AltWeeklies Wire
A Report from the Killing Floornew
A former meat inspector revives one of Vermont's last remaining slaughterhouses.
Seven Days |
Paula Routly |
12-17-2007 |
Food+Drink
Kickin' it Old-School at a New School for Turntablismnew
I heard rumors of The Lab's existence for months before finally working up the nerve to approach DJ ZJ about lessons.
Seven Days |
Dan Bolles |
12-17-2007 |
Music
Fission Accomplishednew
When the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant finally closes, will there be enough money to clean up its radioactive legacy?
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
12-17-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Riding With the U.S. Border Patrolnew
"This job can be hours of mind-numbing boredom interrupted by moments of sheer terror."
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
12-07-2007 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Truckers Find Wait Times Shorter at the Bordernew
Since a fall meeting with U.S. Customs and Border Protection honcho Steven Farquharson, many Vermont truckers are reporting shorter waits, more cooperative Customs officers and improved signage directing car traffic away from lanes meant solely for 18-wheelers.
Seven Days |
Patrick Ripley |
12-07-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Bordering on Fearnew
How a misinterpreted gesture may have landed me on the terrorist watch list.
Seven Days |
Matt Scanlon |
12-07-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Keeping Coolnew
Sterling College's Center for Northern Studies talks tundra in a warming world.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
12-06-2007 |
Environment
Tags: Kyoto, environment
Beer Makers in Lather Over Rising Price of Hopsnew
Hops and barley, the two agricultural cornerstones of beer production, have seen price hikes in the past few months that make crude oil look affordable: 100 to 400 percent for hops; 25 to 50 percent for barley, which is made into malt. In Vermont, which has the largest number of artisan brewers per capita in the country, this is sobering news.
Seven Days |
Matt Scanlon |
12-03-2007 |
Food+Drink
James Sturm's Moving Picturesnew
The graphic novelist, like a film director, tells a story through images as much as words. And reading Sturm is a little like watching Alfred Hitchcock direct a Todd Solondz script -- he's got the eye-catching compositions of the auteur and the intense, painful curiosity of the squirm-inducing indie.
Seven Days |
Matt Frassica |
11-16-2007 |
Nonfiction
On the Obama Busnew
Vermonters travel to New Hampshire to canvass for a senator from Illinois.
Seven Days |
Kevin J. Kelley |
11-16-2007 |
Politics
Farmers, Activists & Ag Experts Weigh in on Farm Billnew
This year's bill tips the scales at more than 1500 pages, with an estimated price tag of nearly $300 billion. For the next five years, this bill will go a long way toward determining what we grow, what we eat, and whose wallets and waistbands grow the widest.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard and Mike Ives |
11-16-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment, Farm Bill
DIY Deernew
A mini course in gutting and cutting the beast.
Seven Days |
Suzanne Podhaizer |
11-12-2007 |
Food+Drink
Vermont Church Suppers Got Gamenew
As hunting season gets under way, the old standby chicken pie gives way to duck ragout, and pot roast to roasted bear.
Seven Days |
Suzanne Podhaizer |
11-12-2007 |
Food+Drink
The Age of Terror Meets Halloweennew
The fear managers stoke and manipulate our inchoate anxieties, directing attention to threats looming in the shadows and away from real and present dangers. This year, that real and present danger was lead poisoning.
Seven Days |
Judith Levine |
11-12-2007 |
Commentary
Why is Vermont's Hunter Population Dwindling?new
Vermont's sportsmen are getting older, and due to a variety of societal factors, fewer young people are taking up the sport.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
11-12-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
