Staff Blog
Between the Lines: Finding human foibles in the police log
If you’re a regular reader of this newspaper, no doubt you have at least occasionally looked at the police logs — those summaries of the human foibles around the county.
I take a perverse comfort in reading these accounts. No matter...
Faith in Vermont: Oh, Gear!
The mild winter of 2012 was our family’s first winter in Vermont. “How lucky,” locals said, referring to the lack of snowfall, “you’re getting an easy first winter.” But we didn’t feel grateful...
Faith in Vermont: Aw, Shoot...
Image via Southern Vermont Primitive Biathlon
Every Friday this winter, my husband woke up early, put on warm layers, ate a huge breakfast, and went target shooting before work with a friend’s grandfather, a 70-something...
Faith in Vermont: Five Reasons to Raise Kids in Vermont
Just when I get used to writing “2012” on everything, the year goes and switches to 2013! Since 2013 will mark the 2nd anniversary of our family’s move to Vermont, I’m going to ring in the New Year with some...
Faith in Vermont: Light and Sound
The last house we rented in California, before moving to Vermont, stood on the corner of a busy 4-way roundabout in South Berkeley. Directly across the street was the Bethlehem Temple, from whence blasted 10 hours of high-spirited...
Faith in Vermont: Amazing Gracie
In mid-October, we got a dog. Specifically, we got Gracie, a 4-month-old, white-and-brown Labradoodle.
FULL DISCLOSURE: Gracie came from a breeder. In Kentucky. Which means that our dog has a higher carbon footprint this year than...
Faith in Vermont: Sandy Gets in Your Eyes
I spent most of the day after Hurricane Sandy feeling annoyed.
As we all know by now, Sandy had much less than the predicted impact on Vermont. In the area where I live, she had almost no impact at all: a rainy night. No power...
Potential gains in Senate for Dems
Big story still to come tonight, at midnight, is the projection for Senate gains for Democrats... and for women.
As it now stands at 12:11 a.m, Nov. 7, the Democrats have won 50 Senate seats, plus two Independents — Independent Sen....
Faith in Vermont: Halloween's Open Doors
It’s Halloween again, the holiday our daughters have been anticipating for the past nine months.
Halloween is generally acknowledged to be a “fun” holiday — nothing too deep involved, a brief diversion...
Faith in Vermont: Going Nuts
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I killed my first squirrel last year.
Squirrels and I have an adversarial history. I’m not one of those strange people who find squirrels adorable, who create a market for fuzzy squirrel stuffed animals and...