It’s almost a cliche right? But it’s true. Smiling and positive interactions with others will spread positivity into their day. (The same is true with negative feelings; although those tend to be a bit more memorable.) So what’s the secret?…

It’s almost a cliche right? But it’s true. Smiling and positive interactions with others will spread positivity into their day. (The same is true with negative feelings; although those tend to be a bit more memorable.) So what’s the secret?…
Fact: April is the first full month of Spring. Time to start Planting. Though it may not feel it here in Bennington, VT yet, April is the first full month of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere. The word April…
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Fact Friday: Vitamin D is just plain good for you. It's now officially spring-- at least that's what the weather man told me, before he said something about an incoming Nor'easter. Thank goodness that didn't actually materialize. (Knock on wood!)…
Fact: Tobacco sales to minors, 17 years and younger, dropped in California last year after a change in the law raised the minimum purchasing age of tobacco from 18 to 21. Researchers sent youth decoys -- teens under 18-- into…
Fact: Snowshoes have been around for almost 6,000 years. They were first invented in central Asia as a means moving through heavy snow quickly to help hunt for food. The earliest designs were modeled after the paw of the Snowshoe…
Fact Friday: The title of "Tallest Peak in Bennington County" belongs to Mount Equinox in Arlington. The elevation gain from bottom to the peak is 2975 ft--more than half a mile-- while the hike to the top is 3.3 miles.…