About a year ago, Polly Mikula, editor and publisher of Mountain Times, graciously agreed to meet with me about work I was doing for several nonprofits. She was warm and enthusiastic, especially as she shared poignant stories about leading a […]
Category: Column
Column, Rockin' The Region
Rockin the Region with Lance Carpenter
Carpenter is one of many up-and-coming artists that will perform at the Rivershed Songwriters Festival, Oct. 1 The Rivershed Songwriters Festival is coming to Killington for the very first time. The festival is put on by owner Kara Tondorf and […]
Column, The Outside Story
Freshwater marshes are biodiversity hotspots
Sunlight glinted off the water as we paddled our canoe along a winding channel which led through a marsh of tall grasses and wild rice. Two white, long-legged birds – great egrets – stalked the shallow water, poised to spear […]
Column, Movie Diary
Down for the count
By Dom Cioffi I was 10 years old in 1976, a little kid who loved sports and playing with his friends. I also loved going to the movies. Early on, my mother used to take me to see animated films […]
Column, Living the Dream
Making a difference with 600 pies
By Merisa Sherman The crowd gathered slowly, but you could feel the energy was there, just under the surface and waiting for the excitement that was to come. It was a subdued kind of energy, with people quietly chatting while […]
Column, Money Matters
Still working at 65? Here’s what you need to know about Medicare
For the last half century, turning 65 stamped the time when you would leave your job, file for Social Security, begin your pension and enroll in Medicare. But is that the case anymore? The retirement environment has changed. Full retirement […]
Column, The Outside Story
Brown thrashers skulk through thickets
By Lee Emmons The brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) lives out its days in relative seclusion. Like the gray catbird, which has a similar fondness for thickets and shrubby areas, brown thrashers haunt areas of dense cover, although discerning eyes may […]
Column, The Outside Story
Rethinking the lawn
By Tim Traver This spring, we went the no-mow route on about a quarter-acre of our lawn, the last remaining groomed piece we hadn’t turned into vegetable garden or permanent meadow. What a relief! During the hottest, driest spells over […]
Column, Looking Back
Remembering Seward’s
By Mary Ellen Shaw When I read that Seward’s Restaurant is closing my mind went to memories that began in childhood. When you have been around for more than of a century it’s rare to have an existing business that […]
Column, Looking Back
Gardening this fall
By Mary Ellen Shaw Well, how did your garden grow this summer? Did you try anything new? Experimenting with new plants is one of my favorite things to do. When the calendar tells me that Labor Day has arrived I […]