Happy Valentines Day! As expected, there were a million hearts taped to all the windows downtown and a few banners on the usual spots. This tradition is now in its 34th year. Here's just a couple...
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Here is the wikipedia article about this. Odd that it started in Portland in 1976 and the whole article is about Montpelier, VT where it started in 2002. Oh well.
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