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December 2005
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Vermont Woman is Recipient
of Press Association Awards
The Vermont Press Association (VPA) awarded Vermont
Woman third
prize for best editorial among daily and non-daily Vermont newspapers.
The award was presented at the VPA annual banquet on November 6,
2005
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Jenni:
Hear the Beat, Feel the Heat
Jenni Johnson, a self-described music “stylist” and
entertainer, has been performing to enthusiastic audiences over
the past decade, from Vermont to New Orleans to Russia. No one
sits still when her band kicks in and Johnson’s voice takes
hold of those present, reeling in anyone within earshot. Johnson
glides seamlessly from Cajun to Blues, soft jazz to rock n’ roll.
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Burlington
Mayoral Race - of Jogbras and Jockstraps
Vermont’s largest city can hardly be considered
a politically stodgy place. It gave birth to the state’s
only recognized third party, the Progressives; was one
of the first municipalities in the country to develop innovative
social programs; and elected Bernie Sanders as mayor, who
is now the only Socialist in Congress.
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Made
in Palestine: Meditations on Truth
Vermont is held in high regard as a distinctly special
place – by those beyond our borders but particularly
by those of us who call the Green Mountains our home. Consider,
if you will, that this patch of geography is comprised
of 251 towns and approximately 500,000 people. What must
it mean, then, to a Palestinian that 700,000 people were
driven from their homes and 418 villages razed, in the
land they called home, as happened in 1948? Their name
for it is Al Nakba – the Catastrophe.
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Kids’ Books
Penned in the Green Mountains
Vermont is blessed with dozens of women who write and
illustrate critically acclaimed and universally loved books
for children. Marje Von Ohlsen, the children’s librarian
at the South Burlington Community Library, instantly recalled
thirty Vermont women who author children’s books,
and claims that there are “many, many more.” Elaine
Sopchak, “the book lady” at The Book Rack and
Children’s Pages in Essex Junction, helped narrow
the selection… many thanks to both. The seven picture
books and three young adult books below, chosen for Vermont
or female themes when possible, will make cherished gifts
for the children you love, wherever they live.
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Wow ‘Em
With Local Cheeses This Holiday:
Selected Platters of Vermont’s Award-Winning Artisanal
Cheeses
Vermont’s artisanal cheese industry has been taking
the world by storm for several years now, garnering more
than a dozen awards for three years running at the American
Cheese Society’s (ACS) Annual Conference and Judging.
The Vermont Cheese Council, which formed in 1997, now boasts
31 members and the University of Vermont recently launched
the Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese (VIAC), the country’s
first comprehensive center devoted to this delicious new
field. With great thanks to Jody Farnham, outreach coordinator
and program developer for VIAC, here are two sampler plates
of cheese sure to please everyone from novices to more
experienced palates!
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Vermont Woman is a forum for news, issues, features, arts and entertainment from the perspective, experience, and voices of Vermont women. Vermont Woman is a monthly newspaper published in South Burlington, Vermont and is excerpted here on this site. All content ©Copyright 2006, Vermont Woman Publishing
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