It may be a dirty word, but "anarchism" is alive and well in Vermont

by PEN PICARD
(2.11.04)

"Always remember, Dante, in the play of happiness, don't use all for yourself only… help the persecuted and the victim, because they are your better friends."
Italian-American anarchist Nicola Sacco, in his last message to his son before his execution in August 1927.

BY PAMELA POLSTON

The OWLs are wise to aging women's issues (04.20.05)

The nine gray-haired women gathered at the Windjammer Restaurant in South Burlington on a recent Saturday afternoon look harmless enough. A casual observer might mistake them for members of a bridge club, meeting for their weekly luncheon -- until they sit down and start talking politics.