Vernon should focus on baseload power.
Decentralized intermittent generation gobbles up open lands. Vernon should preserve its history of agricultural and open lands.
Wendy Harrison is one of Windham County's two state senators. BRATTLEBORO-We're talking a lot about...
LEYDEN, MASS.-I was lucky to have been born in Boston in 1947 and never served...
WARDSBORO-I agree, we do need facts. Have you heard of CWD (chronic wasting disease)? It's...
The writer is president of Vermont Friends of Israel. ATHENS-In response to Bert Picard's criticisms...
Vermont still ranks at the top of the annual Strolling of the Heifers Locavore Index, meaning that it has the strongest producers and consumers of local food of any of the 50 states. However, the rest of the Index has been considerably shaken up by new data derived from the recent Census of Agriculture, conducted by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The Index has been published annually since 2012 by Strolling of the Heifers, a non-profit food advocacy organization.
Someone recently described Brattleboro as a paradox, and I think it's safe to say this is true for all of Vermont and, possibly, the entire planet. In these times of devastating loss and challenges, we all need to find those things that help keep us connected and grounded to hope. One way I do this is by coordinating and promoting Green Up Day locally. As many of you know, Green Up Day is a 53-year-old tradition that brings people together...
Vermont is a place with a literary tradition as rich and evocative as the mountains and streams that serve as the backdrop of the state. This spring, Antidote Books in Putney and the Putney Mountain Association are holding the Putney Mountain Poetry Contest, seeking poems inspired by the natural landscape of Vermont. In honor of National Poetry Month, Vermont writers of all ages are encouraged to submit up to three pages (one poem per page or one poem no longer...
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