By Mary Ellen Shaw Many young people growing up in my era … the ’50s and ’60s … got their first taste of skiing right here in the city of Rutland. The place to do that was at the Rutland […]
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Column, Movie Diary
The Movie Diary: Like a Boss
Working the system By Dom Cioffi My 15-year-old son came home from school last week and announced that he had an important assignment to complete. Apparently, his Spanish teacher told the class that they had to go out to eat […]
Column, Money Matters
Money Matters: The new SECURE act
by Kevin Theissen The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act is now law. With it, comes some of the biggest changes to retirement savings law in recent years. While the new rules don’t appear to amount to […]
Column, The Outside Story
The Outside Story: The bobcat’s snow day
Snow day! The announcement draws squeals of joy from students throughout the school district and groans from parents who must scramble to provide care for their kids and face a treacherous commute. But fourth-graders with overdue homework and harried parents […]
Column, Living the Dream
Living the Dream: Adrenalin rushes at the summit
By Merisa Sherman The howling wind cut across the exposed ridge line was trying to knock us off our skis. Protected on the right by the track of the Mt .Washington cog railway, the mountain just dropped off into the […]
Column, The Movie Diary
Movie Diary: The GrudgeB
Resolving to be better I had a conversation with some coworkers recently concerning New Year’s resolutions. Their opinions ran the gamut from not caring at all to caring very much about resolving to do one or many things differently in […]
Column, The Outside Story
Chipmunk Game Theory 101
Two chipmunks vie for seeds on our front lawn. One lives directly underneath the bird feeder. Another hails from the far side of the house, address unknown. The chipmunks appear identical to me: same size, same stripes. Same interests, namely […]
Column, Looking Back
Looking Back: College life in the 1960s
By Mary Ellen Shaw Most of you reading this probably did not go to college in the 1960s. And if you did you were probably not at an all-girls Catholic college. It would probably seem like being in the convent […]
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Tree Talk: Subnivean space
Even the sound of that word stirs the imagination. Perhaps it describes deep outer space full of new uncharted stars, planets, and asteroids. Nope. Look closer to earth because subnivean space, as owls, red foxes, coyotes, and even house cats […]
Column, Movie Diary
2019 year in review via film
by Dom Cioffi Here we go again! Another year at the movies has come and gone, leaving us with the inevitable year-end review of the season’s best pictures. I go to the theater once a week so that gives me […]