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The editorial May 10, “Vermont's E-State: Long Time Coming,” was right on target: See full story


Meeting the Maestro
My Brief Encounter With Rostropovich
While I realize many tributes have been published since the great cellist Mstislav Rostropovich died last month, I wanted to give a short personal account of an encounter with him. See full story


Spring Arrives With the Laughter of Loons
For some New Englanders, spring arrives on the wings of Canada geese honking hello during their return flight. For others, it comes in an evening symphony of wood frogs and peepers or a morning rhapsody of songbirds. For me, it isn't really spring until the first long, hollow cry of the common loon echoes across the waters of the lake behind my house in northern Vermont. See full story


Previously in BACKTALK
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