People are more circumspect because of the criminal convictions, but we've had very few substantive reforms.

Vermont's 19th century highway system was in need of improvement.

We had a boating accident ... that happened approximately 2:30 p.m. (Monday), close to Clearwater Cove. At this time it's not clear what caused the boat to capsize.

Metal truss bridges were being replaced left and right. They had, according to many engineers, served their useful life.

In a sense, this book tells two stories. One is the history of bridge engineering that explains, in sometimes technical terms, how bridges are designed and built. The other is the story told by the images, far more revealing than any body of writing. Both stories are intertwined in the theme that bridges are very distinctive features on Vermont's landscape.

One of our jobs is to keep an eye on California in case it gets too utterly bizarre. A glitch in California raises (electricity) prices from Alberta to West Texas.

It's part of what we do at the University of Vermont, we teach the history of the built environment.

It appears, for some reason, the boat took on water.