
Kathryn Stearns
CommentatorKathryn Stearns has spent 30 years in journalism as a writer and editor. She is a former member of the Washington Post's editorial board and stepped down as editorial page editor of the Valley News in 2012.
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In mid-March, the grounds of Hildene, the Lincoln family estate, are a muddy monotone. The gardens are dormant, trees bare. The surrounding mountains,…
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I usually resist saddling up with political pollsters and going for a ride so early in a presidential election cycle. The horse race is long, after all,…
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Not to sound paranoid, but I’ve recently learned that my mobile phone conspires with retail giants.That’s right.The devices we tote around for convenience…
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This week, we're considering the role of storytelling for Vermont Reads, the Vermont Humanities Council's state-wide reading program. This year's book is…
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Turn to the opinion pages and start counting. How many commentaries are written by men? How many by women? Surely in 2015 there’s equal play,…
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The Little Free Library, no bigger than a breadbox and perched on a post outside Town Hall, was pretty well stocked the day I peered inside.There for the…
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Stacks of packing boxes crowd the basement, along with disused appliances, discarded clothes, dented bicycle helmets, abandoned skis, a chandelier nobody…
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My father was reserved and taciturn, traits he inherited from his Edwardian mother, who wore her collars up to the chin and a perpetual look of…
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A man waiting at the post office motions to me as I fuss with packing tape and sticky labels. It’s the height of the holiday rush, and lots of people are…
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The 51-year-old house painter, who occasionally takes himself off to the ER when he has an asthma attack, was blunt. “You go there, they fix it and you…