Submitted By Polly Mikula Ben Ford, vice chair of the Mountain Views Supervisory Union (MVSU) board, and other leaders from MVSU presented plans for the proposed $99 million bond at the Killington Select Board meeting Monday night, as they have done and will continue to do in all seven district towns leading up to the…

  Dear Editor, For the first time in American history our democracy is on the  precipice of becoming extinct. The odds are stacked against us. Democrats find themselves in a precarious place. They have lost  the House, the Senate is holding on by a thread and our president  is not a slam dunk for reelection…

Submitted Rep. Peter Conlon, D-Cornwall, is the chair of the House Committee on Education.     By Ethan Weinstein, VTDigger On the first day of the 2024 legislative session, Jan. 3, state education officials presented lawmakers with the latest estimates for Vermont’s school construction needs — a whopping $6.3 billion in the next 21 years.  And that number,…

  Icicles sparkle, As they hang from shining rocks, Now falls, beautiful.    

By Rep. Jim Harrison Quite a few years ago, I remember visiting the House Appropriations Committee at the State House, where there was a prominent sign on the wall, “NO, is it the N or the O that you do not understand?” The committee chair then was Michael Obuchowski, who later served as House Speaker…

  Attorney General Charity Clark has declined to prosecute Fair Haven Police Detective Shaun Hewitt for charges related to the use of deadly force in a shooting incident involving Kenneth Barber, Jr. on June 19, 2023. The Rutland County State’s Attorney’s Office also declined to prosecute the case after completing its own independent review.  Based…

  Icicles sparkle, As they hang from shining rocks, Now falls, beautiful.    

By Rep. Jim Harrison Quite a few years ago, I remember visiting the House Appropriations Committee at the State House, where there was a prominent sign on the wall, “NO, is it the N or the O that you do not understand?” The committee chair then was Michael Obuchowski, who later served as House Speaker…

  Attorney General Charity Clark has declined to prosecute Fair Haven Police Detective Shaun Hewitt for charges related to the use of deadly force in a shooting incident involving Kenneth Barber, Jr. on June 19, 2023. The Rutland County State’s Attorney’s Office also declined to prosecute the case after completing its own independent review.  Based…

...and a potluck dinner Saturday, Dec. 30—RUTLAND—The Rutland County Audubon Society  hosts its annual Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 30. Participants may join a group and venture into different sections of the Rutland area to count the birds they observe. If you live within the count area, you can also participate by counting birds in…

Sunday, Dec. 31—KILLINGTON—Join in on the fun at the K-1 Base Lodge for a New Year's Eve celebration unlike any other! Inside the lodge, there'll be family-friendly activities including arts and crafts and live music.  Outside, we'll have all the ingredients to make your own s'mores over a fire pit (while supplies last!), plus a…

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  State has contracted with three operators for online wagering  Governor Phil Scott and Department of Liquor and Lottery Commissioner Wendy Knight announced Dec. 12 that online sports wagering will launch in Vermont on Jan. 11, 2024, to coincide with the beginning of the NFL playoffs.  Through a competitive bid process, the Department of Liquor…

  By Sandra Dee Owens Visions of wanderings through Oslo’s enigmatic landscape.   By Sandra Dee Owens I was ready to wander solo. On a trip I was afraid to take. With my (tiny) book “Fear” at the printer, I set out to practice the methodosophy (what I call philosophy plus methods) I had shared…

By Rebecca Perkins Hanissiant Of all life’s synergies, I appreciate most the one between my propensity for domestic procrastination and my love of moving through the outdoors — countless adventures are born of it. During a late November weekend, when faced with a day spent winterizing our home, my husband and I instead packed up…