Commentary Series
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Still Working: General Stores In Vermont
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A special commentary series from Tom Slayton examining the country store in Vermont, its history and place in the community.Commentary Series
Slayton: Enduring Enterprise
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Last summer, in partnership with the Billings Farm and Museum of Woodstock, we explored a cultural icon that we are revisiting this week. Vermont’s General Stores are enduring enterprises with a strong sense of place that commentator Tom Slayton says are living links to the history of our region.Commentary Series
Slayton: Return of the Turkey
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Wild turkeys, once extirpated in New England, have made an amazing recovery. Commentator Tom Slayton recently wondered why they had rebounded so vigorously. Here’s what he found out.Commentary Series
Slayton: The Aiken Garden
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The late US Senator George Aiken loved Vermont’s native wildflowers and wrote a book on them. A new garden of native plants was recently dedicated to him at the Vermont State House in Montpelier, and commentator Tom Slayton was there.Commentary Series
Slayton: Budbill’s New Book
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Commentator Tom Slayton has been reading David Budbill’s new book of poetry, in which he finds much to enjoy and much to contemplate.Commentary Series
Slayton: Repairing The Bartonsville Bridge
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In the aftermath of the storm, Commentator Tom Slayton has been giving some thought to the spirit of Vermonters and their tireless efforts in putting the state back together.Commentary Series
Slayton: Villages and Downtowns
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The recent merger of two environmental organizations got commentator Tom Slayton thinking – about the importance of small towns and villages in today ‘s Vermont.Commentary Series
Slayton: Irasburg Affair Remembered
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As Vermonters read To Kill A Mockingbird, commentator Tom Slayton, reflects on one event in the 1960s that put Vermont’s racial tensions in the national spotlight.Commentary Series
