Wonderful article - thanks. It prompted me to listen to Feathers tonight for the first time in a few years; the group still sounds great.
I'm going to look for Ruth Garbus's solo music online now!
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Landmark College is currently displaying an exhibition of Dave Cole's artwork including a monumental new piece, “Machine Dreams.” Cole is a 1997 alumnus of Landmark College, a graduate of Brown University, and a prominent contemporary artist included in public and private collections worldwide. Commissioned by Landmark College, this exhibition includes a 1950s Farmall tractor that Cole has repurposed into a printing machine. This project is loaded with biography, as the tractor has been in Dave's family for three generations and...
Those wishing to further their education after high school should pay close attention to two bills currently under consideration in the Vermont legislature. H.114 and S.257 would place major restrictions on where students who are pursuing post-secondary education or training can spend their state-funded grants and scholarships. This issue is called “portability.” For over 50 years, portability has allowed Vermont students to use these grants and scholarships to further their education, regardless of where they have chosen to attend college.
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