The buzzword around Vermont these days is “affordability.” As in, the lack thereof. In other words, Vermont is on the verge of being too expensive for many people to continue to live here.
That word, affordability, has been bandied about by Gov. Phil Scott for a number of years. He...
We’ve written many times over the years about how important volunteering and volunteers are to life here in the valley. Just last week we published two stories about people helping out friends and neighbors. One was about efforts to help an aging friend replace their failed roof before the severe...
It’s Thanksgiving, and it’s time to take stock the many things we have to be thankful for. No doubt those thankful things will vary from person to person. But one thing that we can all hopefully agree to be thankful for is the vibrancy of the many small businesses here in the southern Vermont...
There’s been a fair amount of handwringing around the valley about the weather.
Wait. What? The weather’s been lovely, many of you will say.
That’s true, we’ve had some really nice, warm weather for early to mid-November.
But of course that’s the problem. Along with that...
Late last month an information meeting was held in Wilmington, part of the planning process for the reconstruction of the Route 9/West Main Street bridge in the center of the village. As Ivy Kirby reported last week, at this point there are more questions than answers about the project.
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We’re guessing that not many people in the country realistically expected the race for president of the United States to be over by Wednesday morning. Media analysts, pollsters, members of both political parties, and average Americans were saying as late as Tuesday evening that it could take...
With only a few days left before the 2024 elections wrap up on November 5, we’re beginning to wonder what will come when the voting is done and counting has begun. In general, we’re wondering how accepting Americans will be with the results of the election, and thinking specifically about the...
As the election season rolls through its final two weeks, we can’t stress enough how important it is to vote. Every election is important, but 2024 seems especially significant. Of course we have a presidential race that has clearly divided most voters, and the country in general, into widely...
As the election season rolls through its final two weeks, we can’t stress enough how important it is to vote. Every election is important, but 2024 seems especially significant. Of course we have a presidential race that has clearly divided most voters, and the country in general, into widely...
Just in case readers haven’t noticed, there’s an election going on this fall.
Of course, the presidential election is pretty hard to miss. Anyone who spends even the smallest amount of time consuming media, from traditional print, radio or television to digital media of all types, has...