For most of us no time passes faster than the summer months. Back when you were a student on school vacation it really zipped by. Summer vacation officially started when we left school, chanting, “No more pencils, no more books, […]
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Calling all future composting entrepreneurs
By Carl Diethelm Modern entrepreneurs understand that as times change, so do markets for goods and services. Vermont’s Universal Recycling Law will ban food scraps from entering the landfill in 2020 and already has banned yard waste, and there will […]
Altitude Sickness
Pain, trail running and playing at the Wine Fest
Given that I used to pop anti-inflammatory pills like candy when I was a fighter, I have assiduously avoided them since. I have weathered many injuries to my knees, back, neck, bruises, etc. without any sort of assistance, but this […]
The Movie Diary
Sick as a dog: part II
By Dom Cioffi Last week in this column, I chronicled a sickness I was experiencing while writing. I explained in the very first sentence, “At this exact moment, as I’m typing these words into my laptop, I am ridiculously sick. […]
Altitude Sickness
Never far from my father: Physically, socially, geographically larger than life
Most of Lewis Crain is in Lake Dunmore. The reason for this is that my mother and two of our friends and I put him there. It is where he wanted to be, and so we puttered around the […]
Generation Y
Lagniappe; An extra second of time to ponder
Ever since I found out that 2016 would include an extra second—as announced on July 6 by the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service—I’ve been planning what to do with all the extra time I’ve now got on my […]
Rockin' The Region
Rockin’ the region with the Bacon Brothers
Courtesy of Dave Hoffenberg THE BACON BROTHERS The Bacon Brothers make their return to Vermont to bring their band to the Paramount Theatre this Wednesday, July 13. I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Kevin and Michael Bacon, who […]
The Movie Diary
Sick as a dog
By Dom Cioffi At this exact moment, as I’m typing these words into my laptop, I am ridiculously sick. This isn’t a run-of-the-mill sickness either; this is the laid up in bed, stomach rebelling, joints aching, head throbbing kind of […]
Rockin' The Region
Rockin’ the region with Taylor Hicks
Courtesy of Dave Hoffenberg TAYLOR HICKS By Dave Hoffenberg I had the pleasure of interviewing an idol last week, an “American Idol” that is. Season five winner Taylor Hicks is bringing his acoustic show to Rutland on Friday, July 8 […]
Altitude Sickness
Mountain biking—beginner to intermediate to advanced in a day
This was a great week. I have been taking it easier for a week or so at the Rutland climbing gym to let some de-gloving issues heal on my fingers, but I have been getting into bouldering to keep my […]