Friday, December 1, 2023
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The eventful 2018 session has come to an end and part one of my final review of the session follows. Over the summer and fall you can expect to hear more from me on updates to the state’s Act 46 plan, telecommunications and CoverageCo, and the scheduling of a public forum on health care. Part...
“Golden Rule” the iconic Norman Rockwell mosaic set the stage for the West Dover Congregational Church’s event. Rockwell illustrated a group of people of different religions, races, and ethnicity who served as the backdrop for the inscription “Do unto other as you would have them do unto you.”
DOVER - The worship service at the West Dover Congregational Church United Church of Christ will take on a new form on Sunday, July 29. The sermon that Sunday will be experiential — a musical and artistic endeavor led by Chris Bakriges, who has drawn his inspiration for the sermon from “Golden...
10 years ago:
The state of Vermont gave shoppers a tax-free weekend on purchases up to $2,000. The tax holiday applied not only to items purchased in Vermont, but also goods purchased from out-of-state retailers. The tax holiday was introduced by Gov. Jim Douglas as part...
The state of Vermont gave shoppers a tax-free weekend on purchases up to $2,000. The tax holiday applied not only to items purchased in Vermont, but also goods purchased from out-of-state retailers. The tax holiday was introduced by Gov. Jim Douglas as part...
“Amateur Hour: Motherhood in Essays and Swear Words” by Kimberly Harrington
Harper Perennial, 2018
Amateur Hour’s subtitle implies that it’s a collection of profane essays on the sacred topic of motherhood, a description that’s more witty than accurate. True...
The group of (relatively) peppy seniors who comprise the Aging in Place committee are all volunteers. We are, I suspect, a little bored in retirement and looking for something to do that has purpose and meaning. We were all “working women” (and, of course, men) and are a bit restless now. None of...
WHITINGHAM - On a sunny morning a little over a week before their dairy farm’s upcoming 150th anniversary celebration, two generations of Corses — Leon and Linda and their daughter Abbie — are in the family’s farmhouse, surrounded by old photos.
Abbie, who is in her mid-30s, is scanning...
Abbie, who is in her mid-30s, is scanning...
10 years ago:
The Readsboro Historical Society completed a project to place a 128-year-old schoolhouse bell on the grounds of the Readsboro Central School. The 300-pound bell, cast by the National Bell Foundry in Cincinnati, OH, had been in the bell tower of the village...
The Readsboro Historical Society completed a project to place a 128-year-old schoolhouse bell on the grounds of the Readsboro Central School. The 300-pound bell, cast by the National Bell Foundry in Cincinnati, OH, had been in the bell tower of the village...
It was summer. School was already out. Yet the Vermont Legislature remained in session. People must have wondered why we were still in session and why Gov. Scott has twice vetoed a budget that originally passed with nearly unanimous support in both the House and Senate.
In reality, there...
In reality, there...
“The Flight Attendant” by Chris Bohjalian, Doubleday, 2018
Cassandra Bowen wakes slowly in a posh Dubai suite, hungover, ashamed of her one-night stand, and puzzled that she is still in bed with last night’s lover. She thought she’d left. She should have left. She’s a flight attendant,...
Cassandra Bowen wakes slowly in a posh Dubai suite, hungover, ashamed of her one-night stand, and puzzled that she is still in bed with last night’s lover. She thought she’d left. She should have left. She’s a flight attendant,...
10 years ago:
School boards were struggling to fit skyrocketing oil prices into their budgets. When the budgets were put together more than six months earlier, school officials estimated oil prices at $2.75 per gallon, based on the previous year and historic trends in...
School boards were struggling to fit skyrocketing oil prices into their budgets. When the budgets were put together more than six months earlier, school officials estimated oil prices at $2.75 per gallon, based on the previous year and historic trends in...
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