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A handful of Vermont filmmakers reaped the fruits of their labors last weekend. On Saturday evening, out west in Park City, Utah, the Sundance Festival’s grand-jury prize went to Frozen River, a gritty drama about a border-town human smuggling operation that was shot in Plattsburgh last March.... Read more

Bernie Sanders was elected mayor of Burlington, Vermont, back in 1981. That’s the same year Montpelier native and brand-new political author Garrett M. Graff was born.

Time flies, eh?

Today, Bernie is one of Vermont’s United States senators, and Garrett’s debut book, The First Campaign, is on the street this month. And it’s getting favorable reviews, including one by Michiko Kakutani in Tuesday’s New York Times.... Read more

VERMONT — When Howard Dean stepped onto the stage in Iowa on that cold January evening in 2004, he removed his coat, handed it off, and rolled up his sleeves. Then, it happened: the “Dean Scream.”

In a moment, the presidential candidate had re-defined himself to the mainstream media, which then milked the sound byte to portray a cartoonish image of Vermont’s former governor. The impression would reverberate across the country and become bound to the Dean campaign, at least outside the friendlier Green Mountain State.... Read more

In October of 2002, Vermont's entire congressional delegation, Sens. Pat Leahy and Jim Jeffords, and Rep. Bernie Sanders, voted against giving President George W. Bush the green light to invade Iraq. Unfortunately, they were in the minority.

But almost three years later, the American public is finally realizing our president lied about the threat posed by Saddam Hussein's alleged WMDs and biological weapons. President Bush & Co. lied, we now all know, because the weapons did not exist!... Read more

Howard Dean's South Burlington office is a lot emptier than in the heyday of his presidential campaign, but reminders of those heady times are everywhere. On the wall to the left of the door hang huge photos showing thousands of jubilant supporters waving blue Dean signs at rallies in Seattle and Philadelphia.... Read more

In 1975, Howard Dean was in medical school in the South Bronx. Gary Dahl was in California trying to make a go of it in advertising. One evening, over a few cocktails with his pals, he came up with the idea for marketing the perfect pet -- a Pet Rock.

At $3.95, Dahl's rocks made great stocking stuffers. They also made Gary Dahl a millionaire, and a forgotten one at that, despite all the national press and appearances on "The Tonight Show." It was a one-year phenomenon for Mr. Dahl.... Read more

Editor's Note: Peter Freyne's weekly column follows this report of Howard Dean's exit from the 2004 presidential race.

The amazing political ride came to a sad end Wednesday as Howard Dean went before the cameras one last time to say he's "no longer actively pursuing the presidency."

About 500 friends and supporters jammed the Sheraton ballroom, and Dr. Judy made an appearance, too. Funny, but after finally dipping her toes in the political stream, she looked like she was starting to enjoy it.... Read more

Our favorite presidential hopeful appears to be in free fall this week. But Ho-Ho says he's not going down without a fight. The last report was the Fat Lady was still in the powder room.

Howard Dean, after stinging defeats in Iowa and New Hampshire, followed by the surprise departure of his second campaign manager Joe Trippi, now says it'll be a delegate fight all the way to the Boston convention.

Wishful thinking, eh?... Read more

When I first heard Howard Dean give his now infamous "I have a scream" speech, I was driving down Mormon Trek Road in Iowa City, listening to the radio. I was in Iowa City as a "stormer," part of the Dean campaign's massive volunteer mobilization called "The Iowa Perfect Storm." I was exhausted from five days of campaigning. My lips were chapped, my feet hurt, my throat was sore, and I had just spent the past two hours babysitting for 15 kids while their parents caucused -- many of them, it turns out, for John friggin' Kerry.... Read more

It's Tuesday afternoon and all the talking TV heads are talking about is "electability." Who among the Democratic candidates on the New Hampshire primary ballot is best equipped to beat Republican George W. Bush and his Corporate-America-fueled campaign in November?

At the moment, word is Granite State voters think Sen. John Kerry is the most electable. Forget Kerry's lackluster record. Forget his support for Bush's Iraq war. The important thing is that he's tall and has a great haircut!... Read more