Published in the Bennington Banner on August 28, 2006 NEW RABBI HAS FDR’s, ELEANOR’S DNA BENNINGTON – For anyone else, the legend might have loomed too large. The footsteps would have been too massive. But for Rabbi Joshua Boettiger, being the great-grandson of Franklin D. Roosevelt is something he hasn’t allowed to overshadow his life. …
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David Tyree Profile
-Published in the Bennington Banner on August 2, 2008- LIKE THE REST OF HIS TEAM, TYREE STILL FIGHTS FOR RESPECT ALBANY, N.Y. — No player epitomizes the New York Giants’ current predicament more perfectly than David Tyree. At this point in a career like his, the fear and doubt surrounding status in training camp should …
Matt McVay Profile
Published in the Bennington Banner on February 23, 2008 DIESEL-POWERED: McVAY’s DRIVE DOESN’T STOP AT THE EDGE OF THE WRESTLING MAT RUTLAND — By the time you’ve figured out where he’s coming from, it’s too late. Matt McVay just killed you, plastering your goggles all shades of red, blue and green – a cruel death …
I, of the Storm Farewell
Published in the Bennington Banner on December 15, 2007, the conclusion to Matt Tuthill’s first-person footbal series, “I, of the Storm” ON THE MEND, AND LEARNING TO NEVER SAY NEVER The nurse seemed confused, so she asked me again. “Are you sure you don’t have to go to the bathroom?” “No,” I said, my head …
Dennis Mailhot Profile – I, of the Storm
Published in the Bennington Banner on August 18, 2007, part of Matt Tuthill’s first-person football series, “I, of the Storm” A PROFESSIONAL IN OUR MIDST By the time coach Laumann picks this up, it’s going to be too late. He’s going to see the picture of Dennis Mailhot taking a pull on a cigarette and …
John Cross Profile – I, of the Storm
THE CROSS THAT BEARS THE STORM Published in the Bennington Banner on July 14, 2007, part of Matt Tuthill’s first-person football series, “I, of the Storm” I hate John Cross. Rudy Rudiger’s teammates hated him, too, and with good reason. Certain players, like Rudy and Cross, don’t know how to shut it off, or even …
Army Recruiting Feature
Published in the Bennington Banner on June 19, 2006 THE PURSUIT TO RECRUIT There was always an excuse. The days were long. He was too tired. He never had the time. They were, of course, good excuses. Bennington Army Recruiter Sgt. Ron Davis nearly sweat himself dry in the summer of 1995, slaving over the …
Autism Feature
Published in the Bennington Banner on August 17, 2006 LOCALS TACKLE AUTISM TOGETHER BENNINGTON — Her daughter was 3 years old and had yet to say a single word. Not even some small semblance of a word. No cooing, no yelling, no screaming. Every day she woke to an eerily silent 3-year-old girl, who simply …
Living strong after cancer
SHAFTSBURY — He had heard the expression before but never experienced it for himself. Larry Johnson felt the walls closing in around him. During a routine prostate exam in September 2002, Larry’s doctor discovered a growth and told him three dreadful words: “You have cancer.” Larry was terrified. The 62-year-old Bond Auto Parts manager and …
Dying to get some sleep
Published in the Bennington Banner on May 8, 2006 DYING TO GET SOME SLEEP BENNINGTON — Bob Burgess went 15 years before ever saying anything to his doctor. Burgess, a nurse on staff at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center for the last 22 years, was constantly fatigued, fell asleep without warning and snored like a beast. …