Laurie Cox
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Ways of seeing: Migrant workers are essential
The summer I turned 13, a friend told me how she made a lot of money picking strawberries. It sounded like a relatively easy deal, so my sister…
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Ways of seeing: Sugaring becomes a family affair
With a bit of optimism on a late winter day, you put on your boots and outdoor gear, thrust a couple of tools in your pockets, grab a…
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Letter to the editor: Kramer would push for transparency in ACSD
As we approach this year’s Town and School Meetings, things will be very different, especially for those used to attending in-person meetings for voting, or informational discussion. This…
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Letter to the editor: Ripton’s quest for independence could set example
“If the spirit of liberty should vanish in other parts of the State, and support of our institutions should languish, it could all be replenished from the generous…
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Ways of Seeing: A nuanced vision of community
Riddle: Why did the man throw the clock out the window? Answer: Because he wanted to see time fly! I can still see the accompanying cartoon in my…
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Letter to the editor: Effects of closing schools need closer examination
“If you build it, they will come,” is a phrase that haunts the main character in the movie “Field of Dreams.” In that film, the thing to be…
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Ways of Seeing: Take care of society’s fabric
When I was about 4 years old, my mother taught me to sew on a button. Likely, she too was sewing something, and I expressed an interest. While…
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Ways of Seeing: Reimagining how we educate
About eight years ago I began doing hand-built pottery. Some people make beautiful bowls or whimsical wall hangings; I like to make sculptures. Probably all of you have…
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Ways of Seeing: Take the long view of this pandemic
On a warm spring morning during my sophomore year of high school, I gathered with my P.E. class to form teams for a softball game. Chatting as we…
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Ways of Seeing: We really were going to change the world
Once upon a time, I was young. That’s a statement everybody, other than the very young, can make, but I state it for a reason. There was a…
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Ways of Seeing: Small towns are Vermont’s backbone
Looking out an airplane window, people who are flying over the Midwest often say the earth looks like a patchwork quilt, all the many squares of fields spread…
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Letter to the editor: ACSD’s denial of petitions was undemocratic
On its website, the Vermont League of Cities and Towns describes town meeting as “direct democracy practiced in its purest form. It is the key to town government,…
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Ways of Seeing: More perspectives, better answers
When I was a kid, we would play with the cardboard tubes from wrapping paper. Putting one up to your eye, you could get a focused view of…
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Ways of Seeing by Laurie Cox: Stars put Earth’s fate into context
This late summer there have been so many nights when the sky was filled with stars. They are always there, of course, but not always so visible. We…
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Ways of Seeing: Climate change sparks memories
So many of my childhood memories are weather related. I grew up in Seattle, so you’re probably thinking “rain”, but that actually rarely figures in. I remember hot…