Hoping to head off national conservative groups that are pushing book bans, several Vermont lawmakers are sponsoring bills that would make it tougher to remove.
'Carpetbagger' Candidate [Re "Former Middlebury Selectboard Member Announces Bid for Governor," January 5, online]: A 33-year-old from Connecticut running for governor of Vermont? Are you.
I was visiting my kids in Vancouver, B.C., when the Winooski River overflowed on July 10, inundating parts of Marshfield village and sending rivers of runoff down hillsides into homes on higher ground — including mine. A flurry of texting followed. Far-flung friends checked in with me, and I peppered my neighbors with questions while they pumped the water out of their basements and mine.