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Full text of Gov. Douglas' announcement that he will not seek reelection

Governor Jim Douglas announced Aug. 21 in Montpelier that he will not seek a fifth term in office.

I want to thank all of you for coming this morning.

I especially want to thank the members of my Administration for being here, as well as
my staff.

Since January 1973, after I was first elected to the Vermont House, I’ve been making the
trip over the Appalachian Gap from my home in Middlebury to serve the people in
Montpelier.

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Pulse of political history favors change

Posted on August 28, 2009 |
By Chris Graff



Jim Douglas is doing what only one other governor has done in the last 47 years: He is leaving office from a position of strength.

Every governor since 1962 – except for Deane Davis – stayed at least one term too many. The only problem was that no one knew it was too many until it was over.

Phil Hoff’s third and final term – he served 1963-1969 – was an absolute disaster, by his own admission. He was distracted by the national unrest and was exhausted by his first two terms.

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Candidates jockey for position in 2010 race

Posted on August 28, 2009 |
By John Flowers



MONTPELIER — In the wake of Thursday’s announcement by Gov. Jim Douglas that he would not seek re-election, speculation has focused on the mix of candidates likely to compete for the gubernatorial post.

Longtime Vermont political observer Eric Davis, Middlebury College professor emeritus of political science, said Douglas’s announcement was clearly timed “to give other candidates time to organize campaigns. The Democrats are out there already.”

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Lawmakers react to governor's plan to retire

Posted on August 28, 2009 |
By John Flowers



MONTPELIER — Lawmakers are already speculating as to what affect Gov. James Douglas’s impending political retirement will have on the 2010 legislative session.

While his decision officially makes Douglas a lameduck governor for the next 16 months, he warned legislators that he will not be a pushover.

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Snapshots: Jim and Jennifer Vyhnak and the Vermont Ukulele Society

Posted on August 28, 2009 | Blog Category:
By Chelsey Pletts



BRISTOL — After a day of luaus and roving through Hawaii’s scenic vistas, Jim and Jennifer Vyhnak ducked into the first place they saw with air conditioning: Scotty’s Music shop in Kalaheo, Hawaii. Not only did the shop have air conditioning, but hanging just beyond the door were walls of peculiar-looking instruments. The shop owner immediately plucked one of the “miniature guitars” off the wall and handed it to the couple.

“Almost every tourist gets a ukulele,” she told Jim. “But few ever actually play it.”

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