
	Keeping Vermont, Vermont Thursday, August 28 DUMMERSTON -- Vermont is beautiful in late summer. Just a drive up to Burlington gets me drunk with the rolling greens and golds dotted with reds, pinks and blues. It lifts the heart to be here. But for how long? Full Story The final assault Wednesday, August 27 It looks as though redefining the biology of conception and cooking up a new definition of abortion are even too much for the imperial decider. Full Story Job's time Tuesday, August 26 Wisdom never comes easily. Think of Job, suffering on his dung heap, covered in ashes and conversing with a deity whose entire point is to remind him that he is but a speck in the big picture. Full Story Spread the wealth Monday, August 25 Independent Vermont Senator Bernard Sanders and others have pointed out how little time the presumed presidential candidates have spent talking about the dire economy - especially its effect on the poor, the working class, and even the middle class. Full Story Bigger trucks are not the answer Monday, August 25 Allowing bigger and heavier trucks on Vermont's Interstates is like asking an elephant to sit down at your dining room table. Don't be surprised if your chair breaks. Full Story Carnivals, taxes and elections Monday, August 25 It is the season of carnivals, koffee klatches and political promises. Throw the ring over the peg and win a teddy bear. Vote for this candidate and that party, and worries over health care, the economy, inflation or taxes go away. Full Story Vermont Compost and Act 250 Saturday, August 23 In light of recent news coverage regarding the Vermont Compost Company in Montpelier, it appears that some may benefit from an understanding of the process of determining Act 250 jurisdiction. Act 250 jurisdictional opinions can only be issued by a district environmental coordinator, the administrative officer serving an environmental district. Full Story Moving in the right direction to protect Vermont's children Saturday, August 23 And at a time of year when relaxation is the norm, this year hundreds of Vermonters all over our state have been gathering signatures - thousands of them - on a petition calling for Jessica's Law, and increased penalties for sex crimes against children. Full Story Investing in our energy future Friday, August 22 What we have learned from the ramp-up in oil prices is that the era of cheap energy is over. Full Story These Olympics are golden Thursday, August 21 Shawn Johnson has the loveliest green eyes. Full Story Life without servants Tuesday, August 19 Last week we gave up electricity. Full Story Get me another sweater Wednesday, August 20 GUILFORD We have a president who is a disgrace as a human being and someone who will be remembered as the most incompetent American president the world has ever experienced. Full Story Putin speaks Monday, August 18 Portland Press Herald, Portland, Maine, wrote: Russia's first military campaign outside its borders since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 appears to be winding down in success for Moscow and a new and highly ominous signal for neighboring nations, all of Europe and the United Nations. Full Story Fooling whom? Monday, August 18 PUTNEY This is a story about a dragonfly. Full Story Doctors and drug firms: Another perspective Saturday, August 16 An article which appeared in the July 10 edition of the Brattleboro Reformer ("Drug firms give millions to Vermont doctors") states that pharmaceutical companies have increased their payments to Vermont physicians by 33 percent over the 2006 total. Full Story