. And I need a subhead, something that explains my bailiwick, which is...

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Returned to snowy VT this afternoon. Bought a copy of Jay McInerny's Bright Lights, Big City for $4 at the used bookstore in the Raleigh airport (one of only 3 airport used bookstores in the country, apparently). Finished it while waiting for my luggage at the Burlington airport. Reminded me why I love Vermont. As if I needed a reminder — every time I fly home and see Camel's Hump, and Mt.

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The blogger conference is over. Sigh. I apologize for those of you who thought I'd be liveblogging (Alison). I stowed my laptop for most of the morning because I wanted to actually interact with these people I'd traveled 1000 miles to meet.I'll post a full report later today. Online now using the Mozilla Firefox browser in the UNC student union. Hanging out with my h-less cousin Jon. Get it?

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The conference is about to start. Lots of people, mostly white guys. I'm on-line at Murphey Hall. Somebody up front pushed a button a few minutes ago and the all the blinds on all the windows started to close, and two projector screens descended from the ceiling. Eerie. Everybody's got a laptop.

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Leaving this afternoon for the Triangle Bloggers Conference in NC. Hoping my plane takes off ok. Yesterday's snow storm dumped a pile of what my dad calls "the white shit" on Vermont. Woke up at 5:15 this morning to see that our roommate had left her car blocking our driveway, which we share with our neighbors. Bob from next door couldn't get out to go to work, and he was about to leave. So I

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Posting from Speeder & Earl's on Pine Street (free wi-fi!) Interviewing Brian Brown from iBurlington.com in a few minutes for a pre-town meeting story I'm writing about media and democracy. It's snowing, finally. We're supposed to get a foot or so. Hope it doesn't affect my travel plans. While waiting for my double mocha, I excitedly told the two Speeders behind the counter that I'm going to

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Lawrence Memorial Library in Bristol Originally uploaded by cresmer. Psst...the Lawrence Memorial Library has wi-fi. Pass it on!

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I grew up in East Detroit, but I have an army of relatives in North Carolina, and have spent at least part of every year of my life visiting Thomasville, Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem. NC has never felt exactly like home, but it's close. How exciting then, to find out that the area has spawned one of the most innovative and involved blogging communities in the country. On Friday,

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Checking in via wi-fi from the Lawrence Memorial Library in Bristol. This place is a treasure. Gorgeous wood trim, fluted columns, high ceilings, elegant light fixtures, two state of the art PCs, and wi-fi, wonderful wi-fi. It's a revelation. And they have free coffee on Saturdays. I'll be coming here again. Pictures to follow when I get home and recharge my camera batteries.

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an intimate moment Originally uploaded by cresmer. Yes, I'm obsessed with the love affair between my housemate's cat and my neurotic little chihuahua mix. Also obsessed with my new digital camera.

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DSCF0220 Originally uploaded by cresmer. Lucy loves Dilly!

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Just got off the phone with Vermont's esteemed Senator Pat Leahy. I interviewed him for a story I'm writing about Clear Path International , a VT-based land mine and bomb accident survivor's group that operates in Southeast Asia. Toward the end of our conversation, I said, "Senator, I saw an article yesterday that mentioned you being sworn in by Vice President Dick Cheney." "Yeah," he said, "

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I just got a call from a coffeeshop entreprenuer (who would rather I didn't release her name just yet) who told me that she and a business partner have been negotiating with the landlord who owns the Hanson Block (home of the newly relocated Casey Family Services). They plan to open their quirky, London Underground-themed cafe in May. This is big news. Of course, I talked her ear off about

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At long last, Seven Days has a new website. Looks good, I think, though Don is still working out the kinks. Anybody have any feedback? Two new noteworthy features: an archive (starting more or less with this issue — previous issues coming soon!) and the addition of scene@, one of my favorite parts of the paper. It's a short column in the front of the calendar section that is often witty and

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Yes, this is my first blog post in a month. I've been busy. As of right now, I'm more or less a one-woman show at the Eagle. I have a couple ad designers (who may or may not meet their deadlines), a guy who does the layout, a few columnists, a photograper who takes a few pictures each month, an accountant, and me. Wait, you say, that sounds like more than one person! Well, yeah, it does. Ok,

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My latest Winooski Eagle editorial, out in tomorrow's December paper: The Unitarian Universalists have a saying that I admire: “Be guided by your faith, not by your fear.” I think it would make a great slogan for the town of Winooski, though it’s perhaps a little long, and not as exciting as: “Winooski, Burlington’s Brooklyn.” The month of December is the darkest time of the year, and in many

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I love the internet. Why? Because it has proved to me yet again that I am right to be guided by my faith and not by my fear, as the Unitarians say. Growing up, I went to Catholic school, including Regina High School, an all-girls school in Harper Woods, Michigan, where I made friends with the nuns, won awards, and was voted "Most Likely to Become President." Then I came out as a lesbian in

cresmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04182137528517564258noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8071744.post-1100796047729244602004-11-18T11:39:00.000-05:002004-11-18T11:40:47.730-05:00

I'm penning part of the Seven Days gift guide, and I'm wondering what kind of tech-related gizmos might be on a blogger's Christmas list. Any suggestions?

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I apologize for not having posted sooner about the blogger meetup last month. I've been swamped. Here, at last, is my report. A small crew gathered at VT Technical College in Randolph on Saturday Oct. 23. I was joined by librarian Jessamyn West, and the indefatigable gay gun nut Jeff Soyer. VTC prof Jeanne Eichs also stopped by to talk tech. I was somewhat disappointed by the small turnout--

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Last month, I took over as the editor of the Winooski Eagle, my community newspaper, circulation 4000. It's not yet available on-line, but here's my first editor's column. I see it as an extension of my mission, stated here, to bridge the partisan divide in this country and promote a culture of civility based on mutual respect and affection. From the Editor by Cathy Resmer Ever heard that

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Here's a quote lifted from Rex Wockner's weekly Quote/Unquote report. This about sums up where I'm at right now. "The gay and lesbian community needs to focus less on Washington, D.C., Hollywood and Manhattan and more on the American heartland and the South. Like it or not, Michael Moore, Bruce Springsteen, and Rosie O'Donnell will never convince the Iowa farmer, the South Carolina veteran, or

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scrabble club Originally uploaded by cresmer. This is a picture of my Vermont Scrabble friends (plus Marci and Kevin, from New York). This was taken after a Scrabble tournament at the Tiki Resort in Lake George. My point in posting it is both to promote competitive tournament Scrabble, which is a blast, but also to urge everyone to find a hobby, find some pals who don't necessarily agree

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I don't aim to be a political blogger, but I can't do much else this morning. So here's my take on the election, for what it's worth. As a bona fide journalist, I'm not sure how much I should reveal about my political leanings, but yesterday I covered the election for the Associated Press, asking dozens of Vermonters in five separate towns how they voted so the AP could print their comments in

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What: A meeting of the blogging minds of Vermont and the surrounding areas. When: Saturday, October 23rd, 10 am-2 pm Don't worry if you can't get there at 10, come anyway. Where: Vermont Technical College in Randolph Directions to campus. We're in Conant 102. We'll have wi-fi. Who: Bloggers. Blog readers. Blogophiles. Why: To connect with and learn from each other; to map and expand the

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I'm organizing a Vermont Bloggercon for Saturday, October 23rd, at Vermont Technical College in Randolph. Actually, I'm making all the arrangements and hoping it will sort of organize itself. If you're a blogger who lives in Vermont or any of the surrounding areas, you're invited! Bloggers who have already expressed interest include Jessamyn West, Jeff Soyer, Jerome Armstrong, and Todd "ntodd

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Sitting at the Monkey House in Winooski, watching the sky grow dark. Bought a bottle of Old Speckled Hen and sat at the front corner table. I've been blog surfing for the past hour or so, reading about the upcoming debate, IMing with my cousins. Leaving momentarily to get pizza and pick up AJ. Then we head to a debate watching party at DFA headquarters. AJ heard about it from somebody at work.

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I'm blogging from the Monkey House, Winooski's only free wi-fi hotspot. A dozen people here on a Wednesday night. The street sweeper just meandered by. Four fighter jets just made their prime time pass. Some kind of Prince/hip hop hybrid on the stereo. A German shepard lounges near the bar, its ears perked straight up on its head. Four pool players play a tag-team round of 8 ball--two women,

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boogie boarding at the beach! Originally uploaded by cresmer. Cousin Ryan snapped this great photo during our family vacation at Garden City Beach this July.

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Go to Daily Kos. If you don't know what I'm talking about, you should. And while I'm wearing my Connector hat, I'll also recommend the website for Dykes To Watch Out For. It's a comic strip, created by my friend, mentor, and boss, Alison Bechdel. Reading it will make you smarter. Blogroll coming soon!

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I've spent the past few days scheming, researching an ambitious project I've been cultivating for months. Or perhaps I'm merely indulging my obsession with the blogosphere. Hard to tell. More on that later. This week in Seven Days... I penned four performing arts spotlights for our Fall PA preview. And had this to say about the Champlain Valley Fair: Scene @ Champlain Valley Champlain Expo,

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Thank you, loyal readers, for your patience while I learn how to use my new blog tools. I promise to post more frequently as soon as I figure out what I'm doing. This from Section B of this week's Seven Days, not available on-line: Scene @ Taping of The Frog Lady Show Channel 15 Studio, Burlington, Thursday, August 26, 10 a.m. When the Channel 15 production director opened the studio at ten

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In an op-ed column called "Off the Bench" in last Sunday's New York Times, Dahlia Lithwick reminds readers that unlike presidential candidates, who shamelessly bare their hearts to us, Supreme Court justices remain aloof. "The Supreme Court is by far the most mysterious branch of government," writes Lithwick, "its members glimpsed only rarely, like Bigfoot, crashing through the forest at twilight

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Blogging this morning from Capitol Grounds in Montpelier, which is home to two free wi-fi connections--one through a service called NoWirz, the other through the Vermont Broadband Council. The VBC office is upstairs, and they're kind enough to keep their signal open to the public. At least until web traffic skyrockets and starts slowing the connection. I stopped here on my way to the city

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