For some of us, the snow and ice of winter were a convenient mask, hiding our drab, overgrown or just not terribly useful landscapes. There’s a lot
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In the contemporary, abstract world of online socialization, financial distresses, and time lost to gadgetry and the work life, we should avoid re
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Vermont is stuffed with food. From condiments to meat to vegetables of all shades and shapes, it’s not hard to find food you can feel good about eatin
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Every day we hear in the media that exercise is good for improving our mood, keeping our cholesterol in check and lowering our blood pressure. Wha
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If your winter heating bills have been hard to take this year it might be time to consider ways to increase your home’s energy efficiency. Althoug
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In an earlier column, I gave you some ideas and suggestions for switching to healthier oils. This month, I want to warn you of what could be the w
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New research from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) finds that higher education pays off for women and men for all ages 50 and olde
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Americans of all ages value their ability to live independently. Today, people can live on their own for many years — even as they grow older and
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They say one of the hardest things to do is to move to a new home. Giving up a home that you loved, packing up boxes of things that for some reaso
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I found myself watching “Cocoon” (Ron Howard, 1985), again after all these years. Its initial scenes of retirement community life seem to jump fro
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