Maybe there are no more heroes left in the world, but there’s no question that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one. Few have done more to create positive change in this country, during any era. There’s also no question that racism and bigotry remain embedded in these United States. It may not be nearly [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Northeast Kingdom'
So how’s that Dream thing working out, anyways?
January 17th, 2012 · No Comments
Tags: Education · Northeast Kingdom · Politics · rant
Softly…
December 27th, 2011 · No Comments
You might have missed the news, because everybody was talking about the lack of snow throughout most of the country. That was not the case here in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, where we had a White Christmas, decent (but not great) skiing and we prepare for 2012 with anticipation and views like this…softly, as [...]
Tags: Northeast Kingdom · Weather
Sunrise
October 29th, 2011 · No Comments
The early morning sky suggests some weather is on the way. This far north, we expect it to snow around Halloween and when we take the kids Trick-or-Treating, more often than not their costumes include boots and down jackets. But like you, we’re watching this rare Autumn snowstorm (CNN’s words) that has already started assaulting [...]
Tags: Northeast Kingdom · On The Road · Weather
107
October 22nd, 2011 · No Comments
In the beginning, they came in horse-drawn wagons. This year they arrived in the usual procession of pickups and Subarus (the official vehicle of Vermont) but for the 107th time, the crowds came to see the St. Johnsbury Academy Hilltoppers faced off against the Lyndon Institute Vikings, this time at LI’s Robert K. Lewis Field [...]
Tags: Northeast Kingdom · Sports
Night Of The Hunter’s Moon
October 11th, 2011 · No Comments
Sally Oldfield Night Of The Hunter\’s Moon
Tags: Music · Northeast Kingdom · Weather
Early Autumn
September 25th, 2011 · No Comments
In less than a week, we’ve gone from a few glimpses to about 35% coverage. It’s still warm, mid ’70′sF, but the days get shorter and shorter… That’s the new wind tower on Burke Mountain. It should provide about 20% of the electricity needs for the mountain, including the new high-speed quad to to the [...]
Tags: Northeast Kingdom · Weather
Big plans afoot here in Vermont…
September 20th, 2011 · No Comments
Tags: Education · Northeast Kingdom
Shine on…
September 12th, 2011 · No Comments
Tags: Northeast Kingdom · Weather
June 21, 2011 1:16 PM EDT
June 21st, 2011 · No Comments
Press the play button at 1:16 and sing along. Then click on the stream for 3+ hours of songs celebrating the arrival of Summer. Happy Solstice! \”Summer\’s Here\” by James Taylor Summer’s here, I’m for that. Got my rubber sandals, got my straw hat. Got my cold beer, I’m just glad that it’s here. Summer’s [...]
Tags: Music · Northeast Kingdom · rant · Vermont · Weather
Hang on to your hats…and cars
May 27th, 2011 · No Comments
3:30 p.m. flooding update – More Flooding Expected WATERBURY – The National Weather Service is expecting more thunderstorms late this afternoon and evening, and has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch and a Flash Flood Watch for most of the areas that were hit by heavy rain Thursday night. NWS says the already saturated ground will [...]
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