Commentary Series
Commentary Series
Brunch Sampler: Marybeth Redmond
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The Commentator Brunch theme, "When Worlds Collide" – reminded Marybeth Redmond of the friction that is sometimes generated when worlds exist within other worlds.Commentary Series
Redmond: Christmas Eve Memories
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For Marybeth Redmond, the seeds of creating a simpler life in Vermont were sown many, many Christmas Eves ago.Commentary Series
Redmond: Back to School
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With back-to-school season underway, Marybeth Redmond is thinking about a fragile segment of the population also returning to school this month – children with a parent in prison.Commentary Series
Redmond: Vatican Reprimand
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The Vatican’s recent reprimand of American Catholic nuns has Marybeth Redmond feeling as if she herself has been sucker-punched.Commentary Series
Redmond: Treating Addiction
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Last week the Shumlin administration announced a plan to create five opiate treatment centers throughout the state. Writer, journalist and commentator Marybeth Redmond is hopeful that the long-term impact of an addictions treatment system for Vermont will be fewer offenders returning to prison.Commentary Series
Redmond: Being a Mentor
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January is National Mentoring Month; and writer, journalist and commentator Marybeth Redmond is thinking about the mentoring relationship in a new way.Commentary Series
Redmond: Holiday Retreat
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The busy holiday season seems like an unlikely time to step away from one’s active life and go on a silent retreat. But, that’s exactly what writer, journalist and commentator Marybeth Redmond did earlier this month at an ecologically-minded monastery in Greensboro.Commentary Series
Redmond: Sacred Words
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For Vermont’s incarcerated women, stress levels typically rise at holiday time. The season activates painful memories and reminds them of bridges burned with family and friends. But, journalist and commentator Marybeth Redmond explains how writing has become an important outlet of self-expression for some of them.Commentary Series
