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Patchwork: South Street gold

Posted on March 10, 2011 |
By Kate Gridley



It is my birthday (as I write this on Monday) and I am snowed in. All I can think about is maple syrup. The days are palpably longer, and the swing between daytime and nighttime temperatures has become more dramatic. Even with the deep snow cover from this year’s winter, it has felt as if something could be stirring, but not today. It is a white out; everything is shut down.

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Slideshow: Town Meeting Day 2011

Posted on March 4, 2011 |
By Trent Campbell



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On Town Meeting Day 2011, our very own Trent Campbell raced all over the county to take in as many meetings as he could. See below for a sampling of the photos he took, from Panton to New Haven to Middlebury:

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Insider pans health insurance sector

 

BURLINGTON — Wendell Potter might be considered the health insurance industry’s enemy number one.

After leaving his executive position at the insurance giant Cigna in 2008, he has fought relentlessly for equitable U.S. health care reform. Addressing Capitol Hill, often featured in the national media and authoring the recent book “Deadly Spin,” Potter is on the warpath to bring the health insurance industry’s most backhanded motives into the spotlight.

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Shoreham youth back from epic sea voyage

Posted on February 24, 2011 |
By John Flowers



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SHOREHAM — It’s understandable if Shoreham’s Nick Balfour is having a tougher time than usual adjusting to the spate of cold, snowy weather in Vermont this winter.

That’s because only a short time ago, the 22-year-old was among a group of 27 college students sailing the balmy equatorial Pacific on a six-week-long scientific odyssey during which, among other things, they gained a better understanding of the effects of climate change on vital marine nutrients.

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Slideshow: Henry and Emily

Posted on February 18, 2011 |
By Trent Campbell



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Henry David Thoreau and Emily Dickinson never met in real life, but local playwright and actor Jim Stapleton has imagined what their meeting might have been like in his two-person play “Henry and Emily: The Muses in Massachusetts.” The play, which opens at the Town Hall Theater Friday night, stars Stapleton and his wife, Diana Bigelow, and includes poems and passages from published and private writings by Thoreau and Dickinson.

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Slideshow: Addison County Impressions

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When Goshen resident Dick Conrad's immune system attacked his muscles in August of 2008, leaving him totally paralyzed, in August of 2008, he faced up to a recovery period that included months in the hospital and more in a wheelchair.

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Video: Students witness Egyptian protests

Posted on February 11, 2011 |
By Andrea Suozzo



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Tik Root and Robert Joyce, students studying at Middlebury College's school in Alexandria, explored the city on Jan. 28 and 29, just before being evacuated. They captured the pro-democracy protests and clashes between police and protesters.

Read their story here, then read about how people in Addison County are keeping up with events on the ground in Egypt here.

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Plato, slavery and inconsistency

Posted on January 6, 2011 |
By Victor Nuovo



 

Author’s note: This is the last in a second series of essays and reflections about Plato’s Laws. My concern in this essay is about an inconsistency in the Laws of Plato between idea of human freedom and the institution of slavery. I want to understand how Plato fell into it and to see if there is something to be learned from it.

 

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Slideshow: Trent's Top 10 Photos of 2010

Posted on January 3, 2011 |
By Trent Campbell



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Trent's Top 10 Photos of 2010 from Addison Independent on Vimeo.

Click to see more of the best photos from 2010 via Trent's archive, and be sure to check out our Top 10 articles of the year while you're at it.

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Slideshow: The making of Garland Goat Soap

Posted on December 17, 2010 |
By Andrea Suozzo and Trent Campbell



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In February, the Moore family of Leicester took over an unusual business: Garland Goat Soap. Watch the family make a batch of lemongrass-scented goat milk soap, then head over to Thursday's article to read more about the business.

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