Jay Parini has never shied away from literary challenges—novels about
Melville and Tolstoy, definitive biographies of Frost, Steinbeck, and Faulkner. He even wrote a biography of Jesus.
But capturing the life of Gore Vidal would be different. Because Parini is part of the story. …Continue Reading A Tale of Two Writers
Open Enrollment for Middlebury’s 2016 Health & Welfare Benefit Plan is being held from November 1 – 14, 2015. All benefits-eligible employees are required to complete the open enrollment process within this time period even if they do not intend … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Open Enrollment
Bernie Sanders’ biggest obstacle to securing the 2016 Democratic nomination is no secret. As I noted last July in an interview with WCAX’s Alex Apple, Sanders started his campaign with a built-in progressive constituency comprising roughly 30% of likely Democratic voters. To expand that coalition, however, Sanders needed to accomplish two related objectives. First, he […]…Continue Reading Is New Hampshire #FeelingTheBern? Notes from the Campaign Trail