By Meghan McCarthy McPhaul The first time I saw the fox last February, I did a double take. It was late morning when I glanced out the window on my way from one task to the next. The unexpected flash […]
Tag: march 8th
Altitude Sickness, Column
Comedy, Ambien and the English Channel
So the SnowPlow comedy contest at the Outback was fun. I broke all my rules, went in with new material (I usually rehearse myself silly), and engaged in filthy blue comedy (I am usually a clean comic, but contests are […]
Column, Generation Y
Principle and prejudice
Writers of internet content are in general unoriginal, pandering, and shamelessly given to formula, so when one particular article becomes a successful and widely shared piece of clickbait, you can bet that other articles in same vein will follow. Was […]
Mother's celestial inspirations
The truth matters most
By Cal Garrison a.k.a Mother of the Skye This week’s horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Cancer Moon. With an array of aspects that are superficially benign, looking under the surface there are other, not so neat-and-tidy […]
News Briefs
Rutland Region News Briefs
Rutland Free Library tightens belt A $40,000 budget deficit has caused the Rutland Free Library to look for ways to economize in the 2017-2018 budget year. The shortfall is the result of lower interest returns on library endowments, combined with […]
News Briefs
Lakes Region News Briefs
Castleton Community Center adds board members, plans March activities CASTLETON—Joan Chader and Mary Beth Hadeka joined the Castleton Community Seniors board at that group’s February meeting. Chader and her husband moved to their Lake Bomoseen home in 2002. Hadeka and […]
Column, Rockin' The Region
Rockin’ the region with Low Country Funk
Make sure you head to Outback Pizza on Saturday night at 9 p.m. to see Low Country Funk (LCF). I first saw them in December at the memorial tribute concert for Steve Audsley. I had already seen most of the […]
Column, The Movie Diary
Present and accounted for
By Dom Cioffi Does the name Andy Whitfield ring a bell? Unless you’re 35 or younger and a frequent attendee at Comic-Con, probably not. Born in Wales in 1971, Whitfield initially studied to become an engineer, and at the age […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Learn more about homeownership before signing the mortgage papers
Wednesday, March 8, 10 a.m.—RUTLAND—BROC-Community Action in Southwestern Vermont is pleased to announce that People’s United Bank will present a free financial education workshop around home ownership. Wednesday, March 8, 10 a.m.-12 noon, come learn about the home buying process, […]