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Briefs
Senate
Hopeful Tim Palmer Asks for Recount
BURLINGTON - Tim Palmer, Democratic candidate for the state Senate, has
requested a recount in the primary in which he lost by a margin of 25
votes. Palmer placed seventh in a field of eight candidates vying for
six slots.
"The margin of less than one vote per
polling place is so small that the slightest mechanical or tabulation
error could have resulted in an inaccurate outcome," Palmer said
in a statement. The seat in question represents all of Chittenden County
except for Colchester.
Palmer is a former executive director of
Vermont CARES.
Miller-Jenkins
to Get Another Hearing
RUTLAND - In a continuing battle between the states of Vermont and Virginia
involving the custody of a lesbian couple's child, a Rutland judge will
hold a hearing regarding compliance with a visitation rights order, the
Rutland Herald reported last month.
The Vermont Supreme Court in August
sent the case back to Rutland Family Court, saying it had exclusive jurisdiction,
and upheld the contempt order. In the case, Lisa Miller-Jenkins of Virginia
was found in contempt of court for failing to provide visitation rights
to Janet Miller-Jenkins of Fair Haven, Vermont.
Road Rabbits
ST. ALBANS - The mysterious white rabbit paintings on Vermont roads had
everyone wondering what was up, and the case has even hit the World Wide
Web, according to a report in the St. Albans Messenger.
Quite a few stenciled white bunnies have
appeared on roads from St. Albans to Swanton and beyond, according to
the September 14 story. The mystery was solved when a group of artists
admitted to using the roads to paint their bunny pictures.
"They said they painted about 30 of
the rabbits - all in the middle of the night - because they were bored,
didn't want to cause trouble, and wanted to spread some cheer with their
animal of choice," wrote Messenger staff writer Leon Thompson. He
suggested googling "Vermont road rabbits" or "white bunnies
in Vermont" to find out more.
Compiled this month by Editor Lynn McNicol