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Galaxy that ought to be crawling with civilisations. how can anyone protect— with civilisations. how can anyone protect a — with civilisations. how can anyone protect a boy like that from his own imagination, let alone from a few carnivorous — imagination, let alone from a few carnivorous third graders flinging look at _ carnivorous third graders flinging look at it. — carnivorous third graders flinging look at it. i— carnivorous third graders flinging look at it. i was flailing. twitc...

Sept. 24 at 12:34 a.m., a tree fell across Route 116 and the police heard about it. They assisted with traffic until it was no longer an issue.

“We bubbled,” said Holly Crawford. She wasn’t describing how she and her sister Kathy Archer celebrated National Sisters Day Sunday.

, and several She is the author of On a Clear Night: Essays from the Heartland. Her first book, Return to Wake Robin: One Cabin in the Heyday of Northwoods Resorts was chosen as one of Parade Magazine’s best reads for summer 2012 and was featured on the popular Wisconsin Public Radio Chapter a Day program in August 2013. Marnie holds a B.A. and Master’s degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and is a frequent speaker at many book clubs, libraries, and other events. She...

Ricin Fast Facts Here’s a look at ricin, a natural, highly toxic compound that is extracted from castor beans. Facts About one million tons of castor beans are processed every year, worldwide. Ricin is part of the waste from the beans when castor oil is made. Sometimes this is called “mash.” Less than a pinpoint can kill a human if ingested, injected or inhaled. There is no known cure. Ricin can be used in powder, pellet, mist or acid form. If injected, ricin causes immediate death of the...

Memorial Day was conceived to honor the fallen. During World War II, 1,233 Vermonters gave their lives in service to their country. Can we understand...

The Champlain Trio, from left: Letitia Quante, Emily Taubl and Hiromi Fukuda Six pandemic-endangered performance venues are the settings for "Empty Stages: Performances and Stories of Resilience," a mini-documentary series created earlier this year by Vermont filmmaker Jay Craven. The riveting performers on those stages are the members of the Champlain Trio, a year-old Vermont chamber group. In one moment that occurs in the final episode, pianist H...

And of course, now its gone again. "Wouldnt it be great if we got sugaring weather again, but the seasons already done," Hope said. Not so sweet sap Adding to sugar makers woes, sugar content in the sap that did flow was lower than usual this year. "Mother Nature sometimes works and sometimes doesnt," Hope said. "What Im hearing is the average sugar content in sap is 2%. People were running much lower than that for a portion of the time." That meant it took more than the usual 40 gallons of sap...

Mar 03, 2021 By Gary Blankenship Senior Editor News in Photos Judge Phil Padovano at the wheel of Bella Figura. Bella Figura literally translates from Italian to “good figure.” But as a common saying, explains retired First District Court of Appeal Judge Philip Padovano, it means much more. “It�...

Michael Tonn More than 1.6 million people worldwide have died of COVID-19 so far this year; more than 300,000 of them were in the United States, and 100 were in Vermont. The coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the U.S. economy. Its driving up rates of depression, anxiety and overdose deaths, and causing record numbers of parents, mostly women, to leave the workforce to care for their kids. An...