In the bleak midwinter, there is light

“As surely as the sun will rise in the east each morning, we will continue to need each other.”

Ways of Seeing: Meet Ernie Cyr and his butternuts

“Seeing the beautiful intricate design of the complete nut seems like a miracle. A sculpture. How seldom we see the meat of even a walnut shelled unbroken.”

Ways of Seeing: Uncover lost lines and rethink false phrases

“Recently I’ve noticed how we often misinterpret well-known phrases by using them the out of their original context or dropping lines entirely.”

Ways of Seeing: Together we accomplish the most

“Our strength is in our ability to work together to meet needs and solve problems.”

Ways of Seeing: Politicians use words as weapons

“When I travel abroad, even just up to Canada, I’m embarrassed to tell people I’m American.”

Ways of Seeing: The Central Tissue

“The memory hangs one-sided between us, like a few of the fridge pictures whose tape has lost its adhesive.”

Ways of Seeing: Anti-immigration means anti-food

“Let’s do what we can to protect the vulnerable in our community.”

Ways of Seeing: Time for that uncomfortable change of identity again

“Just as leaves turn and drop, grasses crisp and gardens die back, I can feel the season turning in my own life.”

Ways of Seeing: A kid’s gotta play if a kid’s gonna grow

“It’s good to see childhood continuing to thrive in the 21st century in our little corner of Addison County.”

Ways of Seeing: Like the doctor prescribes, ‘Just Say Yes’

“So here is my prescription: Resist the oppressors. Take care of yourself and enjoy this wonderful world. Say yes.”

Ways of Seeing: What you do affects more people than you imagine

“When we use our power for helping and sharing and listening, it expands.”

Ways of Seeing: We are living a jungle life in Vt.

A raccoon and a fisher cat get curious about life inside a Lincoln home.

Ways of Seeing: History has its eyes on you

“We aren’t rebelling against a ruling colonizer, as Hamilton and his compatriots were, but it does feel that we are once again fighting; trying to figure out who we are and who we want to be as a country.”

Ways of Seeing: AI harms more than just students

“ChatGPT…synthesize[s] information that already exists in our system and thus it simply reproduces systemic biases.”

Ways of Seeing: There are many ways to resist

“Defending our democracy will require courage. And time. And commitment.”

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