Nov 13-19, 2013
Shopping for Health Care; Did the Burlington Police Department Need to Use Lethal Force?; Tasting Hen of the Wood; Dave Keller’s Soul Changes
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Seven Days, Four Navigators: One Small Business Owner’s Search for the Ideal Insurance Plan
Obamacare can’t come soon enough for Megan James. Our associate arts editor is pregnant, her baby’s due in May and under Vermont’s new health care plan, the birth could cost her as little as $500 instead of $2500 — the deductible for an individual on our current plan. Almost every one of her pregnant predecessors…
Obituary: Raymond Frank Bourgeois
Raymond Frank Bourgeois, age 85 years, a lifelong Swanton resident died Friday morning, November 15, 2013, in Redstone Villa with loving family at his side. Born in St. Albans VT on, December 15, 1927, he was the son of the late Frank and Irene (Tabor) Bourgeois. He received his education at St. Anne’s Academy and…
Obituary: Wayne “Junior” Shepard,
1960-2013, So. Burlington Junior’s Lament A son who stayed so close to his mother’s keep With a heart of gold, full of love, now rests at his father’s feet Among the silence when so many failed to speak You declare emergency with sirens blaring for the weak. So damn blunt, he immediately had you…
DIY Health Care: Logic Supply Could Save Thousands by Switching to Self-Insurance
Thirty-seven percent: That’s how much Logic Supply, a computer manufacturer based in South Burlington, plans to save on health insurance next year. It’s a strikingly different narrative than the doom-and-gloom story playing out for other employers. No health exchange maze to navigate. No benefit changes to parse. That’s because Logic Supply is choosing an unusual…
What’s Up, Doc? Why More Vermont Physicians Are Making the Switch to “Concierge” Practices
Michael Sakash admits he’s not the kind of patient who gets in and out of a doctor’s office in 15 minutes. The 62-year-old Stowe resident has a long and complex medical history that includes diabetes, diverticulitis, depression and substance-abuse issues. Then, in July 2012, Sakash suffered a stroke, which left him unable to work. A…
In a Burlington Club, the Other Kind of Fish Fans Mingle
When the Tropical Fish Club of Burlington held its “less than annual” auction on a recent Sunday, Brian Scott cleaned up in every sense of the phrase. In the auction, he scored fish and plants left and right. When they called the door prize, Scott won more than $100. And around his seat at the…
A Locally Shot Web Series Brings Drag and Drama to Burlington
In a cramped dressing room in Burlington, two go-go boys are bending over to show how little their G-strings cover. “Oh, shit,” groans a newcomer to the room, shocked by the display of flesh. “You’ve never seen asses before?” one performer retorts cheekily. “At least our junk is covered,” the other adds. “State law: No…
Fleming Museum Collections Manager Margaret Tamulonis Presents the Past in Fresh Ways
Margaret Tamulonis has managed the 24,000-item collection of the University of Vermont’s Fleming Museum of Art since 1999. Having charge of such a vast assortment of objects might overwhelm some. But for Tamulonis, the job — inventorying the items, pulling them for display or educational purposes, ensuring their safety — is one unending learning opportunity.…
Taste Test: Hen of the Wood Burlington
“Did you see the pig in the window?” asked my friend as he returned from the bathroom. He seemed both fascinated and slightly horrified. I had. A trip to the loo at Burlington’s Hen of the Wood brings you face to face with tomorrow’s dinner: A window into the walk-in cooler shows you cylinders of…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Police charged Ethan Gettier, 16, with drug and weapons offenses after he aroused their suspicions by posting “over 600 photos on Instagram showing parties he was having in the house with ample amounts of suspected marijuana and alcohol,” according to the police report, which accused him of selling marijuana from the residence…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): There’s something resembling a big red snake slithering around in your mind these days. I don’t mean that literally, of course. I’m talking about a big red imaginary snake. But it’s still quite potent. While it’s not poisonous, neither is it a pure embodiment of sweetness and light. Whether it ends…
Dave Keller Gets Personal on His Latest Record
In early February 2012, Vermont soul man Dave Keller found himself far from his physical home — and as close to his spiritual home as he’d ever been. Since the age of 18, Keller, now 46, had idolized the great blues and soul singers of the Deep South. Now he was in Memphis at Willie…
Vermont Food Writer Ed Behr Publishes a “Guide to Good Taste”
Gnudi — the plump, flour-bolstered ravioli fillings without pasta coverings — have established a strong presence in U.S. restaurants over the past decade. They may sound like a trendy twist on gnocchi, perhaps conceived by Mario Batali. But, says food expert Ed Behr, gnudi were actually invented in the 13th century. “They seem hardly to…
Eyewitness: Painter Al Salzman
Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney sneeringly dunk a naked man into a tub of water. Skeletal air traffic controllers direct drone attacks on petrified Muslim women. A passel of presidents, past and present, confidently mount a bloody-eyed, broken-backed soldier. These are just a few of the uncompromising, ripped-from-the-headlines tableaux in Al Salzman’s new exhibit, “Subversive,”…
Letters to the Editor
Knodell’s Switcheroo There was not one shred of “courage” in Jane Knodell’s vote switch regarding the basing of the F-35 at the Burlington airport [“Fair Game,” October 30]. Her claim of protecting jobs, particularly for her constituency, is ludicrous at best; specious and self-serving would be more accurate. “Saving jobs” is the mantra of those…
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25 Years of BHS Musicals with Frau and Doris [SIV329]
11/10/13: During the past 25 years, Leesa Guay-Timpson has directed over 100 Burlington High School Drama Club shows. Known to most as “Frau,” she has taught German for 30 years at BHS and has helped share her love for theatre, language and the arts with her students. Alongside Frau, Doris O’Brien has been choreographing the…
Sledding Hillside Guide to Northern Vermont
JavaScript must be enabled in order for you to use Google Maps. JavaScript is either disabled or not supported by your browser. To view Google Maps, enable JavaScript by changing your browser options. There are plenty of slopes in Vermont, but not all of them are suitable for sledding. So where do you find downhill…
