Tuesday, May 13 On Green Up Day, life is simple: go outside and pick up trash.   Full Story

Saturday, May 10 Vermont law makers recently passed a bill doubling the limit on the sale of raw milk from 25 quarts to 50 quarts per day; and lifted the groundless ban on advertising.   Full Story

Thursday, May 8 DUMMERSTON - Just imagine for a minute that you wake up one morning to learn that someone has stolen the arm off of the Statue of Liberty. And with it, her torch. No more will she "lift my lamp beside the golden door." Instead, her great lamp is already shredded; it's on a slow boat to China as we speak.

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Wednesday, May 7 GUILFORD There are very few things in the world of mortals closer to human perfection than the composition and performance of a string quartet.   Full Story

Wednesday, May 7 I'm back from sunny Arizona, and yes, you can thank me as it would seem that I brought some of the sunny weather back with me.   Full Story

Tuesday, May 6 It was quite a spectacle. Rev. Jeremiah Wright comes out of retirement to perform a spectrum of parodies and stereotypes guaranteed to make a lot of people angry and to hurt one high-profile parishioner.   Full Story

Tuesday, May 6 In honor of Mother's Day, I have polled people who were asked to answer this question: "What did your mother, grandmother, stepmother used to say?   Full Story

Monday, May 5 As we came down the homestretch of the legislative session last week, several significant pieces of legislation still needed to be finalized -- the "Big Bill" or budget, the Transportation budget, the Capital Bill and the Corrections Bill to name a few.   Full Story

Saturday, May 3 PUTNEY For millions of years the only energy humans had was their own.   Full Story

Saturday, May 3 Hundreds of Vermonters have contacted my office expressing outrage over the high cost of oil and gas.   Full Story