Vermont -- yes, the whole, itty-bitty state -- has been declared an endangered place.
The reason? The evil empire Wal-Mart is planning to put a superstore at each of the six intersections in the state.
Among the other endangered sites is the Bethlehem, Pa., Works steel plant, as well as the final resting place of legendary racehorse Seabiscuit.
“Vermont is uniquely a state of small towns, and many of these
downtowns would be decimated by this,” said Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which issued the list.
Perhaps ironically, Vermont made the endangered list in 1993 because the state had NO Wal-Marts.
Vermontians must be saying about now, "Damned if you do, damned if you don't."
And ain't that the truth.

Posted at May 24, 2004 10:25 AM