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This past Saturday, hoping to catch uninterrupted views of the fall colors, which make this area of our country so special, my friend Jo Recchia and I joined T&A Tours for a daylong trip to Vermont. After locating our bus at the crowded commuter parking lot off Exit 10 on Interstate 91 (apparently a favorite meeting place for tour buses bound for many different destinations) we were off to an early morning start on a perfect sunny fall day. In just under an hour, we entered Vermont and were immediately aware of the pleasant difference that Vermont's "no billboards" laws make in being able to enjoy the gorgeous scenery.
Missing also, were the usual signs of civilization: CVS, Pizza Hut, Starbucks and Walmart. We passed widely scattered homes with vast stretches of land surrounding them o...
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... the noncommunicative aspects of billboards, but the First and Fourteenth Amendments foreclose...Jerome Diamond, Attorney General of Vermont, and Benson D. Scotch, Assistant Attorney General;...
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... , as Attorney General of the State of Vermont, JIM. DOUGLAS, in his official capacity as Gove... addresses a regulation of commercial billboards, a distinctive method of speech that poses unique ...
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... apartment houses, retail stores, and billboards from a "residential district" in a village is a pe... See also Clement Nat'l Bank v. Vermont, 231 U.S. 120 (1913). A hearing before judgment, w...
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More than 70 people offered testimony before Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday during an emotional hearing debating the pros and cons of electronic billboards.
The hearing drew more than 100 supporters and opponents, who described the billboards as either a boon to the economy or a bane to city neighborhoods.
... are banned in at least three states -- Vermont, Maine and Montana -- and at least 13 cities, inc...
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More than 70 people offered testimony before Pittsburgh City Council on Tuesday during an emotional hearing debating the pros and cons of electronic billboards.
The hearing drew more than 100 supporters and opponents, who described the billboards as either a boon to the economy or a bane to city neighborhoods.
... are banned in at least three states -- Vermont, Maine and Montana -- and at least 13 cities, inc...
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... traffic patterns, no honking horns, no billboards. Those laws we passed years ago - no billboards, t...
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AUGUSTA Last month, Gov. Paul LePage sent a message to job creators by unveiling an interstate sign declaring Maine Open for Business.
The question before lawmakers on Tuesday, however, was whether Maines roadways should be open for billboards.
... prohibit roadside billboards along with Vermont, Alaska and Hawaii. Instead, the state allows busi...
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Another battle between environmentalists and Maine businesses is looming, over two bills that would weaken the state's decades-old ban on billboards.
For more than 30 years, Maine has banned the large advertising signs, along with only Vermont, Alaska and Hawaii. The signs' supporters are optimistic that they can repeal or modify the state's strict law now that Republicans have control in the State House and the Blaine House.
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... a city-wide ad campaign, including billboards, print, radio, bus wraps and other multimedia. "Ch... campus, located at Sunset Boulevard and Vermont Avenue, including the July opening of a new, state...