DUMMERSTON — On Oct. 27 in Montpelier, 64 people were arrested for non-violent civil disobedience at Gov. Peter Shumlin's office.
They were protesting his support for a fracked-gas pipeline in Vermont. The protest was organized by 350.org and other groups.
These activists deserve our thanks for their work to save the natural environment on which all life depends.
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When I was growing up, difficult as it is to believe, there were no TVs, the telephone operator connected you to your party, and a real person actually answered if you called an agency or the electric company. People kept connected by telephone, the post office, and face-to-face social exchanges. But my best memories are of being a child doing child things. I entered the playground through a huge gate that was opened in the morning and closed at night.
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