Triumph and Torment© Commentary By Liz DiMarco Weinmann For The Rutland Herald
By Liz DiMarco Weinmann |
Over the past week, two powerful Vermont women have been in the news, but for vastly different reasons. Both have much to teach all of us, regardless of gender. As many Vermonters are aware, Waitsfield’s own Shaina Taub snagged two ...
Read More Partnership, please – not silos© Commentary By Liz DiMarco Weinmann For The Rutland Herald
By Liz DiMarco Weinmann |
The spirited op-ed by Kevin Chu and Amy Spear, about how the eclipse drew thousands to discover Vermont’s beautiful assets, renewed my hope that every Vermonter can become an advocate and ambassador for our state. In Rutland alone, the burgeoning ...
Read More Family Business Matters ©Liz DiMarco Weinmann
By Liz DiMarco Weinmann |
This is to commend the Rutland Herald for the inspiring profile of Casey McNeil, the third-generation proprietor of McNeil & Reedy. It was the perfect Saturday morning lift, as was last September’s Herald feature about Rutland’s world-famous cookie-cutter firm, Ann ...
Read More Buy Yourself Flowers© Commentary By Liz DiMarco Weinmann For The Rutland Herald
By Liz DiMarco Weinmann |
As a woman who’s been happily married for four decades to a man my friends consider a prince (and my family considers a saint), I am often asked for marriage advice from younger women, especially regarding the age-old question of ...
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Rutland Community Cupboard – AnEssential Humanitarian Resource
By Liz DiMarco Weinmann |
“Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think,” said Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Many Killington-area residents and visitors are familiar with a popular fundraising event for the Rutland Community Cupboard (“the Cupboard”) that features local ...
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New Story, New Home: A Sanctuary for Survivors
By Liz DiMarco Weinmann |
By Liz DiMarco Weinmann As one of the bitterest cold months of the year is in full swing in Vermont, idyllic images abound — of roaring fireplaces, ice-skating on frozen ponds, steaming cups of cocoa, and puffy snowsuits that make ...
Read More Best Place Forward: Embrace New Vermonters!
By Liz DiMarco Weinmann |
A recent Herald commentary promised to identify the root cause of homelessness in Vermont but did not deliver. Its author, an otherwise talented musician, bombarded readers with a tedious one-note paean focused on his presumptive superior status as a “multi-generational ...
Read More Volunteer of the Year, Paul Gallo, has lessons for all of us
By Liz DiMarco Weinmann |
For business leader, altruist and creative guru Paul Gallo, Rutland is where the magic happens Unless this is your first visit to this area, the likelihood is high that you have touched, listened to, viewed, tasted, learned about, and been ...
Read More Let’s Get Smarter: Local newspapers are essential
By Liz DiMarco Weinmann |
The Herald’s Oct. 6 editorial, about the mounting challenges facing small newspapers, likely touched many loyal readers who agree it is essential we all support this public good. Yet plenty of people in this region boast they don’t read the ...
Read More Boys & Girls Club: Ensuring Vermont’s Future
By Liz DiMarco Weinmann |
For nearly three decades, Boys & Girls Club of Rutland County (BGCRC) has navigated challenges as well as triumphs in providing safe and supportive places for kids 5-15 years old, to learn, play, and grow. The need to nurture Vermont’s ...
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