Richard Watts
CommentatorRichard Watts teaches communications and public policy in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Vermont and directs the Center for Research on Vermont. He is also the co-founder of a
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I live on a country road in Hinesburg, with a walkability score of zero - meaning there is nothing within walking distance of my house, except a very nice鈥� -
One of the most important bills that passed this session - S-149 鈥� is probably one you never heard of. It's the new law that sets out guidelines for鈥� -
This spring I watched the Vermont Legislature through the eyes of twenty-five college students. Each week students traveled to the state鈥檚 capitol to鈥� -
I asked a group of graduating college students their plans recently.Most of them plan to choose where they want to live first, then look for the job. 鈥淚鈥� -
Vaping as it鈥檚 called - the act of sucking in flavored water vapor laced with nicotine - has become quite the rage among young people. As I walk across鈥� -
Of the many story-lines developing in the Vermont Legislature this session, one of the most interesting is the appointment of Curt McCormack as chair of鈥� -
A few years ago the book: Hardwick the Town Food Saved brought national attention to the small Northeast Kingdom Vermont town. The book profiled four鈥� -
The release of a new report on climate change underscores how far we have to go to reduce our emissions - and the kind of innovative thinking that will be鈥� -
I think of the confluence of entertainment and politics as dating back to the 1980s at least, with the election of former actor Ronald Reagan 鈥� setting鈥� -
Vermonter Bill McKibben has received death threats for his work to stop pipeline expansion and clean up the environment. In an on-line forum his address鈥�
