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- Editor's Blog

The Editor's Blog is an informal space to chat with Randal Smathers, editor of the Rutland Herald, and stay up to date on happenings at the paper. - Outdoors Vermont
Darren Marcy has been writing about the outdoors since 1992 covering all aspects of outdoor recreation, sports, conservation and the environment. An active angler, hiker, camper, photographer and wildlife watcher, he also occasionally hunts, backpacks, skis and bikes. OutdoorsVT will cover the outdoor scene in Vermont and surrounding region. Contact Darren at OutdoorsVT@gmail.com 
- Killington Skiing on the Edge

Killington Skiing on the Edige is blogged by Vyto Starinskas, chief photographer of the Rutland Herald. He has skied Killington and Pico for 35 years and worked at the Rutland Herald for more than 25 years. The blog is dedicated to the those who consider Killington and Pico their playground. - Black River Today

Black River Today is blogged by Ralph Pace who lives in Ludlow with his wife of 46 years, Janet, and a dog named Tiberius. He enjoys gardening (but not lawns-there's a big difference), skiing (when he can drag himself to the slopes), and editing his on-line newspaper, the Black River Reporter (www.brreporter.com) and his personal blog (http://viewfromludlow.blogspot.com/) along with this blog. - To Do List
James Lambert has had a hand in one way or another in entertainment coverage for the Rutland Herald for more than five years. To Do List features events and activities ranging from night life to family fun. 
- Vermont View
News and perspective about Green Mountain politics and government contributed by the Vermont Press Bureau and reporters of the Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times Argus.
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| Poet and freelance writer Ed Barna has been a Rutland Herald correspondent for 24 years. An Otter Valley Union High School 1966 graduate and 1970 Harvard College graduate, he lives in Middlebury, where he was born, with his wife Irene. | ![]() |



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