Governor inaugurated, on to session…

Here’s a link to my full story at spokesman.com on Gov. Butch Otter’s second inauguration today, which came amid hoopla, booming cannons and an A-10 jet flyover on the state Capitol steps. Otter pledged to turn the emergency measures the state has taken to cope with a huge economic downturn into “standard operating practices” for his administration, as he started his second four-year term leading the state. You can read the full text of the governor’s speech here .