Addison County Independent

3 weeks ago | addisonindependent.com | Megan James

NewsNature enthusiasts of all ages are invited to take part in a beginner’s bird walk through Wright Park, a segment of the Trail Around Middlebury. This annual event will take place 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 21, and is hosted by the Otter Creek Audubon Society and Middlebury Area Land Trust. We’re so glad you’re interested in this content! Please understand that in order for us to be able to fund high quality reporters covering local news, we need the help of paying subscribers and readers.

3 weeks ago | addisonindependent.com | Megan James

Arts & LeisureIn high-summer evening-light four barefoot Amish/ kids bend, pulling weeds from their garden./ My mother looks at them from the car window, smiles/ at the young woman on the porch who holds a baby close. We’re so glad you’re interested in this content! Please understand that in order for us to be able to fund high quality reporters covering local news, we need the help of paying subscribers and readers.

3 weeks ago | addisonindependent.com | Megan James

Arts & LeisureIn celebration of Middlebury’s reunion weekend, New England Review will host a reading for five alumni authors on Saturday, June 7, at 10 a.m., in Axinn Center 229. We’re so glad you’re interested in this content! Please understand that in order for us to be able to fund high quality reporters covering local news, we need the help of paying subscribers and readers. For full access to this story and all online content, please log in or subscribe to the Addison Independent.

3 weeks ago | addisonindependent.com | Megan James

SportsVERGENNES — Sometimes it’s what you don’t do that matters. On Tuesday, Vergennes Union High School baseball players chose not to swing at pitches out of the strike zone. OK, to be fair, it’s hard to swing a bat when ducking or jumping out of the way of a wayward offering. In all, the No. 7 seed Commodores patiently drew 13 walks, after which 10 of them scored in their five-inning, 13-3 victory over visiting No. 10 seed Paine Mountain. It wasn’t exactly a walk-off win.

3 weeks ago | addisonindependent.com | Megan James

Op/EdNot long ago, in the year 14 CE, Tiberius Caesar Augustus became the second Emperor of Rome. (I mention this because, as we all know, history repeats itself, and so we need to pay attention.) Tiberius as a tyrant needed a means to protect himself from those who might depose him, and so Tiberius allowed his operatives to bring charges against anyone who criticized him.