By Meghan McCarthy McPhaul If the river otter is the most aquatic member of the mustelid family and weasels represent the terrestrial branch of the clan, the American mink is the adept middle child, taking advantage of its adaptations both […]
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Column, Generation Y
Is “Manchester by the Sea” the best movie about New England?
A couple weeks after the presidential election, I compiled and published here a top-50 movie list in which I selected my favorite film for each U.S. state, based on narrative setting rather than filming location: a sort of cinematic travel […]
Column, The Outside Story
Boisterous Blue Jays flock in winter
By Susan Shea “Jay, jay, jay!” Every morning last winter I awoke to the loud cries of a flock of 17 blue jays dancing around my feeder. They gorged on sunflower seeds and suet, scaring away smaller birds, then left, […]
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Everything happens for a reason
By Marguerite Jill Dye If you’ve followed “Mountain Meditation” for a while then you know how I feel about our political situation. My spiritual friends say: “Stay positive to help raise the vibration.” “Don’t worry. All is in divine order.” “There […]
Column, Looking Back
Skiing with a rope tow at the country club
When I was growing up in Rutland during the 50s and 60s you didn’t have to leave the city to experience downhill skiing. You simply headed to the Rutland Country Club on Grove Street. There was a rope tow that […]
Altitude Sickness, Column
Healthy choices: fitness, food discipline, and sleep!
Things have been alright. My back has been alright, weightlifting has been alright, work has been alright, the skiing has been alright (we keep getting these little surprise powder days, nothing on Killington Road, but really nice turns up on […]
Column, Generation Y
The queen is dead
TV catchphrases aren’t meant to live forever. Even the most successful character slogans like “Dy-no-mite!” and “Don’t have a cow, man!”—which made the jump from in-series use to real-world use—gradually faded from the American lexicon except as fond memories of […]
Column, Rockin' The Region
Rockin’ the region with Michael Glabicki
By Dave Hoffenberg This Thursday, don’t miss Michael Glabicki at the Pickle Barrel Nightclub at 8 p.m. You may know Glabicki as the front man of Rusted Root. The band played the Pickle last February as part of its 25th […]
Column, Rockin' The Region
Rockin’ the Region with the Mean Waltons
Every second Friday night of the month at 7 p.m., you need to head to Taps Tavern in Poultney to see the Mean Waltons. They’ll be nice to you and your ears as you listen to some great folk covers. […]
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Gifts of friendship
By Marguerite Jill Dye It is such a blessing to spend time with friends from near and afar. I especially love getting together after months or years and picking up conversations where we left off as if no time has […]