Kathy Rohloff: Facebook Jargon: A Reluctant Examination
      This summer when I was facing six weeks worth of recovery from surgery, I joined Facebook. Because I do not like to talk on the phone I found it a great way to visit with friends. It was amazing to be able to reconnect with my nieces in college as well as folks I'd not talked to in 25+ years.
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Legislature Tackles Change In ‘Current Use’ Program
By Richard Mallary
      As the State of Vermont faces a $150 million deficit in its general fund for the coming year, the legislature is actively looking for ways to save money in many of its programs and expenditures. One target of this activity the popularly known “current use” taxation program—officially known as Use Value Appraisal.
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Tech Talk: Twitter and Tweeting
By Jeremy Lesniak
      Twitter is somewhere between a social network, like Facebook, and instant messaging. Through Twitter you "follow" people and they "follow" you. When someone makes a post, their followers see it. The concept is very simple and the number of Twitter users has grown substantially since the launch.
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