Barbara Clearbridge
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Ways of Seeing: My budget vs. the U.S. budget
A year ago the Independent published a guest editorial by Bill Schubart that included the startling fact that there is a “$437 million budget for the military’s 130 marching bands.”…
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Ways of Seeing: Getting through and moving on
I have been collecting weird coronavirus benefits. They provided much-needed laughs: • It’s much easier to rob banks because there are so many potential suspects wearing masks. • Bad breath…
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Ways of Seeing: A flatlander receives an education
Friends, I moved to Vermont in 2008, after living in many cities and towns in four states and three countries. I planned to stay for a year or…
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Ways of Seeing: Pornography and our libraries
I checked out a book from Ilsley Library a few weeks ago that had a back cover proclaiming it a charming satire in the style of a particular…
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Ways of Seeing: Ask Your Loved Ones Now
In January of 2016, my father, at the great age of 99¾, was in the hospital on a respirator and it fell to me to be the deciding…