[SustainableTompkins] The Once & Future Republic of VT

[Tony Del Plato]

True Joel. The only example I can think of a nation, or nations within
nations, going their separate ways peacefully is the former Czechoslovakia,
now the Czech and Slovak Republics. What did they do right?? (of course
taking into account the scale of the changes they went thru).
Tony

On 4/3/07, Joel and Sarah Gagnon <joel.and.sarah.gagnon at lightlink.com>
wrote:
>
> History has shown that it is a lot easier to get into the union than out
> of
> it. Kinda like a car lease or real estate sales contract. Once you sign,
> you're stuck. This is "buyer's remorse" on a grand scale.
>
> Joel
>
> At 11:38 AM 4/2/07 -0400, you wrote:
> >Friends, Ithacans & Countrymen & women, lend me your minds:
> >Does the following story suggest a direction for Americans to consider
> along
> >the road to a sustainable society?
> >Tony Del Plato
> >
> >
> >
> >   <http://www.washingtonpost.com/?referrer=emailarticle>
> ><
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/emailafriend?contentId=AR2007033002076&sent=no&referrer=emailarticle
> >
> >  **
> >The Once and Future Republic of Vermont
> ><
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/30/AR2007033002076.html?referrer=emailarticle
> >
> >*By Ian Baldwin and Frank Bryan*
> >The winds of secession are blowing in the Green Mountain State.
> >
> ><
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> >
> >  Do you love D.C.? Get the insider's guide to where to stay, what to do
> and
> >where to eat. Go to
> >www.washingtonpost.com/cityguide<
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> >for
> >your guide to
> >D.C. now. (c) 2007 The Washington Post Company | Privacy
> >Policy<
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/interact/longterm/talk/members.htm?referrer=emailarticle
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >And the time came when the risk
> >to remain tight in a bud
> >was more painful than the risk
> >it took to blossom- Anais Nin
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-- 
And the time came when the risk
to remain tight in a bud
was more painful than the risk
it took to blossom- Anais Nin