by Nicole Civita | Jun 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
By now, readers likely know that Juneteenth commemorates the day upon which exuberant freedom celebrations officially reached Galveston, Texas. On June 19, 1865, General Granger brought news of emancipation — and, importantly, the power to enforce the liberatory law —...
by Lauren Zitney | Jun 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
June 9, 2024 Yesterday was a day of dance. My mom, my partner Noah, and I formed a trio, and headed to visit our 93-year-old friend named Gil. We were saying goodbye. He was dying. When our trio joined the room, the somber, yet kind faces of his family said welcome as...
by Lauren Zitney | Jun 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
June 2, 2015 Clinking dishes and outbursts of laughter punctuated the din of Blue Mountain Pizza. No one at our table spoke; we were a quiet island in the sound. I felt an affectionate Ethan-hand on my shoulder and for some mystical reason I tilted my head happily to...
by Nissa Coit | May 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
Vermont’s HB 706, the Pollinator Protection Act, passed with overwhelming support in both the chambers of the state legislature. It is also widely popular among Vermonters – 83% of those surveyed expressed support for the bil. And yet, last week Governor Phil Scott...
by Michelle Auerbach | May 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
All of our learning, our ability to change, our empathy and connection to other humans, and our ability to live a good life, comes from storytelling and listening. All of the skills we need to be resilient in a crisis we learn through story, and all the skills we have...
by Nicole Civita | May 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
Towering mountains are formed very slowly over millions of years, forged with the immense energy of the heat of the Earth. Occasionally, they take shape much more suddenly in a spectacular burst of activity — a volcanic eruption. The tall, jagged peaks of the...
