September 3, 2009 RSS feed / Features

Senior Living

Lifelong Learning

"You can't teach an old dog new tricks." That isn't true about dogs and it certainly doesn't apply to people. We can continue learni n g throughout our lives. More...

What's On PBS This Week

Vermont Public Television Program Highlights for Sept. 6 to 12

Sept. 6: Sunday at 9 p.m., "Masterpiece Mystery!" presents another new episode of "Inspector Lewis." The worlds of no-rules boxing, Oxford dons and Cold War intrigue surround the death of a prominent don. Lewis and Hathaway are on the case. More...

Silly Social Scenes

'No satirist spares his friends.' Drevcan Hilladrec, 9th Century Bogomil writer

EDITOR'S NOTE - Yet again your long-suffering Editor has had resort to a new (or at least a temporary) columnist. More...

Ex Libris Brown Public Library Northfield

Library Gets New Updated Web Site

Brown Public Library has a new online presence, thanks to a Web site created by library IT volunteer and retired Norwich University English Professor Floyd Stuart. More...

Book Review

As some 5,000 recent high school graduates in Vermont prepare to go off to college, it's not an academic question. When their bikes break, toilets clog or cars act up, will they have the ability to put things right? More...

Hello From Hollywood!

Julie & Julia A Summer Film That Still Cooks

From the moment Meryl Streep appears as the legendary cook and writer, Julia Child, and utters Child's "Bon appetit," the feeling is pure joy. Streep is an actress who never fails to dazzle. More...

Ainsworth Public Library

Support your public library by reading, teaching your kids to read more books or you can volunteer at the library. Watch for special events which are coming up all the time. More...