Politics & Government

Colchester Selectboard - Budget Meeting 12/01/2009

Legislative Report: Deb Markowitz- Secretary of State and Candidate for Governor 11/30/2009

Hosts Representatives Bill Aswad and David Sharpe, speak with Vermont Secretary of State Deb Markowitz on her work as Secretary of State and her Gubernatorial campaign.

Governor Jim Douglas: Governor Douglas' Press Conference 11/24/2009

Governor Jim Douglas' Weekly News Conference.

Burlington Telecom Advisory Committee 11/24/2009

The Burlington Telecommunications Advisory Committee meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month. BTAC is responsible for Advising Burlington Telecom on a number of issues from the public's perspective. BTAC deals with buildout issues, some financing and channel addtions or deletions.

Ad Hoc Committee on Burlington Telecom Governance 11/24/2009

A special Ad Hoc Chaired by Councilor Joan Shannon. Committee goes over past and current structure of Burlington Telecom governance. Who plays what role in respect to Burlington Telecom. Committee goes through Burlington City Charter and state statutes to further explore governing structure possibilities. Committee searches and discusses possible future governance structure for Burlington Telecom.

Wonderful World of Sustainable Transportation: Current Burlington Transportation Issues 11/24/2009

Chittenden County Transit Authority General Manager Chris Cole, Local Motion Director Chapin Spencer, Annie Bourdon of CarShare Vermont and other transportation leaders discuss transportation issues, ideas and initiatives. In today's show, Annie Bourdon is talking with Dan Bradley, Transportation Planner of City of Burlington, about current transportation issues.

Colchester Selectboard 11/24/2009

Ad Hoc Committee for the Audit RFP for Burlington Telecom 11/23/2009

A special Ad Hoc Chaired by Councilor Karen Paul. This committee was formed to explore questions relating to an audit to Burlington Telecom. Also to answer questions about audits, what they accomplish and which type of audit is best for the financial questions about Burlington Telecom's past and future.

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Countering Entergy Lobby News Conference 11/19/2009

In March 2009 36 Vermont towns voted to ask the legislature not to approve Vermont Yankee operation for another 20 years and to require Entergy to pay for decommissioning. A coalition of groups is working to encourage more town meeting votes in 2010. The coalition includes the Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG), Citizens Action Network (CAN), the Vermont Yankee Decommissioning Alliance (VYDA), Nuclear Free, the Sierra Club, and Toxics Action. The campaign is being coordinated by Dan DeWalt, a former selectboard member from Newfane VT. If you are interested in helping put a town meeting vote on the warning in your town contact Dan at patrioticresponse@yahoo.com or through http://www.replaceVY.org or by calling him at 348-7701 to see how you can get started.

Media Maven: Strategies for Reaching Women (and Men) 11/19/2009

Andrea Learned, co-author of Don’t Think Pink: What Really Makes Women Buy – and How to Increase Your Share of This Crucial Market (AMACOM, 2004), will give some marketing tips. Andrea is an internationally respected gender marketing expert, speaker and writer. While she focuses on women as the leading indicators of consumer behavior, she also emphasizes that 21st Century men are starting to travel similar buying paths. Andrea believes that storytelling and cause marketing are key ways to present a brand’s facts and attributes to today’s consumer – no gender about it. Andrea contributes to a wide range of publications/blogs, including HuffingtonPost.com, MPDailyfix.com, TomPeters.com, Women-omics.com, and LearnedOnWomen.com - where she presents her most current analysis of consumer/cultural shifts and marketing best practices. She presents regularly to global business audiences, and her opinions have been cited in publications from Adweek to the Christian Science Monitor and The New York Times. Andrea has a B.A from the University of Michigan, and resides in Burlington, Vermont. Find her at: http://learnedonwomen.com , or on Twitter: @AndreaLearned.

Part of the continuing series of Media Maven Lunches.

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Summer Video Production Internship - Applications Open

Town Meeting TV is hiring two paid interns to join our production team for the summer! The program will run from Monday, June 24th until Friday, August 16th (8 weeks). $17 an hour, approximately 8 hours per week. We are looking for folks who have basic or intermediate experience with video recording and editing on Adobe Premiere. Interns will work with the Town Meeting TV Co-Directors to pick stories or events that they would like to cover in our community, practice outreach skills, then shoot and edit video that will be broadcasted on Town Meeting TV's YouTube and cable channels. Interested applicants should send their resume and cover letter (including why they are interested in this position and any relevant experience) to Jordan at jmitchell@cctv.org. Applications close Friday, May 24th at 5:00PM. For more information, please contact outreach@cctv.org or call 802-862-3966.