Since antiquity, the scout has always served as the eyes and ears of an army, the most vulnerable soldier on the field of battle.

So while taking stock of his life to date, Gedeon LaCroix, 84, remains incredulous that he survived World War II’s Pacific Theater. As an intelligence scout with the 3rd Marine Division, he […]

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Brenda Phillips, of Plainfield, plans to run eight marathons in eight weeks, starting with the Vermont City Marathon on Memorial Day weekend. By the time she has accomplished this feat, most would agree that she will have earned a well-deserved rest. Except for Phillips. Why not? “Those runs are just part of my training,” Phillips […]

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Vermont and swimming. An unlikely combination for most people. When flatlanders (those who are not native to Vermont) think of Vermont, the usual images come to mind of a crisp autumn day awash in colorful leaves or a pristine blue sky domed over a muted landscape smothered with snow. Vermonters, however, know of an overlooked […]

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It was 40 years ago that Vermont first passed its anti-billboard law and it is a sad irony that the legislature has taken a step back in time with a sly eleventh-hour amendment to the state transportation bill.

Make no doubt about it: the hand-painted mural barnside along Route 5 exhorting […]

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Most people like murals. And if a mural can help a struggling downtown, so much the better. But in an Orwellian twist in 2008 Vermont, hand-painted murals are being put forth as a serious threat to the beauty of our state.

Interstate highways bypass Vermont’s historic downtowns: meandering from the heart […]

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