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Eastport Road Map: Global Meets Local in a Very Small Town
The consequences of a good kind of frustration.
Eastport, Maine, Population 1,300
On a per capita basis, one of the grittiest and most inventive places in America.
Eastport on Marketplace
Hearing voices you won't forget, from a small group of inventive and determined people.
Notes Cheering and Otherwise, From an American Frontier
Where the country first sees the sunlight each day.
What Would an Ideal College Look Like? A Lot Like This
While you’re busy designing your version of the ideal, I can take a nap or go fishing, because somebody has already built mine: Champlain College.
Now, for More Good News About America: Avidyne to the Rescue!
When you have the opportunity to give a deserved compliment, don't let it pass.
EATNN TTUNA SNWCH – hold (at) MAYYO: More on the Secret Language of the Skies
"The approach fixes, in order, are TRAMP, FLOZY, SILKY, and JAKOR. I'm sensing a pattern here but would love to know the back story."
ITAWT ITAWA PUDYE TTATT: The Secret Language of the Skies
Aviation has a lot of special language, like sailing or gymnastics. Its brief, even curt efficiency and orderly templates keep planes on course and out of each other’s way. For…
How Did a ‘Public Ivy’ Take Root in Vermont?
And the remarkable symbiosis that enriches both the city and its university
The Question We Keep Running Into: What Turns a Town Around?
Plus, a nationwide golden age of beer.
Vermont Report: Shaping the Soul of a School
Shaping the Soul of a School
A New Type of Growing City
"This is where the talent wants to live"
Back on the Bright Side: Silicon Valley in Vermont
Why did this company end up on the shores of Lake Champlain, rather than on the San Francisco Bay or Puget Sound?
Magical Roundabouts and the Language of Signs
Exploring the sociocultural landscape of Burlington
Buying Local: the Google Angle
OK, I'm biased—but I think this is an interesting new project.