For those who haven’t heard already, Rutland was recently the subject of Vermont Public’s “Brave Little State.” The show can be streamed online. It starts by asking why Rutland has a poor reputation, ...

Last May, at the behest of my son, Michael, who lives in Los Angeles, my friend, Paula, and I attended a “Brave Little State” event at Mad Rose on Center Street in downtown Rutland. “Mom, you’ve got ...