This commentary is by Patrick Flood of Woodbury. He is former commissioner of the Vermont Department of Mental Health and the Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living, and former ...

It may seem like a small step, but it is very mighty because often our previous laws need to catch up with the world that we’re in today,” said Rep. Emilie Krasnow, the bill’s lead sponsor.

The money is there — it’s just too often sitting behind shuttered windows and underused properties while school budgets take the hit.

This week’s Young Writers Project entry is “Rain Running” by Eva Lord, 16, of Putney. Artwork is “Morning Rain” by Chloe Deliso,14, of Cary, NC.

Deven Bora, founder of Early Bird Catering in Colchester, has the chance to film a pilot episode for an online culinary network and hopes to highlight some Vermont ingredients in the process.

The nationally recognized cartoonist behind “Dykes to Watch Out For” and “Fun Home” has filled her latest work, “Spent,” with lots of local color.

According to Devin Colman, the director of the historic preservation program at the University of Vermont, bells on farms served a similar purpose to those we might find in a church belfry or a ...