http://livinmagazine.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:09:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://livinmagazine.com/2008/07/01/from-adams-street-to-iwo-jima/ 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 ... http://livinmagazine.com/2008/07/01/vermonts-100-mile-marathon/ 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, ... http://livinmagazine.com/2008/07/01/cool-pleasures/ Click here for the opposing viewpoint 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 ... http://livinmagazine.com/2008/07/01/bad-policy/ Click here for the opposing viewpoint 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 ... http://livinmagazine.com/2008/07/01/the-bellow-falls-mural/ Tom Stearns loves seeds. When asked what it is about seeds that makes him so passionate, he replies, “I see seeds as one of the best educational tools. For me, I’ve seen myself as an educator more than anything else. I see my work focusing on helping people rebuild their ... http://livinmagazine.com/2008/05/02/time-for-change/ As Campaign 2008 is shaping up, it appears to me that we are in for a good one, at least in Presidential politics. We have two strong Democrats vying for the nomination at this writing, and it looks like we will have a good old-fashioned convention fight. This is a ... http://livinmagazine.com/2008/05/02/a-pair-of-sad-parties/ Wine is bottled poetry. –Robert Louis Stevenson Sometimes it takes a crazy idea to get something started—an off-the-wall idea like growing wine grapes in Vermont—the land of milk and maple and cheese–but certainly never wine grapes in a climate with such short summers and long, frigid winters. Enter Harrison and Molly ... http://livinmagazine.com/2008/05/02/vermonts-vineyards/ Echoes of Shakespeare, Gilbert and Sullivan, adaptations of tales from children’s classic literature, and more will reverberate through the hills of Vermont as the 2008 summer season blooms. Vermont’s theatrical companies will offer performances in renovated barns, public buildings and even in the out-of-doors with only the green hills and ... http://livinmagazine.com/2008/05/02/intimate-experiences/ I didn’t know what to expect from my first meeting with Homer St. Francis. He was polite, gracious, but incredibly intimidating. He had the type of presence that filled a room. Powerful, full of years of anger, limited by the economic constraints of the world he grew up in, he ... http://livinmagazine.com/2008/03/17/the-abenaki-story/