Welcome to Reformer.com, blogging community brought to you by the Brattleboro Reformer, featuring work by staff members, Reformer contributors and other members of the Windham County and surrounding communities. If you’re interested in starting a new blog or having your existing blog featured, please e-mail Tom D’Errico at tderrico@reformer.com.

Staff Bloggers

BEHIND THE SCENES Reformer Executive Editor Tom D’Errico offers a behind the scenes look at the newsroom and the journalism industry.	REFORMER PHOTOGRAPHER Photo Editor Zachary Stephens talks photos and offers the stories behind the pictures.	OBSERVATIONS Online content producer talks about life and her observations on the everyday minutia.
Budget for May 25, 2013 weekend edition Budget for May 24, 2013 edition Budget for May 23, 2013 edition	Photo of the day: “Still life with Camera…and… Turtles. Sometimes you just need to keep your eyes peeled. I was… Adventures. There is nothing better than getting into the car…	Cooking up a storm Finding my brother Could we cut it?

Contributors’ Blogs

REAL TALK Shanta Crowley offers reflections on various community topics.	SPEAKER’S CORNER Opinions Page regular Becca Balint is never afraid to share her views on local, national and world topics.	FAVORITE WASTE OF TIME Becky Karush opines on everyone’s favorite waste of time — TV.
Knowing How To Exit: Sometimes More Important Than Our Entrance Quips & Quotes: Let Your Passion Burn..Jack Kerouac Style! Quips & Quotes: Giving Up What We Want For Others	Holding the Robin’s Egg On Forgiveness Leadership as a relationship	Staking Out Boundaries Introducing Emily Owens, and quickly saying goodbye Fred’s Song

Parenting

JUICEBOX CONFESSION Michelle Stephens offers her observations and experiences as the mother of an “awesome” toddler.	SPILT MILK Diana Whitney, mother of two girls, talks about life as a parent.	BABY STEPS The Baby Steps blog, presented by Brattleboro Memorial Hospital.
Bedtime Letters Dreams Adventure	TOO EARLY FOR HOGWARTS? THE NEXT CHAPTER COON DOWN	Every Mom Needs a Village Newborn as Human Being Transformed Into A Mother

Property and Finance

REAL ESTATE Berkley Veller offers views on real estate information, tips and transactions in Windham County, Vt.	A FEW DOLLARS MORE Bill Schmick offers his views on the economic world and investing.
Foreclosures Drop to a Six-Year Low Are Interest Rates on the Rise? Factors that are Challenging a Full Housing Recovery	What happens if you can’t afford Obamacare? 1995 Redux? Sticker Shock in the Housing Market

Lifestyle

BRATTLEPONICS Brattleboro writer Mark Crowther talks about creating aquaponic systems and workshops.	THE GARDENING GUY Reformer columnist Henry Homeyer offers tips, tricks and information on … well, what else? Gardening.	WORLD OF FAITH Bennington Banner staff writer Mark Rondeau discusses religion.
Aquaponic Cultivation Tips Workshops at Putney Library May 15 & 19 Got yellow leaves?	Selecting and Training Flowering Trees Spring Flowers Getting Started in the Vegetable Garden	Where 3 states meet Bennington First Baptist minister Jerrod Hugenot has new post Congregation Beth El to Install New Rabbi April 27

Food

YANKEE CHEF Jim Baley — The Yankee Chef — offers his views and personal recipes with a New England flare.	… FROM A VERMONT KITCHEN Carol Egbert offers her own take on Vermont food from a country kitchen.	HEALTHY EATING The Healthy Eating blog, presented by Brattleboro Memorial Hospital.
An Ancient Drink, Yanked! Peanut Butter and Fluff Synonymously Delicious	Rhubarb Syrup Rhubarb Crumb Cake from a Vermont Kitchen Homemade, Green Cleaning Supplies	Inside-Out Cheeseburgers Summer Tomato, Onion & Cucumber Salad Gluten-Free Turkey Meatloaf with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Pecan Crust

Health

…JOURNEY TO WELLNESS Representatives from Sojournes Community Health Clinic offer tips and information to stay healthy.	HEALTH MATTERS The Health Matters blog, presented by Brattleboro Memorial Hospital.
Exercise Sleep and the Immune System Bone Broth	Joint Replacement – A Total Hospital Effort Cancer Rehab Brings Relief from Lymphedema Rehab Creates New Normal for Breast Cancer Patients

Digital First Media / Journalism blogs

INSIDE THUNDERDOME A behind the scenes look at Thunderdome, the news desk for Digital First Media.	NEWSPAPER TURNAROUND Matt DeRienzo, supervisor of all DFM properties in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts and Vermont, offers his views on the journalism industry.	THE BUTTRY DIARIES A blog by Steve Buttry, director of community engagement & social media, Digital First Media.
On the Ground in York, PA: Thunderdome User Research Twitter Training at APSE Meeting for Aspiring College Sports Journalists Gaming the News	What’s in store for print-first journalism schools? Patch ignored early advice about one journalist-per-town model Overcoming burnout on the road to ‘digital first’	Advice for editors: Blog about your newsroom’s transformation I’m interviewed about the Complete Community Connection Advice for editors: You’re a role model; be a good one, like Dave Witke

ZOMBIE JOURNALISM A blog from DFM’s digital projects editor Mandy Jenkins.	ONLINE JOURNALISM REVIEW A blog focusing on the future of digital journalism.	MEDIA SHIFT A self-described “guide to the digital media revolution.
Inside the Twitter Archive, Or How I Learned To Love the Twitterverse In light of Te’o story, how can we fix sports journalism? As tablets change how we read, news needs a major makeover to keep up	How journalism startups are making money around the world How a youth Reporter Corps could help reinvigorate local journalism If Newsweek wants to survive, it should learn from its peers	Daily Must Reads, May 24, 2013 Mediatwits #81: Yahoo Snags Tumblr; DOJ Investigates Fox; Ben Huh Talks Cats 10 Steps to Creating an E-Book Based on Your Blog