Feb 23 – Mar 1, 2011
Sex Issue: Sex Survey Results; Hair or Bare Down There?; Edible Body Lube
Another Campus Death Raises Questions About the S-word Taboo
The vague, February 17 email that went out to the entire St. Michael’s College community from President John Neuhauser was written in language that’s become all too familiar: “Saint Michael’s College has experienced a terrible tragedy. A first-year student, Jordan Porco, age 18, of Andover, Connecticut, died unexpectedly in his room in Lyons Hall on the…
Costco Greens Up Its Fish Coolers
Time to up your tilapia game: As of today, bulk-foods giant Costco will stop selling 12 types of theatened fish species, including Atlantic cod (pictured), halibut and orange roughy, according to a press release from Greenpeace. The announcement was a huge win for the environmental organization, which had been urging the grocer since last summer…
An Engaging Evening with ‘Collected Stories’
Geri Amori and Amy Burrell-Cormier are drama queens. And I mean that in a good way. Last night I had the pleasure of taking in a production of the Donald Margulies play Collected Stories at the Off-Center for the Dramatic Arts in Burlington. Those two women are its sole actors, playing the characters of an…
The Doyle Town Meeting Day Survey Ritual Continues
It’s far from scientific, but the annual Doyle Town Meeting Day Survey has, for more than 40 years, provided a snapshot of what Vermonters think on a wide range of topics. Since 1970, Sen. Bill Doyle (R-Washington) has sought the opinion of Vermonters on the hot topics of the day. This year, Doyle is seeking…
Judge Orders Hearing on Legality of Vermont’s Campaign Filing Deadlines
An independent candidate who last year challenged the constitutionality of Vermont’s campaign filing deadlines received some good news Wednesday from Washington Superior Court Judge Geoffrey Crawford. Crawford ruled there are enough open questions — and little legal precedent on the books to answer them — to necessitate a hearing on whether Vermont’s newly-adopted election filing…
Will VT’s Female Inmates Be Better Off in South Burlington?
When Gov. Peter Shumlin declared “war on recidivism” last month, his opening salvo was a sort of prisoner switcheroo. By moving Vermont’s female prisoners from Swanton to South Burlington — and filling empty prison beds around Vermont with male prisoners presently incarcerated out of state — Vermont could save $2 million a year and improve…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Even though arson-for-hire suspect Ismael Ortiz, 24, wore latex gloves when he started a house fire in Titusville, Fla., police found his fingerprint, plus the finger that left it. While fleeing the scene, Ortiz “slammed his finger in the door,” Detective Jessica Edens said, “and cut the tip of his finger.” (Orlando…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Newspapers are unable, seemingly, to discriminate between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilization,” said George Bernard Shaw more than six decades ago — and it’s still true. It’s very important that you be more discerning than newspapers in the coming weeks, Aries. You can’t afford to confuse a minor…
The Hair Down There
Aggressive pube grooming has gone global — but are Vermonters doing it?
Artistic Awakening
Art Review: “Tradition Transformed: Tibetan Artists Respond,” at Hood Museum of Art
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Farm & Wilderness’ Annual Ice Harvest [213]
2/19/11: Farm & Wilderness was founded in 1939 and promotes hard work, Quaker values and a connection to nature. For more than 40 years, it has welcomed campers and their parents for an Annual Ice Cutting Weekend. After hiking 1.5 miles through deep snow, visitors use a human-powered pulley system to haul large blocks of…
Letters to the Editor
Not Right About Reagan Just wanted to point out a couple of inaccuracies in [“Poli Psy,” February 16]: 1. Reagan left the Oval Office in early 1989 — not 1990. 2. While people have speculated on Ron Reagan Jr.’s sexuality, he has denied it and has been married to his wife, Doria, since 1980, so…
Vermont Labor Leaders and Allies Rally in Support of Wisconsin Workers
Nearly 250 people braved bitter temperatures Tuesday to stand in solidarity with thousands of unionized workers in Wisconsin, who are fighting to keep their rights to collectively bargain. People held signs that read “Unite to Fight for the Right to Bargain” and “Unions: Kickin’ Ass for the Working Class,” among others. Given that the rally…
Video: Winter Championship BBQ
The Belted Cow Bistro in Essex doesn’t stop serving Tuesday-night barbecue specials in the winter. Chef-owner John Delpha also continues to practice for competition. (His team, I Que, is currently the top-rated squad in both the New York and New England circuits.) Last week, videographer Elizabeth Rossano and I joined Delpha at his Essex home…
