Megan James
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An eclipse chaser preps for the big celestial show
The first time Tom and Lee Ann Golper saw a total solar eclipse, they were on a cruise ship in the Caribbean with Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
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Leicester man trains to become an ‘American Ninja Warrior’
David Allan Rose, 76 and living in Leicester, is a natural-born risk taker. At age 20, he dropped out of college in California, where he was studying engineering,…
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Clippings: Are we smart enough to survive?
I was excited to tell you how much my family has loved watching “Life on Our Planet,” the new Morgan Freeman-narrated nature doc on Netflix — a great…
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Flood-damaged TAM needs repair
Most segments of the 16-mile hiking loop, which is maintained by Middlebury Area Land Trust, are worse for wear since the deluge, but two areas in particular require…
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Clippings: ‘King among cats’ was truly loved
This one’s gonna hurt. Our beloved cat, Bart, was hit by a car last week. He didn’t make it.
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Prem Prakash lifts the bar
When most folks in Addison County hear the name Prem Prakash, they think yoga. The East Middlebury resident has been teaching yoga and meditation in our area for…
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Babies & Families: A dream and a whiteboard
Years ago, when I was the mom of a toddler and a preschooler, I bought a large whiteboard calendar at TJ Maxx because I thought it would bring…
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Recreating Star Wars, one scene at a time
This past summer, more than 45 teams “donned Jedi robes, built protocol droids, and learned lightsaber skills,” as the Media Factory put it, to create the final product,…
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Clippings: Love of music runs in the family
The other day I watched my 8-year-old discover the joy of liner notes.
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Summer Guide: Live music flourishes outside this summer
This year it’s all coming back — plus some new opportunities to sway and dance and sing along under the Vermont summer sky straight through to October.