Ted Sorensen died today, a week after suffering a stroke. He was 82. Sorensen served for many years as John Kennedy’s chief staff assistant, beginning as a research aide to the newly elected Senator in 1953 and culminating with his … Continue r……Continue Reading Rest In Peace Ted Sorensen
Month: October 2010
Some Late Fall Color
We’re in the bitter end of fall here, at least in terms of foliage. To me, this is when trees really start to shine. Maybe it’s all the bare trees nearby, or the perpetually cloudy skies, but the remaining foliage seems to take on an extra glow, or maybe urgency. Foliage colors that wouldn’t have […]…Continue Reading Some Late Fall Color
My House Forecast: Meet John Boehner, The Next House Speaker
That’s how I see it. The Republicans will regain control of the House on Tuesday. If you want to know the reasons why in detail, I’ll be giving the last of my election talks today at 4 at the Ripton … Continue reading →…Continue Reading My House Forecast: Meet John Boehner, The Next House Speaker
The Staff Resources Committee (SRC)—Where We Are, Part 1
President Liebowitz had a lot to say about the work of the SRC in his fall address to the campus, and for good reason—the committee has played an important role in guiding the reductions in staff and reorganization efforts that … Continue reading →…Continue Reading The Staff Resources Committee (SRC)—Where We Are, Part 1
Music Library To Be Relocated To Davis
Last Saturday, the Middlebury Board of Trustees approved a project to relocate the Music Library from the Mahaney Center for the Arts (MCFA) into the Davis Family Library, moving the History of Art and Architecture Department into the vacated music … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Music Library To Be Relocated To Davis
Best Addition to the Landscape 2010
Everybody has been talking about it, and I know I’m late to the party in posting a picture of the mural on the back of Wright Theater. What I wanted to post, though, was not the best picture of the mural out there, but a picture of the mural in the context of the greater […]…Continue Reading Best Addition to the Landscape 2010