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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 Tony awards last Sunday night, for best book and original score, respectively, for her musical,…
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 array of upcoming activities that contribute to our region’s economic vibrancy, invokes anthropologist Margaret Mead’s…
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 Clark. Beyond spurring joy, both features were timely tributes to the intrinsic value of family…
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 “How Can I Get Him To Propose/Marry Me/Set A Date?” Rather than sharing smug advice,…
“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 luminaries volunteering their time and talent as “Celebrity Servers” — i.e., waitstaff — at a…
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 even the tiniest human look like an overstuffed king-size pillow. Those images are worlds apart…
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 Vermonter.” Among his numerous discordant notes was his excoriation of visitors who end up buying…
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 delighted at least once by a Vermont treasure dreamt up, built, championed or brought to…
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 Herald at all, let alone subscribe to it. They bleat such a conceit as if…
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 youth has never been greater — a cause that Caitlin Perry has been intensely involved…