Apr 21-27, 2010
Saving Vermont at Auction; Middlebury Celebrates Eco-Prof John Elder; Additives in “Organic” Baby Food
IRV Repeal Signed into Law
Before about a dozen onlookers, Gov. Jim Douglas signed into law Saturday a charter change that eliminates the use of instant-runoff voting to elect Burlington’s mayor. “I’m signing this today for two reasons: One, to respect the decision of the people of Burlington, and two on the substance of the issue,” said Douglas, who reminded…
St. Mike’s Journalism Students Show and Tell
[Ed. note: This post was written by our intern, UVM student Lea McLellan, editor of the weekly campus newspaper, The Water Tower.] When people tell me that journalism is a dying field, I usually hang my head low, mutter “shut up” under my breath and vow to never friend them on Facebook. But after attending…
State Files New Charges Against Filmmaker Mac Parker
State regulators have filed two new charges — including an allegation of securities fraud — against filmmaker and storyteller Malcolm “Mac” Parker. Parker is under scrutiny from state financial regulators for a 10-year, $10 million fundraising effort connected to his yet-to-be completed film, Birth of Innocence. Regulators with the Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities and…
F-35 Fighter Jet Hits Turbulence in Congress
Vermonters who think the Vermont Air National Guard’s future is tied to us all getting warm and fuzzy about basing F-35 fighter jets in South Burlington should take a closer look at the project’s flight plan through congressional airspace. Last night, PBS “NewsHour” devoted nearly 10 minutes of the show to the growing congressional dogfight over…
Zuckerman Won’t Seek Reelection to House
Burlington Progressive David Zuckerman has decided not to seek reelection to the Vermont House of Representatives this fall. A former House member — Progressive Chris Pearson — has decided to run for the seat and will kick off his campaign Friday. Zuckerman is part of a two-seat Burlington district covering the neighborhoods in and around…
Side by Side
Art Review: “Works by Sara Bridgman and Steve Maeck,” paintings and sculptures, Jager DiPaola Kemp Design, Burlington. Through May 21
Letters to the Editor
Leaf It Alone No mountains, no Vermont [“What’s Wrong With the Vermont State Flag? Almost Everything, According to an Amateur Vexillologist,” April 14]. These designs might make it a good flag for the forestry department at UVM, but Vermont is more than this and needs better than this. I applaud your effort, truly, but don’t…
Free Will Astrology
Here’s the weekly astrological forecast for April 21 – 28, 2010. What’s your sign, baby? They’re all here… TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Yes, I know that the bull is your totem animal. But I’m hoping you’re willing to expand your repertoire, because it’s a ripe time for you to take on some of the attitudes…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Police said Eugene Edward Palmer, 40, tried to rob a bank in Brunswick, Fla., but gave up after yanking futilely on the locked door, failing to realize the branch was drive-through only. Police Lt. Leon Tucker said Palmer was armed and wore a ski mask during the attempted robbery but took off…
The Value of Vermont
At the first landscape auction in the United States, conservation makes cents
A Spring Landscape
The raw brightness of blue air, acuity of lawn grass salvaging green from a past exposed, and luster of snow’s blank white, tethering distant ridge lines brings force to the great body of reviving lake. Water, broken, pulls out from shore’s shadow, along invigorated currents, flexing the slow surface light’s tips hit, their driving jewel-like…
I Spy – a Map?
Everybody likes to read the “I Spy” section of the personals, but Marty Schnure has got to be the first person to turn some of its posts into a map. Schnure describes what you see on this page as a “spatial representation of something not often thought of in spatial terms, or as mappable data:…
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Down to Earth Worm Farm [SIV173]
4/17/10: This week is Earth Day and The Wacky Worm Sisters at Down to Earth Worm Farm in Greensboro Bend are doing their best to save the planet, one worm at a time. Music: Joe Stone, “Hearse Song”
Season’s Eatings
The winter’s last farmers market offers great greens – and a localvore’s dilemma
My Secret Fantasy
Hi, my name is Dan, and I play fantasy baseball. Before you laugh, understand that I’m not alone. Fantasy geeks are no longer banished to the great mother’s basement of society. It is estimated that more than 30 million people play fantasy sports worldwide. While major American sports like baseball and football are the most…
Vermont Adaptive Scores Invite to White House
Tomorrow, while the rest of us working slobs will be sitting at our anti-ergonomic desks dreaming of what life could have been, Maggie Burke, a program coordinator with Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sport, will be pressing the flesh with the POTUS on the South Lawn of the White House. On Wednesday, Burke will join 250…
Winooski Vets Group Fights for Tax Break, Liquor License
Should a Winooski veterans organization get a new liquor license — even if it’s failed to pay a $22,000 overdue property tax bill? That’s the question the Winooski City Council is grappling with as the Regular Veterans Association Post 514 lobbies for help paying what’s due and for tax-free status going forward. The RVA is…
