MacLean Gander is retired from a long career as a professor and administrator at Landmark...
Deborah Lee Luskin , one of this newspaper's original columnists, blogs at deborahleeluskin.com. WILLIAMSVILLE-I have...
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...
For a state that has long held the distinction of being one of the whitest in the nation, Vermont has a surprisingly rich place in African-American history. However, that history is not all that well known. Curtiss Reed Jr., executive director of the Vermont Partnership for Fairness and Diversity, wants to change that. Working with the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing, the Vermont African American Heritage Trail will provide a self-guided tour for those interested in this chapter of...
After two successful years, the Vermont Ukulele Harvest is back for another weekend event filled with ukulele fun - including two concerts, a full day of workshops, jam sessions, and an open mic. The third Vermont Ukulele Harvest is set for Oct. 25 and 26 at Next Stage Arts, 15 Kimball Hill. Performers include Jim and Liz Beloff, Stu Fuchs, Ben Carr, Amy Conley, Ron Kelley, and Veronica Stevens. The ukulele world owes much of its success to Jim and...
Last month, the usual suspects lined up in protest of Vermont Yankee once again. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and other speakers appeared in Brattleboro and made their typical confident projections that all we need in order to solve our energy problems in Vermont is more zeal for energy efficiency. While we can all agree that using energy more efficiently is a good thing, and worthy of government attention and funding, it is not the silver bullet to our energy challenges.
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