My wife and I slid back and forth past each other as we prepared our mid-morning coffee in the kitchen. On the table, the paper lay open to an article about the Danville School Indian mascot and a community petition to save it. Read more
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One step at a time
I have hiked 470 miles of the Appalachian Trail and I’m writing this update from the Damascus, Virginia Public Library. Read more
Life's a Journey
As a high school senior, it can feel as if graduation will never arrive. Read more
Follow the Money
Federal personal income tax has been a controversial and perennial favorite of congressional committees and presidential proposals since the ratification of the 16th Amendment in 1913. Read more
Kingdom Almanac
Depending on your point of view, last summer’s sunshine and abundance of dry weather made it either one of the most delightful summers that we’ve enjoyed in many years, or turned into a seriou… Read more
The ledge under foot and the scattered trees finding purchase in the cracks were reminiscent of the trails we love in Acadia National Park. But as we looked out at the view, instead of Mount D… Read more
People & Places
Through the years folks would say to me, “Don’t tell anyone what a precious place is this Vermont in which we live.” Read more
No Small Potatoes
Vermont has turned a magnificent green. Nothing compares to the verdant fields of our state at this time of year. The grasses are not only luscious to the eye but the taste as well. All that i… Read more
The Bookshelf
Curiosity drives science, and Jennifer Doudna, a Nobel Prize-winning biochemist, has a driving curiosity to understand the natural world. In The Code Breaker, Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, an… Read more
