The rumors started shortly after Thanksgiving in 2008. A big layoff would be hitting IBM in a matter of months. Optimist’s predicted a few hundred would lose their jobs. Others said it could be as high as 2,000. Leading up to the dreaded January day most guessed it would be in the 600 – 800 […]

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No history of Burlington, Vermont would be complete without the names of two prominent families—Howe and McClure—recorded in the annals of the city. The link between the two families is Lois Howe McClure, one of three daughters born to Marjorie (Roberts) and David Howe in the second half of the twentieth century. Later Lois married […]

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It started innocently enough. I was selling vegetables at the local farmers market when I noticed another vendor’s display. On the end of the table, piled high in a basket was bulbs of garlic. I eased over at the end of the day and asked “Hey Stevie, what’s with the garlic?” Stevie, the mild mannered […]

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Quick … name one thing that Randolph has that Boston doesn’t. A locally owned bank? Lucky guess. Name something else. An independent, locally-owned newspaper? Bingo.

Some people want to sail solo around the world, others to climb Mt. Everest. My dream is to be the editor of a small town paper. But not just any paper, […]

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