Tom Schiedler shows that one is never too old to learn about and appreciate a new art form. Thank you for making me look in a different way.
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...
When Gov. Phil Scott issued his emergency orders that shut down most public spaces last month, the Agency of Commerce stated that libraries were among those services “not considered critical to public health and safety or economic and national security.” And amid the global pandemic, 183 Vermont libraries closed their doors. If that sounds like a lot of libraries and a lot of doors, it's helpful to know that the state ranks first in the nation in the number of...
Vermont Theatre Company will present its third annual production of “A Christmas Carol,” based on the novella by Charles Dickens and adapted and directed by James Gelter. For two years, local audiences have been thrilled by this production of the beloved story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a lonely miser whose life is forever changed when he is visited by spirits of Christmases past, present, and to come. This year's production is directed by James Gelter, with Jessica Gelter as Musical Director...
I recently had a long discussion with a friend who left the United States in 1973 for the Netherlands and has never looked back. She was unable to understand the obsession so many of us progressives feel with the lies and amoral behavior of the Trump family and their surrogates. She felt that we were taking our eyes off the ball - off the terrible policy decisions that were being made every day by this bunch. The discussion made me...
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