| Nov 20, 2018 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured“Cyber Monday” is coming up — get out there and buy stuff! You don’t actually have to “get out there” anywhere, for this gimmicky shop-shop-shop day lures us to consume without leaving home, or even getting out of bed. Concocted by...
| Jul 30, 2018 | Economy / Business|HP FeaturedThe billions in tax breaks cities are offering Amazon to host its “HQ2,” Amazon’s bare-knuckled push to squash a business tax in Seattle, and recent strikes for better working conditions in Amazon facilities have all fueled a growing conversation about the...
| Jun 29, 2016 | Food / FarmingAmericans now spend more on dining out than on groceries. But while we increasingly seek out organic and fair trade goods at the store, we usually don’t think about the social and environmental impacts of dining out. We should. The last time you ate at a restaurant,...
| Feb 10, 2015 | Economy / BusinessHow about this year’s Super Bowl, huh? You may know that the final score in this nail-biter was 28 points for the Patriots to 24 for the Seahawks. Let me add: minus 2 million for the city of Glendale. Two million dollars, that is. That’s the amount that Mayor...
| May 21, 2014 | Economy / BusinessVermonters aren’t like the rest of us: They live in a small state with a flinty history and a legendary suspicion of outsiders. That independent streak gained luster when 15 Vermont towns voted earlier this year to reinforce this independent tradition by...