By Sandra Dee Owens Living without running water for 8 years was the hardest part for me. In our early 20s my husband and I had bought a small piece of land with a burnt-down house on it. It was […]
Category: Column
Column, Looking Back
Skiing experiences over the years
By Mary Ellen Shaw If you are a skier or snowboarder you must be excited that the time has come to do what you love! However, just because we live in this beautiful state doesn’t mean that we all love […]
Column, Movie Diary
Getting back to basics
By Dom Cioffi During one of my late-night forays into the depths of YouTube, I stumbled upon a video of a guy playing individual keys on a piano while his young son, who had his back turned, rattled off the […]
Column, The Outside Story
How to provide shelter for birds
By Lee Emmons Come winter, after the bears have retreated to their cold weather dens, many backyard bird enthusiasts hang feeders to attract — and nourish — avian visitors. Birds need more than a supplemental food source, however. Whether they […]
Column, Living the Dream
Scraping once again
By Merisa Sherman It was dark when I got out of work. The recently fallen snow was glittering in the golden lamplight. We had gotten so much snow that the birch trees above my car were bending under the weight. […]
Column, Pets
2021 Critter Community holiday card
It’s time for the Critter Community holiday card, a holiday tradition for 42 years! You can participate by making a donation to the Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) and providing us with the exact name you want on the card. […]
Column, Money Matters
Looking into infrastructure and economic growth
By Kevin Theissen The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was signed into law last week, and the Build Back Better Act (BBBA) passed the House of Representatives and moved on to the Senate. For decades economists have tried to […]
Column, Tree Talk
Looking at the forest from all angles
By Gary Salmon When in a forest, our eyes focus usually on two features: the trees in the vertical scale and to a lesser extent those on the horizontal scale. But some trees fit neither of these and can really […]
Cosmic catalogue, Horoscope Archives, Horoscopes, Lifestyle
Weekly horoscopes for Dec. 1-7, 2021
Aries March 21 - April 20 You know how to call a spade a spade. This is what we know and love about you! While it may offend some people from time to time, there’s never any second guessing where […]
Column, Cosmic catalogue, Horoscope Archives, Horoscopes, Lifestyle
Encountering karmic closures
By Cassandra Tyndall Themes of travel, faith and philosophy may be stirred under this week’s Solar Eclipse. This New Moon intertwined with karmic closures or completion may signal profound changes around your beliefs or sense of self-confidence. You may be […]