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Tuesday July 8, 2008
The New News
Commentator Bill Mares is an author, as well as a former teacher and legislator. He has also worked as a journalist. Lately, he's been thinking a lot about how the news business is changing.
Tuesday July 8, 2008
IBM
Commentator Tim McQuiston says that while IBM employees, and indeed the entire state, shivers every time there's a rumor of a layoff, the company must itself wonder how its valuable Vermont plant fits into its own plans.
Monday July 7, 2008
The Unbearable Realness of Wall-E
For Commentator Philip Baruth, summer blockbusters are like Christmas fruitcakes: not very enjoyable, but at least they let you know what month it is. Philip went to see Pixar's animated tale Wall-E and found it just so-so. That is, until life began to imitate art. And then he had the time of his life.
Monday July 7, 2008
Child Brides
The parades, fireworks and picnics celebrating our democratic values may be over for another year, but former Vermont governor and commentator Madeleine Kunin wants us to remember that there are still places in the world where basic human rights are denied to many.
Friday July 4, 2008
National Anthems
Writer, storyteller, and commentator Willem Lange has a few thoughts on Independence Day.
Friday July 4, 2008
The Meaning of Independence
Celebrating Independence Day has special significance in an election year, when we consider where the country's headed next. Teacher and historian Vic Henningsen reflects on the politics of independence and its meaning to those who made it.
Thursday July 3, 2008
4th of July
The 4th of July is most closely associated with the Revolutionary War, but historian and commentator Howard Coffin reminds us that important events also occurred on this date during the Civil War - as reflected in the experiences of two Vermont brothers.
Thursday July 3, 2008
Media Excess
Did the news media go over the top in devoting far too much time to the death of NBC’s Tim Russert? This morning, commentator Barrie Dunsmore, who spent more than thirty years as a correspondent for ABC News, has some thoughts on the coverage.
Wednesday July 2, 2008
Interdependence
Art Woolf teaches economics at UVM and blogs at vermonttiger.com. He says that on the 4th of July, Americans celebrate more than just political freedom.
Wednesday July 2, 2008
Frederick Douglass on 4th of July
This summer the Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburg is featuring recordings of eight pivotal speeches by American abolitionists. Commentator and executive director of the Vermont Humanities Council Peter Gilbert says that one of them seems especially relevant today - as the Fourth of July approaches.
Tuesday July 1, 2008
Simple Solar Power
It takes an active homeowner to take advantage of passive energy. Commentator Deborah Luskin and her family have recently accepted the challenge to make one, small, green change in their lives.
Tuesday July 1, 2008
The Other 4th of July
As America's birthday approaches, historian Kenneth Davis has been thinking about another Fourth of July story - one that many Americans haven't heard.
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