Commentary Series
Commentary Series
New Year’s Reflections
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As the year comes to a close, commentator Henry Homeyer’s thoughts turn to a small, green oasis in New York City.Commentary Series
The Public Economy
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Commentator Ellen David Friedman has some ideas on how to jump start the nation’s economy.Commentary Series
What happens next?
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Commentator Bill Seamans reflects on the approach of the New Year and wonders, “what comes next?”Commentary Series
The Soapstone Stove
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Commentator Edith Hunter says that there’s nothing quite like the time tested combination of soap stone and wood heat to beat the cold of a Vermont winter.Commentary Series
Gifts
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Commentator David Moats reflects on the delicate art of giving the perfect gift.Commentary Series
Panati’s “Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things”
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Commentator Ruth Page reflects on American Christmas traditions, old and new.Commentary Series
Christmas Cookies
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Retelling favorite seasonal stories is a holiday tradition. Today we hear once again from the late commentator Ron Rood, with a story about Christmas Cookies as told to him by his friend Alice Leeds.Commentary Series
Christmas Eve Walk
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Most of us have favorite holiday traditions, and again this year commentator Alan Boye plans to take a late-night Christmas Eve walk.Commentary Series
A Christmas card for Mom
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One of the best gifts that commentator Frank Bryan ever received was a most unlikely moment that came wrapped in Christmas music.Commentary Series
An Interview with Santa
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Recently commentator Cheryl Hanna spoke with a very special holiday visitor.Commentary Series
First Christmas Tree
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Commentator Tom Slayton tells us about a Vermont Christmas of a different time.Commentary Series
Meet the Commissioner
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Commentator Nick Boke heard Vermont’s new Commissioner of Education, Ray McNulty, speak a few weeks ago, and was intrigued by what he heard.Commentary Series
Foxes and Friends
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This is a time of year when we love to hear many of our favorite stories again. Today commentator Mac Parker retells his story of a very special Christmas present.Commentary Series
A Changing Christmas
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Commentator Willem Lange offers some thoughts on the shortest day of the year and how we celebrate new life with lights, songs and gifts.Commentary Series
Dean for President
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Commentator David Moats thinks that a Howard Dean run for the Presidency would be very interesting to watch.Commentary Series
December Light
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Lately commentator Lois Eby has been thinking – and reading – about light.Commentary Series
Santa Lucia
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Philip Baruth recently experienced his first Lucia party, a time-honored Swedish holiday tradition. Although he wasn’t exactly clear on what was happening, or why, it was a wonderful time.Commentary Series
Testing
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Commentator Allen Gilbert thinks new federally mandated school tests are a holiday gift we can ill afford.Commentary Series
Posted Signs
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Commentator Willem Lange and his dog tramp the woods almost every day; but lately they’ve been finding fewer and fewer places to tramp. The dog doesn’t mind, but it’s made Willem grumpy.Commentary Series
Books on Islam
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Lately commentator Tom Slayton has been reminded that libraries and bookstores are especially critical resources in a democracy.Commentary Series
Normalcy
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Commentator Bill Seamans has been wondering how to go about acting normally this holiday season, when so many things seem to have changed fundamentally.Commentary Series
First Snow
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The first snow fall of the year left commentator Edith Hunter feeling a bit melancholy, with thoughts ranging from the nearby fields of Vermont all the way to the far off fields of Afghanistan.Commentary Series
Peeples Canyon
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Many areas of this country are protected from various forms of human interference by pro-environmental regulations. But commentator Ruth Page offers an example that suggests this protection may not continue into the future.Commentary Series
Budget Cuts
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Commentator Peg Devlyn will tell us why she thinks there is a state budget solution some Vermont leaders are missing.Commentary Series
Wilderness
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For commentator Nick Boke, a proposal by the Vermont Wilderness Association has long-term applications–really long term!Commentary Series
Adverbs, Lawsuites and Harry Potter
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You’ve probably read the books and seen the movie, but commentator Jules Older knows a couple of things about Harry Potter that you just might have missed.Commentary Series
Ashcroft: Priest or Lawyer
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Commentator Cheryl Hanna says that there is another controversy brewing for Attorney General John Ashcroft and this one isn’t about tribunals.VPR News