RE: “A poet chronicles her sudden eden” [Arts, Dec. 5]:
Thank you for honoring the spirit and strength of Verandah Porche. Those of us who know her poems love them, and it's refreshing to know they'll be available for a wider audience now. Write on.
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In thinking about business in southeastern Vermont, we have to take into account the simple fact that most small towns, like mine, are semi-rural. We do not have, nor can we have, anything that resembles significant industry. Farms make sense here. So it's pointless to think of economic “solutions” that might work in an urban or even semi-urban setting. Of course, there's Internet-based business. There is an obvious need to have broadband fully extended to our communities. No one denies...
Karen Becker will display her monoprints, watercolors, pastels and oils at the Putney Public Library at 55 Main St. during April and May. This collection contains some of Becker's favorite works from the past 25 years. The drawn and painted images primarily focus on themes involving nature. “My paintings celebrate the joy of seeing and beauty of nature,“ Becker says. Becker teaches watercolors to adults in her home and studio on Saturdays in Westminster West. She is a graduate of...
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