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Alzheimer's is quietly exploding

Some of the early writings on the subject can be traced back as far as the late 1960s, when a then youthful and engaged baby-boomer generation began to take stock of the country's political and...  Published: November 19, 2009 ( 0)

Signs in the skies

On a day (rare, these days) when there was bright sunlight and a cloudless sky, I was standing on my front lawn looking up at a couple of people working on my roof.  Published: November 18, 2009 ( 0)

State spending: Totally unsustainable

Accentuated by the recession, the state's recent economic news and fiscal projections inescapably suggest that Vermonters simply cannot sustain their present level of government spending.  Published: November 18, 2009 ( 0)

Health care must not be held hostage

Most Americans want – and need – health care reform. Most Americans want and need a public option (note the word "option," as in "having a choice") to be part of that reform plan.  Published: November 18, 2009 ( 0)

State threatens own past

I grew up wandering through the woods of the Northeast Kingdom on an endless search for arrowheads, old bottles and rusted metal.  Published: November 18, 2009 ( 2)

Sporting big salaries

The latest reason to pay major college basketball and football players came this week in USA Today's update of the salaries of college head coaches.  Published: November 17, 2009 ( 0)

U.S. needs better broadband

In the history of our nation, economic downturns have typically been followed by forces of innovation that result in accompanying upturns.  Published: November 15, 2009 ( 0)

The first step

Imagine you're reading the newspaper and you come upon a column titled "Ten Steps to Winning a Military Victory in Afghanistan."  Published: November 12, 2009 ( 0)

Alternatives to Yankee

If Vermont Yankee is not relicensed, how will we replace the power, and with what consequences to electric rates?  Published: November 12, 2009 ( 0)

Hard choices in climate crisis

Because we don't want to turn people off, we in the environmental movement often use soft words when describing any given environmental situation.  Published: November 11, 2009 ( 2)

Brandon's character is at risk

Vermont communities have a unique "sense of place," which Vermont law recognizes and protects.  Published: November 11, 2009 ( 2)

A veteran of the Civil War

It is appropriate at the season of Veterans Day to tell about an ancestor who was a veteran long before there was even an Armistice Day, which was the name of the holiday until after World War II.  Published: November 11, 2009 ( 0)
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