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By DAN MACKIE

I have read several times that Valley News content should be free online, at least according to cranky non-subscribers on Facebook. They are pretty aggressive about it, and throw in an insult for good measure: If I had a subscription, I would cancel...

By DAN MACKIE

I don’t always love a parade, but I usually like them very much. There is nothing quite like the drumbeat of a parade to beat the humdrum of life. You may have read in the paper recently that the West Lebanon High School Alumni Association has made...

By DAN MACKIE

A recent article in the Valley News said that some Vermonters are sore that the state is dangling a $10,000 carrot in front of workers, presumably young, to get them to move to the Green Mountain State. Fix potholes with the money instead, said one...

By DAN MACKIE

Homecoming birds are invading my yard these days; the overwintering chickadees now share the feeder with grosbeaks, nuthatches and titmouses. (Or is it titmice? Either pluralization of titmouse looks goofy to me.) I welcome them all, though I am an...

By DAN MACKIE

I believe I have groused previously about Upper Valley spring, but this time I really mean it. Although I can’t speak for everyone, I will. Allow me to rant: Upper Valley Spring 2019 is a mess. We are on the road to May flowers, but the April...

By DAN MACKIE

Setting world records might leave you breathless, but an Upper Valley resident has whistled his way to the top.Andrew Stanford, 20, of West Lebanon, recently set a record for the highest note whistled, as recognized by Guinness World Records, the...

By DAN MACKIE

Oh, great. Now there’s something else for parents to fret about.It turns out that mothers and fathers who want to give their kids a leg up in college admissions can do more than nag them to do their homework, hire pricey tutors, send them to Climate...

By DAN MACKIE

To outsiders, the town of Orange might seem faintly like Brigadoon, the mythical Scottish village that rises from the mists every 100 years for a single glorious day. That far overstates the sleepiness of Orange, though its media appearances in the...

By DAN MACKIE

Do me a favor: Avert your eyes from the photo accompanying this column. No peeking! I never wanted to see my sorry mug staring back at me from these pages. In real life, such as it is, I scorn selfies, avoid cameras, duck into the back row when...