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Jim Hyde is the Editor and designer of NewEnglandTimes.Com and ExploringNewEngland.com. He is a Jesse H. Neal Award winning writer who has served as Managing Editor of three magazines. he has written two syndicated columns, was Editor of "The DeskTop" newsletter, Co-Author of "The Plain English Guide to Desktop Publishing," and a multiple award-winning Web site designer. He is best known for having designed an written Supermodel.com, which was among the Top 100 Most Visited Sites in 1996 and 1997.

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Fall Dropped in Early this Year

Fall comes to New England early this year.

29Sep2009 | James T Hyde | 0 comments | Continued
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Eastern Equine Encephalitis Claims 125 pheasants, 14 Horses in Maine

Eastern Equine Encephalitis kills 125 pheasants and 14 horses. While there’s no danger to humans from the infected animals, mosquitoes do carry the disease, so precautions should be taken.

24Sep2009 | James T Hyde | 0 comments | Continued
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Paul G. Kirk Gets Nod to Fill Kennedy’s Senate Seat

Paul G. Kirk tapped to fill Kennedy’s Senate seat, but he has strong ties to both a health insurance company and pharmaceutical concerns. How will he vote on health care reform?

24Sep2009 | James T Hyde | 0 comments | Continued
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Remembering Dominick Dunne, a Cherished Friend and Mentor

On August 26, 2009, New England lost two great men, Dominick Dunne and Edward M. Kennedy, ironically, two individuals with a similar heritage who did not much care for each other. That had to do with Dominick’s constant scratching at an itch for justice, particularly among the rich and famous.
I first met Dominick Dunne on [...]

27Aug2009 | James T Hyde | 2 comments | Continued
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Vermont Justices and Judges: Are They Legally on the Bench?

Upsetting the Vermont Justice system Applecart

11May2009 | James T Hyde | 0 comments | Continued
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Swine flu in New England—Updates: Don’t Cancel Plans to Visit

Update for May 2, 2009
While there has been an uptick in new cases worldwide to 615, there are no new confirmed cases in New England. Nonetheless, suspected cases have closed the Harvard Dental School and Amherst College.
Misconceptions continue to spread at a rate far greater than the flu itself. In New York and other cities, [...]

3May2009 | James T Hyde | 2 comments | Continued
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Swine Flu in New England: Don’t Cancel Plans to Visit

To put Swine Flu in perspective vis-à-vis a normal seasonal flu, Dr. Michael Baden, a noted pathologist, says that during the normal flu season, the regular flu kills up to 100 people a day! So far, only one fatality has occurred from H1N1 in the United States.

30Apr2009 | James T Hyde | 0 comments | Continued
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A New Threat to Honeybees

First, honeybees began to mysteriously disappear as a result of Colony Collapse Disorder here in the U.S. Now, Foul Brood has shown up in apiaries owned by South African beekeepers. Nobody knows why these problems are occurring or how to prevent them from decimating bee hives and apiaries.

20Apr2009 | James T Hyde | 0 comments | Continued
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2009 Vermont Maple Syrup Season off to Good Start

By J. James H. Hyde
The first of the ’09 batches of Vermont maple syrup have begun to hit store shelves, and the consensus is thumbs up all around.
So far, it’s been a great season. The weather is cooperating, and the sap is flowing, which means there will be lots more to go around, and [...]

29Mar2009 | James T Hyde | 0 comments | Continued
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The Faithful Just “Overcame,” and They’ll Do It Again Every Time

If we allow the Connecticut government to control how the Cathloic church handles its funds, what other religion will be next? It’s time for extreme vigilence against the state meddling in religion. The Constiution makes it clear to all state and federal goverments: Hands off religion.

14Mar2009 | James T Hyde | 0 comments | Continued
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IBM Layoffs Another Blow to Vermont’s Economy?

By James H. Hyde
IBM, which has announced that the company is considering another round of layoffs, but not how many, is about to send a Valentine’s Day card to its workforce and the State of Vermont, but it won’t be signed, “Love, IBM.”
Various news organizations, politicians and IBM employees have been living in dreadful anticipation [...]

1Feb2009 | James T Hyde | 0 comments | Continued
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Fire and Pregnant Anticipation Way up North

By James H. Hyde
The quiet of today’s icy morning was smashed by the wail of a siren that closed fast and stopped suddenly close by. In northern Vermont, sirens are as scarce as hens’ teeth.
Awakened with a start, the wails of a second and third popped my wife and I out of bed. A fourth [...]

27Jan2009 | James T Hyde | 0 comments | Continued
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What Can You Do With an 8-Foot Tall Gorilla?

By James H. Hyde
Most marketing folks are familiar with “guerilla marketing,” but at least two stores in New England prefer the real thing, Gorilla marketing.
For reasons as yet unclear to those in marketing, the shopkeepers’ beliefs are that gorillas help bring people into their shops. A large stuffed one sits in a chair outside Shaw’s [...]

6Sep2008 | James T Hyde | 5 comments | Continued
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The Muskellunge Is Back in Vermont Waters

By James H. Hyde
According to the Burlington Free Press and Associated Press reporter Steve LeBlanc, Vermont and New York states are working together to bring back the muskellunge for sport fishing.
Muskellunge had all but disappeared from the Missisquoi River and Lake Champlain during the 1970s, but both states are determined to help the fish make [...]

6Sep2008 | James T Hyde | 0 comments | Continued
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“Lather Man” Strikes in South Windsor, Connecticut

By James H. Hyde
There’s a new attraction in South Windsor, Connecticut. You won’t find it in any attractions brochure or on a site-seeing map, and it’ll be in town for only a day or two, but if you’re a suds fan, you might want to visit the Evergreen Walk area of town as soon as [...]

5Sep2008 | James T Hyde | 1 comment | Continued
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The British Are Coming, But this Time It’s For Fun

By James H. Hyde
If you fancy British motorcars, the MGB, the Triumph, Jaguar, Bentley or the king of them all, the Rolls Royce, then pack your bags and program your GPS to take you to Stowe, Vermont from September 18th to the 21st, 2008.
That’s when the British Invasion takes place. It is the great [...]

18Aug2008 | James T Hyde | 0 comments | Continued
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