Bill Schubart's Posts

As the magnitude of loss becomes more public and musicians express more anguish about the loss of some half a million music masters in the 2008 archive fire at Universal… Read More

Public Education and Privilege I’ve been trying to follow the debates on all sides of Act 46 and school consolidation and am struck by how complicated the route we’ve chosen… Read More

VTDigger: Schubart column  Vermont has no long-term, well-articulated economic development strategy nor the funding capacity to execute one. It’s not that we don’t spend money on economic development. There are… Read More

Stories and News From Magic Hill June 2019   Summer…not. Unlike the busy wild animals we share our few acres with, I’m not adjusting well to the persistence of winter: June… Read More

VTDigger column May 29,2019 S.169, mandates a 24-hour waiting period for the purchase of a handgun in Vermont It’s sitting on the Governor’s desk awaiting his signature… or not. The… Read More

VT Digger column – Schubart H. 543, a funding bill to study options for building new prisons has both drawn ire and nonsense from those supposed to act on it,… Read More

Click here to hear interview with Bill about writing

Stories and News From Magic Hill May 2019   Peeps and Peepers Every spring, to ensure a steady supply of brilliant yellow-yoked eggs and feathered playmates for our grandchildren to carry around… Read More

Video transcript of Bill’s talk: Do you have a book in you?

BY THE BOOK By the Book: Julia Alvarez New York Times: April 11, 2019 The author of novels including “In the Time of the Butterflies,” just reissued for its 25th… Read More

Be cold Forage and grow Haul wood and stone Go hungry Use hand tools Be bold Raise children Cure food Walk without light Keep animals Grow old Adore someone Greet… Read More

Donor cultivation and approach: Start by building a relationship not predicated on giving, but mission. Do your homework, know with whom you are meeting and understand their relative capacity. Be… Read More