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Columnists
Savvy Senior
Cell Phone Savings for Seniors By Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior, A few months ago...
Mature Matters
By Sarah Lemnah Staycations: Natives Can Do It Too! Ask any Vermonter and they...
Well Seasoned
By K.K. Wilder Making Ends Meet Living on Social Security is like having the dinner...
Business
Father and Son Partnership Stays the Course
By Phyl Newbeck It’s not every day that a father and son can work together at...
Company Yak-ing It Up in Waitsfield
By Joy Perrino Choquette Vermont is known for its dairy production, and recently...
Baby Boomers Keep Their Jobs During the Recession
The share of older Americans over 55 years of age who have jobs has risen during...
Fun and Games
Paul’s Triviabits
By Paul Paquet Trivia Bits Thursday, June 18 And He’s Married to a Swede: Tiger Woods is arguably the first post-racial celebrity. He is a quarter Chinese, a quarter Thai, a quarter African-American, an eighth Native American and an eighth Dutch. Complicating things, his African American father is a quarter Chinese and his Thai mother is also... [Read more of this article]
Grandparents
Ideas for Summer Fun with the Grandkids
By Amanda Kuhnert It’s summertime in Vermont. The roadside farm stands are bursting with fresh produce. Kayaks and canoes dot the surface of local lakes and reservoirs. And kids and teenagers seem to appear out of nowhere. They fill town playgrounds, beaches, and ice cream stands. For many seniors, the onset of summer vacation also means the beginning... [Read more of this article]
Help guide your grandchildren through deep financial waters
By Carrie Schwab Pomerantz, CNS A friend of mine, the mother of a 10-year-old, recently asked me for advice. “My husband and I have started to give our daughter an allowance,” she said. “But frankly, I don’t know how to teach her what money really means. What does she need to know? And what should I do?” As we talked,... [Read more of this article]
How to Find Safe, Quality American-Made Children’s Products
Now parents, grandparents and gift-givers can take back control instead of worrying about lead paint, choking hazards and other safety violations that have caused the recent recall of millions of imported children’s products. A new book, “Made Here, Baby!” (www.madeherebaby.com) is the essential guide to finding the best American-made products... [Read more of this article]
