On Nov. 30, 2020, I hung a load of washing on my backyard clothesline for, most likely, the last time this year. Read more
Opinions
Columns
No Small Potatoes
It’s going to be a tough Winter in Vermont, and although there is real hope for the end of this pandemic, it will not come until well after the spring. Read more
Kingdom Almanac
The transition into a new year comes with a less pronounced shift to the coldest part of the winter. Read more
Follow the Money
The recent announcement that Bob Dylan sold the publishing rights to his catalog of songs is news only because, well, it’s Bob Dylan. But the practice has become a repeated refrain amid the ma… Read more
The Bookshelf
I’ve read a lot of presidential biographies and memoirs, but "A Promised Land," by former President Barack Obama is like no other. Read more
Long ago, in the time of the Tzars, and the shtetls, Rothschild once came on business to Minsk. He stayed but one night in the only inn. The next morning, Rothschild ordered eggs for breakfast. Read more
There’s something just a little bit sad about a field of Christmas trees in January. Read more
People & Places
Over the years, the invitations to give the Inaugural Prayers in January at the State House were some of the great honors of my life. Read more
