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Mountain Times – Volume 51, Number 22 – May 31- June 6, 2023

May 31, 2023
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Without risk, there’s no reward

May 30, 2023
By Cassandra Tyndall If it seems too good to be true, then it probably is – is not advice you’ll want to take this week. An opening, an opportunity or a portal of some kind may arrive that could truly change the course of things for you. Now that you know this, you’ll be anxiously…

Your weekly horoscope, May 31- June 6, 2023

May 30, 2023
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Mountain Times – Volume 51, Number 21 – May 24-30, 2023

May 25, 2023
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Residential contractors’ registration program explained, consumer protection tool is live

May 24, 2023
  In a press conference held in the Vermont State House earlier this month, Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas and Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark joined forces to highlight their offices’ respective consumer protection work regarding residential contractors and unveiled a new consumer tool to help Vermonters protect themselves: an interactive map on…

Memorial Day: Freedom is not free

May 24, 2023
  This weekend, we express our gratitude for our fallen heroes. Each of us will do this in our own way. Some of us will attend parades and lay down wreaths of flowers at the gravesites of our men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Others will carry an American flag down Superstar as they feel…

I’ve seen the future of technology

May 24, 2023
  On May 9, 1974, music critic Jon Landau walked into the Harvard Square Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and witnessed a revelatory concert delivered by a 25-year-old, young and impassioned Bruce Springsteen. Landau would write about his experience soon after, inviting the world to buy into the hype that he was peddling.  And we did.…

The early bird gets the jumping worm

May 24, 2023
  We’ve all heard the idiom, “The early bird gets the worm.” When it comes to invasive jumping worms, unfortunately, there are more than enough to go around. These invasive worms can consume excessive amounts of organic matter and leaf litter in a garden or forest, to the point that it becomes uninhabitable to native…

Move with intention

May 24, 2023
  Now that Jupiter is in Taurus, things just, well, feel different. The urge to pull inwards, to slow down and to reassess ones’ big picture perspective invites new philosophies and beliefs.  To be honest, we also had the chance to do this to a similar degree while Jupiter was in Pisces. The problem with…

Mission Farm Mission continues to enhance its community space

May 24, 2023
  By Curt Peterson Lisa Ransom, vicar at The Church of Our Savior at Mission Farm since 2020, says the original mission for Mission Farm, expressed in 1895 when Elizabeth Wood Clement gifted the 180-acre property to the Episcopal Church, includes providing beneficial service to the community that is now Killington. Historically, the farm has…

Affordable housing in Vermont, a crisis in need of solutions

May 24, 2023
  By Matthew Durkee Editor’s note: Durkee is the New England Regional president and leads Community Bank’s team. He’s a native Vermonter and has been active in the local banking community for his entire 30+ year career. Like many other states in the U.S., Vermont is facing a severe affordable housing crisis. Affordable Housing Month…

Holding down legislative expenses

May 24, 2023
  By John McClaughry Editor’s note: John McClaughry is vice president of the Ethan Allen Institute (ethanallen.org). He has served in both the House and Senate.  One interest group fared extraordinarily well during the just-completed legislative session. That’s the interest group comprised of representatives and senators. Unlike other interest groups, who have to lobby legislators…

Alcohol-related litter is plentiful

May 24, 2023
Dear Editor, I read with interest the editorial discussing litter and some of its causes (“Green Up: Plan to make it fun” April 27, 2023).  However, as a frequent cyclist on Vermont’s roads (preferably the gravel ones) I have an additional perspective.  Moving at a slower pace than in a car, one sees in greater…

30+ year league threatened to end

May 24, 2023
  Dear Editor, I’ve run the Killington Softball League every year since 2004. I took one year off in 2009 and was begged back the following year because of how poorly it was run. I’m not saying this to brag, it’s just I’m good at running this league and one reason people like playing in…

Keep your lawn friendly to pollinators

May 24, 2023
  Dear Editor, After a protracted winter and fickle spring, the sunlight has dried off the dew. Idle hours lie ahead. Put earmuffs on to deaden the roar of the mower. Repeat passes out from the house to the edge of the property, leaving behind a carpet of green.  Who would attempt to disrupt this…