Love surfaces while canoeing the Potomac
Following my Vassar graduation the lively pace increased. Jackie Bouvier (Kennedy Onassis) drifted in and out of my life….
This time I’m walkin’ to New Orleans
I’m walkin’ to New Orleans I’m gonna need two pair of shoes When I get the walkin’-me blues When…
Catching up and buckling down
Last week in the Tree Tribe story on page 7 we neglected to give Meg Berlin credit for her…
1951: When Washington was a haven for people in their twenties
The year was 1951, and having just graduated from college I had gone to seek a job in Washington,…
The heavier side of solace and solutions
Music of all genres makes my soul sing, but I tend to get up and move with harder riffs—and…
Opinion: Community initiatives for fun and fixing
Transition Charlotte is planning to offer a “Repair Café,” co-sponsored by the Charlotte Library and Grange, in the fall….
Out Takes: Memorial Day. What do we memorialize?
So have all of your passionate violins Play a tune for the Tennessee kid Who is feeling, like leaving…
Opinion: Put a price on pollution
On April 27, the Vermont House of Representatives heard testimony on a short form bill, introduced by Winooski Rep….
Opinion: The People’s Climate March, a celebration of the earth and joy
What a day it was in Washington, D.C., for the People’s Climate March on Saturday, April 29! An estimated…
Moby-Dick for babies: Marvel or monster
A display at the Charlotte Public Library invites parents and others who care about young children’s literacy development to…
Taking Care: First jobs are a right of passage
This was my year following college and I was in Washington, D.C., searching for my first job. In an…
Out Takes: Was it mother who made him do it?
I was hanging out the other day, waiting for my wife to return from work at the Senior Center,…
Opinion: Defense in Vermont Supreme Court against the “fracked gas” pipeline
In 2016 Vermont Gas Systems, Inc. continued to lay a controversial 41-mile natural gas pipeline through Chittenden and Addison…
Amicable solutions found amid uncertain times is a true sign of a cultured populace
Yet another bout of snow threatens to reinforce the white layer of compact precipitation in my backyard as I…
Our friend and mentor Shirley Marshall
Among my most treasured keepsakes are my letters from Shirley Marshall. Like any good survivor of the Great Depression,…
Letters: April 5
The mouse that roared At the end of the March 7 Town Meeting, Charlotte voters adopted my proposal to…
Taking Care: The earlier days with Jackie-O
We are all born into history and influenced by those we meet. I recently saw the movie Jackie and…
Out Takes: Eggs on the lawn, moonlight in Vermont
Mother, should I run for president? Mother, should I trust the government? Mother, will they put me in the…
Letters: From Ethiopia on the Town Link Trail
Greetings from Ethiopia. I headed out here on Town Meeting Day for my usual quarterly work visit. The weekend…
Out Takes: Green Door, What’s that Secret You’re Keeping?
Ireland, Ireland Together standing tall Shoulder to shoulder We’ll answer Ireland’s call . . . ~ Ireland’s Call,…