By Marguerite Jill Dye One day last August I was stupefied when words spilled from my pen without pause or thought, as fast as I could write them down. When I reread what I’d written, I was confused and afraid that such words had poured out. I could only imagine they must have come from…

By Cal Garrison, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Capricorn Moon. At approximately 9:17 p.m. (EST) on Tuesday evening, the Moon turned New when it conjuncted the Sun, at 26 Degrees Capricorn. Every time I sit down to write this column I am awed by…

By Marguerite Jill Dye We are beginning to recognize the immense power of Facebook as a forum, and vehicle of propaganda and fake news since learning about Russia’s cyberwarfare and meddling in the U.S. election. Through Russian Facebook and Instagram accounts, 80 million political posts by fictitious organizations were sent to 23 million American voters…

This Thursday make sure you head to the Pickle Barrel for the long awaited return of Kung Fu. It’s been three years since they funked up Killington and they’re psyched to do it again. I had the pleasure of speaking to Rob Somerville, saxophonist and vocalist for the band, who has been playing up here…

By Cal Garrison, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Libra Moon. Before we can talk about what’s coming up for this week, we have to back track to last week. As much as life seems like everything is the same as usual, in the last…

By Meghan McCarthy McPhaul Near the house where I lived during my Colorado years, there was a trail that wove through a sprawling grove of perfect quaking aspen trees. In spring, the soft green of emerging leaves was one of the first signs of warming weather. Come fall, their gilded leaves, fluttering in the breeze,…

By Dom Cioffi The first “Star Wars” film came out in May of 1977. I was 11 years old and a typical wide-eyed youth. I remember going to see the film at the mall (when malls were still fashionable). I knew while standing in line with the troves of other viewers that something special was…

By Dave Hoffenberg If you’ve been partying in Killington for any of the past 14 years, you are familiar with the band Lifespeed. I’ve been seeing that band rock and roll into this town with a musical bang. I’ve become friends with two of the members — James and T — so I’m really excited that they…

By Kevin Theissen Professor Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School put together a chart of real returns for various investment asset classes, adjusted for inflation, that shows what would have happened if you had invested one dollar in 1802 and held it through Dec. 31, 2012. The results: One dollar invested in Treasury bills would now…

By Marguerite Jill Dye The past year has been an exercise in striving for balance in a turbulent sea. The wear and tear has been quite extreme, often exhausting and terribly frustrating. Many people, including me, have fought depression and lacked motivation. How is it possible, in such tumultuous times, to stay above water and sustain…

By Brett Yates I began writing for this newspaper in early 2008, and it didn’t take me long to realize that I enjoy this column so much that I could do it forever if the editor would let me. I knew I’d likely never find another paid opportunity to write about (quite literally) whatever I…

By Cal Garrison, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Full Moon in Cancer. I don’t bother to participate in the New Year’s revels, nor do I bow to convention and smilingly wish everyone a happy new year – partially because I am a total party…

By Cal Garrison, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Void-of-Course Pisces Moon. The Moon left its Void-of-Course pattern and entered the sign of the Ram at about 7:30 p.m. EST on Christmas Day. As the holiday revels play out, there are a number of subtle…

By Marguerite Jill Dye “I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”—Henry David Thoreau The Winter Solstice and the New Year are especially auspicious times…

By Cal Garrison, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under a Sagittarius Moon. The Moon went into the later degrees of Sagittarius and entered its new phase a little after midnight on Monday morning. At about 8 a.m. it turned void-of-course for 20 minutes, until it went into Capricorn. With the Winter Solstice coming up…