The Outside Story By Decan McCabe The sharpest contrast between rivers and lakes is in water movement. While rivers flow inexorably downhill, lake water movement is more subtle. Anyone who has weathered a storm on a lake, however, can attest […]
Category: Column
Our friend Ann Wallen, ‘Only in Vermont!’
My brother Billie met Ann Wallen when he attended Colton ski camp. Ann was helping out in the kitchen and knew we’d become friends, too. That was the week Dad bought our land under 6 feet of snow from Oren […]
Poetry is Power: Unique like a snowflake
From the sky, Thousands of snowflakes fall, Layering up, Making mountains of snow. Fluttering down, Like feathers. So beautiful and unique. Just like us, We are beautiful and unique, And don’t let anyone tell you, That you are not, Because, […]
A few obstacles to surmount
The adage that one door closes while another door opens is one I’m sure you know well. In theory, it sounds viable, practical and even doable. In reality, it doesn’t always feel so pleasant. How do you decide which door […]
Tales: Riviera Maya: Keeping Kids in School offers real opportunity to reduce generational poverty
Editor’s note: Bruce Bouchard, former executive director of The Paramount Theatre, and his partner Maureen McKenna Padula have traveled from Rutland to the Riviera Maya for the past three years. This series covers adventures, food, and testimonials from Vermont to […]
Looking Back: Choosing your career
A common question that children are asked is, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Odds are that their answer will not be the future profession they choose after graduation. I read a survey that was given […]
Vermont and its bipolar spring
I woke up this morning to the sounds of birds chirping outside my window. And not just one lonely, mixed up and confused bird desperately looking for a bite to eat buried underneath the snow. No, this was a plethora […]
The Movie Diary: Finding the right footing
Parents and children, if they’re lucky, will find a multitude of ways to bond. My son and I have been fortunate in this respect because we’ve always found common activities that have brought us closer together. Early on, we bonded […]
The Outside Story: The fascinating metamorphosis of frogs
Frogs have hopped about Earth since before the time of the dinosaurs, and it shows. Celebrated for their amphibious lifestyle and cacophonous choruses, the long arc of frog evolution has yielded other awesome and efficient adaptations in organs from their […]