April 1. 2008 by Dick.

The Heritage Dance Center of Vermont’s new home will open on the Highgate Road today with free performances and a black tie evening reception to meet the artists.

Construction of the Center began as a fast track “design-build” project just 8 months ago.
Read more in the April Columns …

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March 25. 2008 by Dick.

The Justice Department’s antitrust division said yesterday that the buyout of XM Satellite Radio by Sirius would not hurt competition or consumers.

OK, OK. I get it.

Of course creating a de facto monopoly in satellite services won’t hurt satellite services competitors. There are no satellite services competitors.

<sigh>

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March 12. 2008 by Dick.

Do you worry that everyone will know? That’s the message of the Detrol LA ads, that people might find out you have to … pee.

Horror of horrors.

For heaven’s sake, don’t we have enough real stuff to worry about? Like snot on our sleeves or how to pronounce “cocamidopropyl betaine” and “polyquaternium.”

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