I had the privilege of meeting both Jay Karpin and his late wife, Florence - amazing people. Their daughter, Janis Broom, is a friend of mine, and I really enjoyed this article, as I had no idea of all Jay Karpin's accomplishments.
Thank you for sharing this amazing piece of history. To their daughters, Janis and Jen: You are both so blessed.
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A recent environmental assessment found no evidence of “new or different” nonradiological contamination at Vermont Yankee. That's good news for Entergy, which is trying to sell the idled Vernon nuclear plant to a New York-based decommissioning company. But officials at the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources aren't impressed. They say Entergy hasn't yet looked hard enough for contaminants like PCBs and oil that may be present at a plant that operated for 42 years before its 2014 shutdown. Without a...
According to an article in a recent issue of The Nation, “In an 18-month period, TV and print outlets gave 40 times more coverage to the Kardashians than to the acidification of oceans caused by rising temperatures” - and this was in 2012, before most of the really exciting Kardashian news was happening! In the same article it was revealed that many networks avoid news about climate change because the news is “a ratings killer.” And yet, climate change continues.
Brattleboro ukulele enthusiasts have been having a blast at Lunchtime Ukulele Jams the first and third Mondays of the month, 11 a.m. to noon, at the Latchis 4 Gallery on Main Street. Jams are planned for May 1 and 15. The Lunchtime Ukulele Jams are an outgrowth of the classes, salons, and flash mobs led by instructor and singer-songwriter Lisa McCormick, in response to a groundswell of enthusiasm by local players interested in continuing to play together. In a news...
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