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...other cyclist is my friend Christian Ward, 55, a New York City writer. This brave--and economical--lone traveler took his bike, loaded with 60 lbs. of camping gear, by train to Rutland, Vt. Studying his map, he calculated that he could ride the 45 miles to his destination that night. But his map did not show a little local landmark known as Sherburne Pass. After a few miles of steady climbing, he rested and asked a trucker where it leveled off. The answer: After 12 more miles. Ward considered turning back--often. But he pressed on, pushing the bike...
Scalise says that nothing is final and that the meeting, to be held in Stowe, Vt., will be where the athletic directors make their decisions...
...foreign aid does little to enrich the life of the average African. Debt relief is a noble idea, but until Africa can rid itself of corrupt autocrats, it will probably be just another way for those leaders to beef up their fat Swiss bank accounts. MOLLY LEUSCHEL St. Albans, Vt...
...Saturday, Thich Nhat Hanh held a six-hour retreat for members of the public. Dressed in their traditional gray and brown robes, he and monks from the Maple Forest Monastery and Green Mountain Dharma Center in Hartland-Four-Corners, Vt., led a few hundred individuals in singing, chanting, sitting meditation, walking meditation, mindful eating and relaxation exercises...
...stories like Belle's that have helped fuel the growth of JROTC. Started in 1916, JROTC established a beachhead at the American Literary, Scientific and Military Academy in Norwich, Vt. Currently the program can be found in some 3,000 public schools across the nation, and its Pentagon funding is expected to rise more than 50%, from $215 million last year to $326 million by 2004. JROTC has its best-known booster in Colin Powell, who was a ROTC cadet as a student at City College of New York. As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he decided that...