
	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 Tearing down The Wall The day the Berlin Wall came down, Nov. 8, 1989, marked the beginning of the end of the Cold War. Full Story Good environmental policy is good economic policy This country faces the most serious economic crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Full Story Market failure in health care? Four years ago then-Senate President Peter Welch, now Congressman, declared, not for the first time, that "the private sector approach [in health care] has failed. Full Story Teamwork pays off For months now, state stimulus czar Tom Evslin has touted the unique position of Vermont to take advantage of federal economic stimulus money to develop new technology for future growth. Full Story Electoral lessons Republicans are spinning their victories in Tuesday’s off-year elections as a major triumph for their party. Full Story The Peter Pan of art By JOYCE MARCEL I first met Mara Williams 20 years ago, when she came from New York City to be the director of the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center. Full Story A dream deferred 0They were going to pull off something wonderful. After a fire heavily damaged the Putney General Store in May 2008, the Putney Historical Society took on the seemingly impossible job of raising money and finding grants to buy the property, restore the historic building and find someone to run it. Full Story Letters A time for Putney to come together Editor of the Reformer: The shocking realization that lightning could strike twice for the Putney General Store has hit many of us in Putney hard. Full Story Pigs and sustainability "So, who can explain what sustainability is?" asked Bob Works of Peaked Mountain Farm. Full Story A fragile recovery According to the Public Assets Institute’s report, "State of Working Vermont 2009," the current recession has claimed 14,400 Vermont jobs. Full Story Riparian zones:Nature’s ounce of prevention Is there an environmental cost to paving, crop production, land clearing or animal grazing right up to the shoreline of a river, lake or wetland? Full Story The future is now About this time last fall, the National Intelligence Council, an affiliate of the Central Intelligence Agency consisting of analysts from across the U. Full Story Banks see big profits from overdraft fees By MARTIN COHN During these tough economic times, many of us are struggling with debt management. Full Story In harm’s way The first of about 1,500 Vermont Army National Guard soldiers, members of the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, have begun leaving the Green Mountain State to begin their training for deployment to Afghanistan early next year. Full Story