Living In Place
Twenty-five Days on The Long Trail
We were about ten minutes into our twenty-five day hike on the Long Trail, still two miles south of the Vermont border where the 275-mile Long Trail begins, when I said, “We’re...
Marriage Equity
The Nature of Marriage was broadcast on Vermont Public Radio on September 1, 2009, the day that Vermont’s first-in-the-nation Marriage Equity Law went into effect, making...
Force Quit
While I'm hiking The Long Trail, I'm reposting old favorites. This one originally published on June 23, 2015. Sometimes, when you have too many programs open on your desktop, the...
Lessons in Recovery
The profound devastation caused by Tropical Storm Irene continues to inspire lessons in recovery. This commentary was originally broadcast on the stations of Vermont Public Radio...
Famous Blueberry Pie
When the late Dan Darrow was running for the state legislature in my district in 1996, he handed out a campaign brochure with the recipe for his famous blueberry pie.His opponent...
The Rule of Three
While I'm hiking The Long Trail, I'm reposting old favorites. This one originally published January 14, 2014. Despite my annual resolution not to make New Year’s resolutions, I...