Vermont loggers see nothing sweet about plan to expand maple syrup operationsMONTPELIER, Vt. — Maple syrup is almost holy in Vermont, but the trees it comes from are holey from being tapped every spring. Now some in the logging industry are chopping mad about a plan that would allow maple sugar makers to operate across a wider swath of state land. Capt. held by pirates didn’t immediately know shots that killed captors came from US NavyMONTPELIER, Vt. — The cargo ship captain held by Somali pirates didn’t know at first that the gunshots that killed his three captors came from the U.S. Navy, he said during a television interview broadcast Tuesday. Until he heard an American voice, captain Richard Phillips thought a dispute among the pirates had turned violent. Rescued captain held hostage by pirates says he thought he’d never get out of lifeboatMONTPELIER, Vt. — Former hostage Richard Phillips says he thought he’d never get out of the lifeboat where Somali pirates held him after an aborted hijacking attempt. Cargo ship captain held hostage by pirates says he was prepared to die during lifeboat ordealMONTPELIER, Vt. — Former pirate hostage Richard Phillips says he thought he’d never get out of the lifeboat where Somali pirates held him after an aborted hijacking attempt. Aye, aye, cap’n, and pass the ketchup: Bring-your-own picnic planned for hijacked captainMONTPELIER, Vt. — It’s no ticker-tape parade, just a bring-your-own picnic in a local park. But for reluctant hero Richard Phillips, it’s just what the captain ordered. APNewsBreak: Source says community celebration planned in Vt. for hijacked captainMONTPELIER, Vt. — A person familiar with the plans says a homecoming party is planned this weekend in Vermont for the ship captain who was taken hostage by pirates. |
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