Jensen: My first Vermont bear
“Could this be bear poop?” they asked, with fear in their voices. Trying to calm them, Tom explained that, no, it was the product of large raccoons.
At hearing, public divided over bedding F-35s in Burlington
Delivery of between 18 and 24 Joint Strike Fighters could begin in 2015, eventually flying out of Burlington airport between 5,486 and 7,296 times a year.
What’s in a congressional junket? Plane travel, hotels and meals — all gratis
Vermont’s three members of Congress — Leahy, Sanders and Welch — are relatively modest in their travel habits.
In This State: The buzz on Kent McFarland
McFarland dreams of finding disease-resistant rusty-patched bumblebees here in Vermont that could help in the restoration of the species.
Alison Bechdel’s comic psychodramas
It is lovely to see familiar characters from her previous “Dykes to Watch Out For” chronicles reappear in this memoir, as well as scenes from her father’s tale, now portrayed through another perspective lens.
Vermont governor, Legislature formally recognize Abenaki bands
State recognition will open the door to educational and financial resources for the bands, such as federal Indian education funding for schools.
Voting equality and the Hoff effect
Facing an overwhelmingly Republican Legislature, he thought there was little chance he would be re-elected. “So, why not damn the torpedoes, which I did,” he said. “They (voters) wanted us to shake up the establishment.”
In This State: Against odds, she’s kept up the kimchi
One day Yi Soon offered a “bool-ko-ki” sub, with beef marinated in a garlic-soy-sesame sauce, and it was hit. “Some of us in Brattleboro were desperate for anything ethnic, back then, and we kept asking for more, and they provided it, and people loved it.”
In This State: An aging ski clan recalls few good old days
This group of Nordic Johnny Appleseeds planted their ambitions in Vermont’s snow-covered terrain four decades ago, hoping to grow a new ski touring industry.
In This State: For Mexican workers, Vermont is a land of milk and money
In summer, they milk as the sun paints the barn walls with the same golden hue that lit their walks with a sweetheart or friend in their distant villages.
