* Brava to Ms. Vowinkel who snubbed the Big City Paper: Too "Busy in the Garden" to talk to the New York Times!

L-R: Kevin Christie, Democrat; Paul Keane, Independent;
Sheila Vowinkel, Democrat; Alex DeFelice, Republican, chatting prior to a joint meeting of the Hartford Select Board and the Hartford School Board at the Getaway Cafe at Hartford High School, September 12, 2012

   I May Vote for Vowinkel,
 a candidate 
with 
Moxy!

You know, you get to vote for TWO of the above candidates in the election. I actually have voted for Mr. Christie in prior elections and for Mr. DeFelice for Select Board.

But I did not know Ms. Vowinkel until I met her at the joint Select/School Board meeting the other night, even though I had both of her children, Alex and Emily,  in class a decade ago. (They use her husband's name, so I can be forgiven my mistake.)

 I was sitting next to Ms. Vowinkel  in the audience and she was sitting next to the Valley News reporter, when Ms. Vowinkel mentioned that the New York Times had called for an interview and SHE "TURNED THEM DOWN"  ! 

"Tell them I'm busy in the garden" she told her  husband, Peter Tenenbaum, when he shouted out the phone message to her in the dooryard.

That's the best story of the campaign, in my opinion.

It belongs on the front page of the Valley News  : "Vermont Candidate Snubs New York Times" 

I may vote for her JUST FOR THAT ! 

 I admire moxy.

You can guess the name of  the other candidate I definitely will vote for on election day. 

His initials are "PK".



PS

I mentioned the snub to Valley News reporter but it didn't register as a worthwhile story I guess when the reporter got back to headquarters.  

So I'm printing it myself here.  

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