School Board Budget Increases 8 Percent over Last Year, Exceeds the...
by Richard Sheir and Zachary Beechler On Town Meeting Day, the Montpelier School District will present three measures for voter consideration. The proposed operating budget for the next school year...
View ArticleESSAY: Coping with a Preexisting Condition
Editor’s note: When The Bridge put out a call for people to write about their personal experiences with the health care system, one respondent with a complicated medical condition requested anonymity....
View ArticleESSAY: Lessons from a Breast Cancer Survivor
by Lori Barg It was almost 20 years ago when a friend helped me recognize the malignant melanoma I had on a funny lump. After surviving that, a few years later, in my late 40s, my then partner found a...
View ArticleESSAY: Into the Heart of Yoga
by Anjali Budreski When I began a regular and committed yoga practice 18 years ago, I was looking for relief from stress, tension and the busyness and uncertainties of life and looking for a calm...
View Article‘Eat My What?!’: Placenta Encapsulation: A Natural Way to Treat Postpartum...
by Tara Carpenter Each woman bounces back from giving birth differently. Many women experience a wide range of emotions and hormonal fluctuations during their postpartum recovery. While giving birth,...
View ArticleWinter Wellness: Elderberry Syrup
by Rebecca Dalgin Elderberry, growing as a shrub or small tree, is one of my most beloved local plants. It grows wild and bountifully and is easy to cultivate in the garden. Delicious to use, broad in...
View ArticleToward Healthier Food Shopping
by Lisa Masé Because we must eat to live, it is important to recognize that nourishment is a basic way to be well and prevent disease. Tools exist to help shoppers choose healthy, affordable food. Food...
View ArticleFinding a Way at the People’s Health & Wellness Clinic
by Bob Nuner Where do I go? What do I do? What do I need to know? A few weeks ago, when Bridge staff met to discuss health and wellness, those kinds of questions, the ones that people seeking health...
View ArticleIn the ER with Dr. Nancy Chickering
by Kate Mueller Dr. Nancy Chickering has worked in the emergency room at Central Vermont Medical Center for 18 years and loves it. She finds the work challenging and exciting and says it’s the one area...
View ArticleAction! VCFA’s New Film MFA Program Is Rolling
by Nat Frothingham Filmmaking and film distribution are changing dramatically. In an interview with Tom Greene, president of the Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA), he explained how big changes in...
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