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Dog saves boy from cougar
Scooter, a 2-year-old golden retriever shown here, recently defended his owner, Jeremy Richmond, 19, from a cougar attack in Rutland’s Pine Hill Park. By THE PLAID CREW RUTLAND — A local teenager is...
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Many unhappy returns: The anatomy of a bad gift
By THE PLAID CREW It’s often said that it’s better to give than to receive. While I might regard this as a sign that mankind’s altruistic nature is not entirely lost, a more cynical analysis might...
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Gymnausea: A guide to proper gym ettiquette
By THE PLAID CREW It’s the beginning of a new year and that means it’s time for New Year’s Resolutions. As usual, getting into shape and dropping that holiday weight is at the top of most people’s...
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The cereal life
For years, consumer watchdog groups have been been scrutinizing food manufacturers over claims of false advertising. Vitamin Water, the sugary pseudo-health drink is only the most recent offender....
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GOP proposes cuts to nation’s fonts
AP file photo By THE PLAID CREW WASHINGTON, DC — In an effort to curtail the rising deficit, House Republicans are calling for drastic cuts to the nation’s store of fonts. If approved, the cuts would...
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downtown tweed
You could say they were in the courting phase He didn’t mind that she could curse up a blue streak She didn’t mind that he had an axe to grind He admired the action on...
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Vermont’s alternate presidential history
Plymouth Notch, birthplace of President Calvin Coolidge(AP file photo) By THE PLAID CREW With our three electoral votes, Vermont may not top the list of stops on the presidential campaign trail, but...
View Article‘Fiddler on the Roof’ is coming to the Paramount so here’s a video of...
This Friday, the national tour of “Fiddler on the Roof” pulls into the Paramount Theatre in Rutland. Check out this fun stop-motion version of the musical’s opening song, “Tradition.” Reserve tickets...
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Area town enjoys fleeting moment of relevance
A screenshot from TheOnion.com. BY JIM SABATASO STAFF WRITER It seems the satirical online newspaper The Onion (or one of its writers, anyway) has had Vermont on the brain lately. First, it was a...
View Articlesmall bites: Cornballer edition
By STEVE PETERS & JIM SABATASO This weekend marks the much anticipated return of the cult-comedy “Arrested Development.” As you run down your watch party checklist — cutoffs, air horn, banner —...
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Inigo Montoya enters Rutland Town’s solar debate
JIM SABATASO STAFF WRITER This might be the best case of inter-municipal trolling I’ve ever seen. The above image, which has been floating around the Rutland interwebs today, was created in response...
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Check out this old-school Kong Chow business card we found
Jim Sabataso / photo By JIM SABATASO STAFF WRITER Recently, the Rutland Herald (our parent publication) has been doing some spring — err, late-summer — cleaning. Most of the finds have been pretty...
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Dispatches from our booth at the Vermont State Fair
Rosaire’s Royal Racing Pigs make their way around the track at the Vermont State Fair in Rutland on Sunday. (Anthony Edwards / photo) By KEVIN O’CONNOR CORRESPONDENT Editor’s note: The following is an...
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Get ready for Gift-of-Life with these ‘GIFs of Life’
STAFF REPORT Check out this BuzzFeed listicle about today’s Gift-of-Life Marathon blood drive in Rutland. The all-GIF post (get it?) is courtesy of the Reader’s very own Media Maven Katye Munger and...
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No joke: Vermont rabbi named pope’s humor adviser
Anthony Edwards / Staff PhotoComedian Rabbi Robert Alper poses for a picture with his dog Barney at his Dorset home. By Patrick McArdleCorrespondent DORSET — If it sounds like the beginning of a...
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‘Star Wars’ quotes not to use while having sex
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Vermont’s alternate presidential history
Plymouth Notch, birthplace of President Calvin Coolidge(AP file photo) By THE PLAID CREW With our three electoral votes, Vermont may not top the list of stops on the presidential campaign trail, but...
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‘Fiddler on the Roof’ is coming to the Paramount so here’s a video of...
This Friday, the national tour of “Fiddler on the Roof” pulls into the Paramount Theatre in Rutland. Check out this fun stop-motion version of the musical’s opening song, “Tradition.” Reserve tickets...
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