When I was a little girl back in the 1950s this was a very exciting time of year. It was fair time! The fairgrounds have been located at 175 South Main Street in Rutland since 1856. The Vermont State Fair […]
Category: Column
Generation Y
Your favorite meal of the day
What is it with people who claim that breakfast is their favorite meal of the day? Stop saying this, people. In fact, it’s come to my attention that the phrase “favorite meal of the day” is employed solely in the […]
The Movie Diary
Teetering on the edge
By Dom Cioffi I first sensed that something was awry with the gentleman standing next to me when I noticed that the conversation he was having was completely one-sided. I had just run into a local coffee shop to grab a […]
The Outside Story
A thorny problem: multiflora rose
By Carolyn Lorié Multiflora rose is not without charm; in fact, there was a time when people went out of their way to plant it. The pretty spring flowers have a sweet scent; birds nest in the sturdy branches and […]
Generation Y
The early supporters
What, exactly, is the difference between Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump? “Everything,” you might say. “Every single thing.” Yeah, that’s mostly right, but not entirely. There is one very obvious similarity, in that both Sanders and Trump have, from opposite […]
Altitude Sickness
Slips, trips and falls on the road to Spartan
By Brady Crain Looking down from the top of Superstar, Crain snapped this photo. It was the middle of his 40-pound weighted-vest hike up and down that trail. At about mile 15, I crossed Route 4 from the Sherborne Pass […]
The Movie Diary
Life in the fast lane
By Dom Cioffi I am a self-admitted news junkie. I’m not sure why. It could be due to over two decades of work in the newspaper and television industries. Or it could be just an innate desire to be knowledgeable […]
Rockin' The Region
Rockin’ the Region with Oak Totem Trio
Jazz legend Mose Allison once said, “The essentials of jazz are: melodic improvisation, melodic invention, swing and instrumental personality.” With that in mind, make sure you don’t miss Oak Totem Trio do their take on jazz at Choices Restaurant this […]
Altitude Sickness
Omens sometimes fly, get swallowed
It was an eventful week here in Killington, my week starting with an 11 mile run, the basic, Sherburne Pass to Killington Peak and back. It started with me not feeling well…thinking I might only make it about four miles. […]
Generation Y
On private school
Have you ever had the feeling that, for the majority of the country, rural New England exists primarily as a collection of elite and picturesque yet vaguely sinister private boarding schools? In movies and novels, the New England prep school […]