David Moats: ‘We have work to do’
Once election results were in on Wednesday, words spoken to me by Richard Goldstone came to mind. He was a South African jurist and champion of the fight against apartheid,…
Oliver Egger: Summer camp and the value of male role models
This commentary is by Oliver Egger. He has spent 11 summers, six as a camper and five as a counselor, at Camp Lanakila. When my parents told 9-year-old me that…
Young Writers Project: ‘When I’d go’
“Don’t Go!” by Grace Weinstein, YWP Media Library Young Writers Project is a creative, online community of teen writers and visual artists that started in Burlington in 2006. Each week,…
Yass-backed fund spent $4.4 million to flip vulnerable Dem districts in Pa. but came up empty
The Pennsylvania Capitol on Monday, March 6, 2023. (Capital-Star file photo) Democratic incumbents prevailed in eight state House races where the conservative political action committee backed largely by billionaire Jeff…
Sen. Roger Wicker is in position to challenge Trump on Russia if he so chooses
In still incomplete returns, Roger Wicker, the state’s senior U.S. senator, likely will have garnered the votes of more Mississippians in his reelection campaign than did Republican presidential nominee Donald…
30 years ago, downtown Rutland decided its future. Today, it’s back to the drawing board.
Downtown Rutland features a series of murals, including “Beginner’s Mind by artist Lmnopi. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger Thirty years ago, in the fall of 1994, Rutland City leaders eagerly awaited…
Montpelier delays costly PFAS solution for wastewater plant
Montpelier Water Resource Recovery Facility. Photo by Lauren Milideo/The Bridge This story by John Dillon was first published in The Bridge on Nov. 7. The city of Montpelier has shelved…
As solar energy expands in the Delta, agrivoltaic projects hope to shine
A herd of sheep takes a break from “solar grazing” at Chad Raines ranch near Searcy, Ark. Rains said the sheep fertilize the soil, leaving it healthier than it was…
Child sex assault case in Bethany sounds alarm on town-run camps
Jessica Pagonis had a nagging sensation that something wasn’t quite right. No one asked her to sign her child in at drop-off during a Bethany Parks and Recreation-run camp during…
New locomotives will soon be in service on Metro-North
Finally, there’s some good news for Metro-North riders, especially those who take the Danbury, Waterbury and Hartford lines: new locomotives are coming… eventually. Meet the Siemens Charger model SC-42DM, the…