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Issue of
Oct 8-14, 2014
Vol. 20, No. 6
The Winter Preview Issue

The Winter Preview Issue: High-Tech Snowmaking in Vermont; Why Firewood Is So Hard to Find; On the Road With Scott Milne

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News

Environment
Vermont Resorts Invest in Energy-Efficient Snowmaking
by Kevin J. Kelley
Tags: Environment, skiing, snowmaking, energy, efficiency, snowboarding, snow, snowfall, Winter Preview

Economy
Why It's Hard to Find Firewood This Year
by Ken Picard
Tags: Economy, biomass, cannabis related, cords, energy, firewood, forestry, forests, heating, logging, Winter Preview, wood, woodstove, Video

Tech
A Visit to N.H.'s Cold Regions Research Lab
by Ken Picard
Tags: Tech, WINTER PREVIEW, ice cap, sea ice, climate change, global warming, arctic, ice, winter, melting, temperature, polar

Fair Game
Single Issue: Will Health Care or Property Taxes Motivate Vermont Voters?
by Paul Heintz
Tags: Fair Game, peter shumlin, GMO, health care, burlington free press, vermont health connect, democrat, republican, single payer, GOP

Politics
On the Campaign Trail with Reluctant Candidate Scott Milne
by Mark Davis
Tags: Politics, campaign, cannabis related, election, governor, peter shumlin, Politics, race, republican, Scott Milne

Education
Low Pay, No Benefits: Adjunct Professors Might Unionize
by Alicia Freese
Tags: Education, labor, burlington college, champlain college, adjunct, union, faculty, college, education

Politics
Some Campaign-Finance Complaints Linger Long After Elections
by Kevin J. Kelley
Tags: Politics, campaign finance, law, campaign, civil liberties, democrat, republican

Poli Psy
Opinion: As Africans Die of Ebola, the West's Rich Get Richer
by Judith Levine
Tags: Poli Psy, africa, CDC, disease, ebola, health care, pharmaceuticals, pharmacy, Opinion

Arts + Culture

Health + Fitness
Renoun Ski Co. Debuts Impact-Resistant Skis
by Sarah Tuff Dunn
Tags: Health + Fitness, ski, safety, engineering, Renoun, ArtsRiot, Winter Preview

Film
Vermont Freeskier Appears in Female-Focused Film Pretty Faces
by Sarah Tuff Dunn
Tags: Film, Outdoor Gear Exchange, skiing, mountain, winter, film, cinema, snow, snowfall, female, women, Winter Preview

Theater
Theater Review: The Spitfire Grill, Essex Community Players
by Alex Brown
Tags: Theater, performance, community theater, The Spitfire Grill, musical, local theater, Memorial Hall, Essex Memorial Hall

Theater
Curtain Call: More Local Theater News
by Xian Chiang-Waren
Tags: Theater, Theater, playwright, actor, actress, schedule, workshop, acting, drama, plays, stage, reviews, puppetry, puppets, Briggs Opera House, Off Center for the Dramatic Arts, Town Hall Theater, Paramount Theatre

Performing Arts
A Flute Choir Takes Off in Vermont
by Amy Lilly
Tags: Performing Arts, Classical Music, flute, ensemble, flutist, choir, performance, Brandon Music, Unitarian Church, UVM Recital Hall, Video

Gallery Profile
Gallery Profile: Hall Art Foundation
by Meg Brazill
Tags: Gallery Profile, sculpture, painting, artist, hall art foundation, waterfall

Arts News
Star Wars Reads Day Comes to Phoenix Books
by Margot Harrison
Tags: Arts News, star wars, books, reading, fiction, Phoenix Books (Essex), Phoenix Books (Burlington)

Poetry
Sundog Poetry Center Opens in Jeffersonville
by Julia Shipley
Tags: Poetry, Words, workshops, writing, reading, retreat, Vermont Fine Art Gallery, Coach Barn at Shelburne Farms

WTF
WTF: What's the Orange Ooze in Leddy Park?
by Ethan de Seife
Tags: WTF, oddity, unusual, strange, weird, Leddy Park, groundwater, Burlington Department of Public Works

News Quirks
News Quirks (10/8/14)
by Roland Sweet
Tags: News Quirks, oddities, strange, unusual, weird, odd

Free Will Astrology
Free Will Astrology (10/08/14)
by Rob Brezsny
Tags: Free Will Astrology, fortune, future, prophesy, prediction

Food + Drink

Food + Drink Features
Food-Insecure Vermonters at All-Time High
by Hannah Palmer Egan
Tags: Food + Drink Features, shortage, hunger, hungry, food shelf, soup kitchen, meals, charity, donation, agriculture, farmers, farm, Church Street Marketplace, Vermont Foodbank, Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf, Vermont Foodbank (Barre)

Food + Drink Features
Feasting on European Fare in Bennington
by Alice Levitt
Tags: Food + Drink Features, bennington, european, mediterranean, dutch, italian, russian, english, fish and chips, pastry, pastries

Food News
El Gato Opens in Essex; UVM Launches Food-Hub Management Certificate
by Alice Levitt and Hannah Palmer Egan
Tags: Food News, tequila, margarita, mexican, tamales, burritos, nachos, intervale, food systems, local, agriculture, food science, El Gato Cantina, Intervale Community Farm, Vermont Food Venture Center, cheese, creamery, dairy, El Gato Cantina (Burlington), El Gato Cantina (Essex)

Food News
New Chef, New Menu at Burlington's Daily Planet
by Hannah Palmer Egan
Tags: Food News, cocktails, dinners, burlington, asian, mexican, dining, drinks, The Daily Planet

Food News
Community Pub Butch & Babe's Opens in Old North End
by Alice Levitt
Tags: Food News, north end, burlington, pub, thai, wine, beer, cocktails, drinks, dinner, dining

Music

Music Feature
The Green Mountain Playboys Make a Home for Cajun
by Gary Lee Miller
Tags: Music Feature, Green Mountain Playboys, Cajun, bayou, two step, Charlie O's, The Skinny Pancake (Burlington), Charlie-O's World Famous

Music News + Views
Soundbites: Michael Chorney Debuts New Music Series
by Dan Bolles
Tags: Music News + Views, Smittens, Heavy Trash, Sean Hayes, Villanelles, The Monkey House, ArtsRiot, Four Quarters Brewing, Signal Kitchen, Monkey House

Album Review
Patrick McCormack, A-C-K
by Liz Cantrell
Tags: Album Review, Patrick McCormack, A-C-K, The Monkey House, Radio Bean Coffeehouse, Monkey House, Radio Bean

Album Review
Louie Brown, Rise Up
by Dan Bolles
Tags: Album Review, Louie Brown, Rise Up

On Screen

Movie+TV Reviews
Annabelle
by Rick Kisonak
Tags: Movie Reviews, Video

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