Spring Has Returned to Vermont
We learned in kindergarten that by mixing blue and yellow, we create the color green. But which artist played with those paints so happily and endlessly to give us this almost infinite palette of greens?
We learned in kindergarten that by mixing blue and yellow, we create the color green. But which artist played with those paints so happily and endlessly to give us this almost infinite palette of greens?
AP | Posted 05.18.2012
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin on Wednesday signed into law the nation's first ban on a hotly debated natural gas drilling techni...
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.15.2012
TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Ominous s...
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.10.2012
TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: The deepe...
Mina Samuels | Posted 05.09.2012
I agree with the general theory that it is a good thing for us to face our fears in some fashion, and that in so doing we strengthen our spirit (and possibly our bodies).
Jesse Aizenstat | Posted 05.08.2012
The downright truth about Alexander and Jenke Records is that it is an expression of rebellion in a society that is trapped within institutional conformities and down-the-road retirement plans.
Anja Rudiger | Posted 05.04.2012
Almost exactly one year after enacting the United States' first universal health care law, the state of Vermont is once again showing the country that another world really is possible.
Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 04.30.2012
The right-wing in this country is waging a war against women and, let me be very clear, it is not a war that we are going to allow them to win. When men and women stand together for justice, we win.
George Hobica | Posted 04.25.2012
What's the difference between a luxury resort and a luxury resort? These eight are even more exclusive, pride themselves on highly individualized service and are seldom larger than 20 to 40 rooms.
AP | DAVE GRAM | Posted 04.23.2012
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- For Jennifer Stella, it's a question of informed consent. Her son had a seizure after getting childhood vaccinations and her daught...
HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 04.19.2012
WASHINGTON -- Vermont has become the third U.S. state to pass a resolution calling on Congress to amend the Constitution to get money out of politics ...
Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 04.18.2012
We come from Vermont. We know our small state cannot reverse global warming on our own, but we can provide a model for America which helps lead our nation and the world to a more sustainable and secure energy future.
Sen. Bernie Sanders | Posted 04.16.2012
If the nuclear industry believes so fervently in its technology, then it and Wall Street investors can put their money where their mouth is. Let's let them finance it, insure it, and pay for it themselves.
AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 05.30.2012
PORTLAND, Maine — President Barack Obama accused Republicans of clinging to economic policies that preceded the Great Depression and the more re...
AP | LISA RATHKE | Posted 05.28.2012
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. -- A Vermont snowplow driver who wanted to "get a girl" was accused Wednesday along with his wife of luring a popular prep school t...
HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 03.28.2012
Authorities in Vermont have positively identified remains found Monday as those of Melissa Jenkins, a school teacher reported missing this weekend. ...
HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 03.27.2012
UPDATE: 9:10 p.m. -- Authorities in Vermont believe they have found the body of Melissa Jenkins, a missing school teacher whose SUV was found abandone...
Rich Nadworny | Posted 05.25.2012
The act of using social media caused conflict within the city council itself. Some councilors didn't like the fact that their peers were sending social updates on their phones or computers. They felt that the social councilors were not showing proper respect to people who had actually shown up for the meetings.
AP | AARON BEARD | Posted 03.17.2012
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- John Henson had a great seat on the North Carolina sideline to watch his teammates advance in the NCAA tournament. The question i...
Rev. Emily C. Heath | Posted 05.15.2012
I've often found that the most vital churches are the places that do Lent the best. They're the places that don't shy away from acknowledging the messiness of the spiritual life.
Posted 03.14.2012
After a thrilling opening night, the 2012 NCAA Tournament continues with the second night of the "First Four" play-in games. In the first game of the ...
Ellen Kanner | Posted 05.12.2012
This is a sweet time for maple growers -- or it should be. It's sugaring time, when the trees are tapped and the sap is boiled to make maple syrup and maple sugar candy. It takes 40 gallons of sap to boil down to one gallon of syrup, so every drop counts.
AP | SUSAN HAIGH | Posted 05.10.2012
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) — Lottery officials in the six New England states have joined forces for the first time to offer a regional game, hoping to l...
Travelzoo | Posted 05.06.2012
March and early April often offer up some stellar late-season ski deals at popular resorts, especially in light of recent snows in northern Utah and across Colorado.
AP | By WILSON RING | Posted 03.05.2012
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- A senator with socialist leanings was among the first. Then there was Jerry of Ben & Jerry's ice cream fame. Stephen Colbert has tw...
Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 05.23.2012