Columnists
Back when I was in second grade, the other kids would always talk about playing Nintendo with their friends, and I was jealous. My parents wer…
Vermont is on the doorstep of taking in hundreds of millions of federal dollars.
A few years ago, my friend Kristen and I created a podcast called “The Exotic Fruit Review.” In it, we sampled exotic fruits, discussed them a…
A man visits a town and there’s something about it he falls in love with. He has an eye for architecture, yes, and an interest in history, but what unfolds is his intense interest in the people of this green valley. He wants to hear and tell their stories.
The Vermont Legislature is currently considering whether or not to tax the forgiven loan I received under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that offered my business, Sugarsnap Catering, the relief that kept us afloat over the last horrific year.
A few years ago at the end of yoga class my teacher brought her hands together in front of her, fingers pointing upward as in prayer. She bowed to us and said. “Namaste”. Everyone else returned the blessing. Everyone except me. I had no idea what she was doing, and it felt threatening. Then …
Who’s spying on you? How do they do that? What are they hoping to accomplish? How can you stop them (or at least construct roadblocks)? We can begin with the easier, more understandable threats. They have been discussed and we have been warned about them for decades.
President Joe Biden is a tough man to vilify. Maybe it’s the grandfatherly vibe or the down-to-earth speaking style or all that talk of compassion and healing. Whatever the reason, Republicans have had little success thus far convincing Americans — beyond the alternative-reality MAGAverse, o…
Our deepest sympathies go out to all of those who are still reeling from last weekend’s tragic death of a Rockingham teenager in a suspected d…
Three times already in his brief tenure, President Biden has rolled out a far-reaching and extraordinarily expensive proposal to address large…
The Food and Drug Administration faces an April 29 deadline to decide whether to allow menthol cigarettes to remain on the market. To discoura…
Thursday was Earth Day, but if you ask many advocates for the environment and climate action, we just closed out Earth Week. This expansive ap…
Now a nation that was holding its breath for justice can exhale.
On Monday, Vermont hit a new gear in the race against the coronavirus. Months after the state began its phased vaccine rollout, anyone 16 or o…
Quickly mass-producing and widely distributing a vaccine that’s effective against a novel viral pandemic is a herculean task that, fortunately…
Judging from the news coming out of half the legislative halls of America, you would think that the biggest problem facing women’s sports hasn…
Everyone wants to get out from under COVID, and it can’t happen soon enough. The way back to normal is through vaccinations — that is, not onl…
The sharing economy, from taking Uber rides to uploading our lives to the cloud, seems so 21st-century. But electricity has been all about net…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: An update on unemployment insurance reform
Voting isn’t child’s play
A plea from the birds and the bees
To the Editor: Green Up Day falls on May Day this year, Saturday, May 1. It’s the day Vermonters show their love and pride in their scenic bac…
To the Editor: Imagine that almost anyone over the age of 18 could buy a brand-new automobile, even a high-performance race car, for less than…
To the Editor: With Earth Day coming on April 22nd, we have reduced our carbon footprint by curtailing travel and our thermostat. We recycle. …
To the Editor: I think you should let us have green days every day so we can recycle more. And I think we should all pitch in and when someone…
To the Editor: As a freelance stenographer covering depositions before trial in Vermont, when the pandemic hit, there was a bit of a scramble …
To the Editor: Bears are exiting their winter dens, so it’s the perfect time for Protect Our Wildlife's new bear report titled, “Vermont Black…
