Elaine Harrington is a big fan of
Vermont’s growing café culture, but when she recently experienced the
legendary cafés of Paris, she couldn’t resist doing a bit of comparing.
A Middlesex farmer who was providing an array of healthy food to her
neighbors recently passed away. Elaine Harrington remembers
Darlene Martin, and her place in the community.
Print journalism has lost much revenue to the internet, and many
newspapers have reduced both workforce and pages published. But Elaine
Harrington reports that student journalism is alive and well in Vermont.
Political analysts always look for the demographic that will swing a
presidential election. Elaine Harrington has been thinking about soccer
moms – who once were supposed to have this important role.
These hot summer days bring Vermonters out to their favorite rivers, lakes, and swimming holes – in an effort to cool off. Elaine Harrington looks at the social opportunities that mothers often create when they bring children to the beach.
Many Vermonters are learning foreign languages for use at work,
for travel, or for cultural enrichment. Elaine Harrington pauses from
her Spanish studies to consider the trend.
Every new year offers a fresh start – but it also reminds us all that
another birthday is coming. Commentator Elaine Harrington looks at the
perks of aging in Vermont.
Even with on-line Scrabble and all those downloadable game Apps –
many Vermonters still play board games, according to parents, kids, toy
store owners, and young professionals. Commentator Elaine Harrington
takes a look at the trend.
On a recent morning, commentator Elaine Harrington joined other early commuters at the Waterbury Park-and-Ride to wait for the bus that would take them to Burlington.
Vermont’s vegetable growers provide an increasingly important
source of local food. Commentator Elaine Harrington considers some
agricultural history while picking beans from her garden.