Between the Lines: A Man Without Power

by | Nov 24, 2011 | News

By Friday, nearly a week after the storm, I was fed up. I told people it wasn’t the creature comforts that we missed. I said we’re a hardy lot, veterans of many cold and rainy camping trips. I told people it was the interruption of the routine that made...

Local Farm Sales Create Jobs

by | Nov 24, 2011 | News

When farmers sell those piles of glowing tomatoes, squash, apples and pears at the farmers’ markets, and customers buy them, there’s an economic as well as a nutritional return, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Earlier this month the USDA...
The Commuting Anarchist

The Commuting Anarchist

by | Nov 24, 2011 | News

A few hours after midnight on Tuesday, November 15, Andrew Huckins woke to a text message alerting him that hundreds of police in riot gear had descended on the Occupy Wall Street protesters sleeping in Zucotti Park in downtown Manhattan. As a member of the...
CD Shorts

CD Shorts

by | Nov 24, 2011 | Music

Laura WetzlerFlying(independent) Valley singer/songwriter Laura Wetzler hired a stable of local ringers to add texture to this recording, from Joe Boyle (guitars) and Jim Armenti (mandolin) to Keith Leverault (percussion), with especially moody instrumental...
Behind the Beat: A Social Network

Behind the Beat: A Social Network

by | Nov 24, 2011 | Music

Sometimes Internet dating can have unexpected consequences. While most everyone has a story about finding instant chemistry with a stranger online or meeting someone they’d rather forget, not every couple decides to forego a relationship and start a band...