Green Mountain Meandering Missives

Photo (click onto image to view enlargement): Cropped portion of a poster within a sheltered bus stop on the McDonald's restaurant side of the Barre-Montpelier Road (Route 302), posted by Green Mountain Transit  (GMT), regarding the public transportation company being closed for Veterans Day next Monday (November 11, 2024). The quote caught my eye, it reads: "Where liberty dwells, there is my country."     --- Benjamin Franklin However, as the above quote would appear to imply (to my way of thinking), it's not merely in the country or land where liberty might dwell, even more vital, it dwells most deeply within the hearts and souls of those who live there, across both the political as well as social spectrum(s), thanks to those who have faithfully served their nation from its founding up to the present day as well as those who serve into the future. According to the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) History of Veterans Day informational Webpage ( here ): [...] ...

Image: Screenshot of Green Mountain Transit bus (via Seven Days article). Seven Days recently reported about potential cuts to routes and service by Green Mountain Transit  (GMT), a public transportation company, here . According to the article, the potential cuts include the Montpelier Link Express (route #86), providing bus service between the cities of Montpelier  (the Capital of Vermont ) and Burlington : [...]  The plan could potentially eliminate some of the Montpelier LINK times and the weekday airport route. This is the bus route that I would have needed to take to Burlington and back home if I had to show up for jury duty  at the US District Court building during a scheduled four week long trial that was supposed to begin later this month. Fortunately, the case had gotten cancelled. Someone had posted on the subject of the proposed bus route and service cuts to Montpelier's Front Porch Forum today (Wednesday), writing in part: "[...] GMT is not (and I do...