Issue: November 2021
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Farming for a greener future
New effort guides investment in region’s local food system The sheep at Studio Hill Farm in Shaftsbury, Vt., are rotated frequently to new grazing areas. Photo by Joan K. Lentini By TRACY FRISCHContributing writer SHAFTSBURY, Vt. Jesse McDougall became a farmer a decade ago by twist of fate. He and his wife, Caroline… read more
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Retired editor ponders newspapers’ decline
Retired editor ponders newspapers’ decline, collects columns in new book Ken Tingley, the longtime editor of the Glens Falls daily The Post-Star, says the stories of local people are the lifeblood of journalism. Courtesy photo by Jenn March By MAURY THOMPSONContributing writer GLENS FALLS, N.Y. Ken Tingley, who retired last year after more than… read more
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Redistricting reform swiftly reaches partisan deadlock
New York panel offers competing maps amid predictions of failure New York’s new Independent Redistricting Commission has put forth two alternatives for redrawing the state’s congressional districts. The map above was crafted by the panel’s Democrats, the one below by its Republicans. By MAURY THOMPSONContributing writer New York’s new Independent Redistricting Commission… read more
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Farmers reel as organic dairy giant dumps them
Advocates seek action to aid dozens of farms in Vermont, New York Several dozen organic dairy farms in Vermont and upstate New York, including 17 in Washington County alone, are looking for new buyers for their milk after Danone, the multinational corporation that owns the Horizon Organic brand, announced it will stop buying from… read more
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Japanese prints in the 20th century – Tradition reshaped in a changing world
Exhibit traces evolution of Japanese prints in the 20th century Kawase Hasui’s “Rain in Uchiyamashita, Okayama District” (1923) is among the works included in the exhibit “Competing Currents: 20th Century Japanese Prints,” which opens Nov. 30 at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass. Courtesy of Sterling and Francine Clark Art… read more
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Redistricting reform that fails by design
Sometimes a flawed effort at political reform is still better than no reform at all. And as recently as a few months ago, some of us hoped that would be the case with New York’s new Independent Redistricting Commission. But as summer has turned to fall and next year’s deadlines for redrawing New York’s political… read more
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A top baseball pitcher’s brief run in Rutland
Baseball experts have suggested for some time that the 19th century pitcher Tony Mullane, who ranks No. 30 for all-time wins in Major League Baseball, should be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. While his pitching exploits and short-fused temper are well known in baseball circles, fewer people know that Mullane, who was nicknamed… read more