
	Act 250 changes threaten our history I grew up wondering through the woods of the Northeast Kingdom on an endless search for arrowheads, old bottles and rusted metal. Full Story 'Where's the Pieta?' The loveliest part of writing this column is the unexpected response I sometimes get from readers. Full Story The Churchill plan They knew that they didn't have the political firepower of a battalion of Catholic bishops. Yet, they thought they were going to be able to engineer the first vote on single payer legislation in the nation's history. It was not to be. Full Story Lessons from the closet Rumor has it that the anti-gay marriage proposition on the ballot in Maine succeeded in large part due to an ad campaign that linked gay marriage to teaching gayness in the schools. Full Story Electric rates, and VY's future If Vermont Yankee is not relicensed, how will we replace the power, and with what consequences to electric rates? Full Story Why do we need court reorganization? On Nov. 6, the Vermont Commission on Judicial Operation, of which I am chairman, voted unanimously to endorse a plan that if adopted by the Vermont Legislature will significantly change the way our courts function. Full Story The prevalence and relevance of porn Let's talk about porn. You know how you never think about something, and then something happens to wake you up, and then you notice that it has been there all along? Full Story This old house Competing sound bites and partisan hype make it difficult to understand what is happening during the great American health care reform debate of 2009. Full Story What follows no? There's a lot to say no to: No to war; No to Ponzi schemes; No to global warming; No to government bailouts; No to nuclear power. Full Story Cutting forests is a burning issue in Mass. Just south of the border from Brattleboro, the issue of biomass burning for electricity has become a hot topic. Full Story