As a young woman in my twenties, I’ve come to expect to field questions about my prospective future. Most people inquire about my hopes for a career, marriage and of course children. I’ve never minded being asked if I want a family. In recent times however, this sentiment has begun[Read More…]
Editorial
Connecting the Dots
MONTPELIER – In 2020 the Global Warming Solutions Act (Act 153) was passed in defiance of Governor Scott’s veto and without support from a single House or Senate Republican. Act 153 created a private right of action which allows Vermont to be sued as early as 2025 if carbon reduction[Read More…]
In My Nature
Best Practices and Missteps
GREENSBORO – Dear Greensboro Select Board: I’m writing to offer some observations on the housing project being proposed for the Greensboro Town Hall. I should begin by saying that my father was born and raised in Hardwick, and I was also raised in Vermont. After vacationing in Vermont for decades,[Read More…]
Make Your Voice Heard This Legislative Session
CRAFTSBURY – The start of a new legislative session in Montpelier always feels like the first day of school: new faces, fresh energy, and the sense that anything is possible. This year, it’s a little different for me personally: it’s the first time in four years that I haven’t been[Read More…]
100 Years Ago This Week, January 22, 1925
The terrible cold snap of Sunday night and Monday morning caused another hot water front accident, in which the lady of the house had a miraculous escape from almost certain death. When Mrs. Norman Michaud started the fire in her kitchen stove Monday morning there was an extra nice bed[Read More…]
Education Committee Prepares for Reform Proposal
MONTPELIER – Over the first two weeks of the new biennium, the House Education Committee has devoted its time to preparing for Governor Scott’s education reform proposal that will be unveiled on January 28. Committee members hope to gain a thorough understanding of Vermont’s current education financing system and the[Read More…]
Woodsmoke
Show of Support
To the editor: I would like to acknowledge all the wonderful people who attended this past Wednesday’s Greensboro Selectboard meeting in such cold and blustery weather and online. It was such a strong show of support for the Selectboard and employees. We are all working for the same end, helping[Read More…]
Homo is not yet Sapiens
Homo is not yet Sapiens Some see this birthing-dying worldas a blaze of beauty.Some call it dark and dense.Some feel mainly Grace,some toil and pain.But some—no, most—to soothe their fear and vulnerability,apply for membershipon well-muscled teams,ones made fit for fight(euphemized as noble combat)which jockey againstone or more foes,clear-cast as “other,”while[Read More…]
