October 24, 2005

Rent Control in Burlington

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Tonight we attended the Board of Finance meeting and the City Council meeting where rent control was discussed.

October 20, 2005

Health Care Public Forum

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Tonight we attended the health care public forum put on by the Commission on Health Care Reform. The crowd overwhelmingly supported the proposed Universal Healthcare Bill. From what I heard, I think people, myself included, are a bit confused on what we would be getting.

October 19, 2005

Our Petition is Finished!

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We finished our petition! Tonight we got the 17 signatures we needed for a total of 45. To be on the ballot we actually need 30, however its suggested to gather 45 so that you are covered if there are any errors.

October 18, 2005

Moran Plant Public Forum

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We attended the Moran Plant Public Forum at the Burlington High School. We now have a lot more choices to choose from.

October 17, 2005

Armory Open House

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We have held off from finishing the petition the last few days because of the rain. Tonight, we attended the Armory Open House, which was to get citizens to see what the Armory looked like and encourage ideas from the public.

October 11, 2005

Gathering signatures for the petition

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We began gathering signatures for my petition to be on the ballot. We went around Farrington Mobile Home Park, where Heavenly and I live.

October 3, 2005

Fluoridation Debate at City Council

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The following is an article from the Free regarding the fluoride debate at the last city council meeting…

October 3, 2005

Be a Better Neighbor

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There was a recent article in the Free Press regarding Vermont bars and clubs and smokers blocking sidewalks and making a mess. I will read the article now…

October 3, 2005

FDA Costs Lives

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I came across a great article regarding the FDA written by Mary Ruwart, author of Healing our World. The article is entitled DEATH BY REGULATION: The Price We Pay For The FDA. I will read it for you now…

October 3, 2005

Commercial Free Schools

Jeremy Ryan Politics, Uncategorized books, burlington vermont, citizens for commercial free schools, commercial free schools, donations, general dynamics, in-school advertising, public schools 0

There a new group called Citizens for Commercial-Free Schools (CCFS)which is a group of Burlington parents and community members working since Spring 2005 to remove corporate and military advertising from our public schools.