Kirk Kardashian
Articles
Kirk is a versatile freelance journalist who has reported on a wide range of topics, from the environment to education, outdoor sports, art and culture. A frequent contributor to Seven Days,Vermont's alternative newsweekly, and Vermont Sports, Kirk also writes for Bicycling, Skiing, Backcountry Magazine, The Ski Journal, Rowing News, Ski Racing, and Upper Valley Life.
Here are links to some of Kirk's articles. Most of the links will take you to publications' websites.
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Superfly: Tom Paul Finds Himself | Rowing News [October 2010]
On a Train to Nowhere | Upper Valley Life [September 2010]
Foliage Bike Rides | Vermont Sports [September 2010]
Bikes and Beer | Bicycling [August 2010]
Sporting Sustainability | Seven Days [August 25, 2010]
A profile of Lt. Governor Candidate Phil Scott | Vermont Digger [August 16, 2010]
A profile of Lt. Governor Candidate Mark Snelling | Vermont Digger [August 12, 2010]
Smokin' Guitars | Seven Days [August 11, 2010]
A profile of Lt. Governor candidate Steve Howard | Vermont Digger [August 10, 2010]
On Noon Whistles | Seven Days [August 4, 2010]
Off the Map at the Kingdom Trails | Vermont Sports [August 2010]
Purpose Built: Custom bikes by Penguin Cycles | Upper Valley Life [July/August 2010]
In Good Company? | Seven Days [July 7, 2010]
The Recreational is Political | Vermont Sports [July 2010]
Big Water: The origins of open water rowing | Rowing News [June 2010]
In Profile: Matt Dunne -- a precocious candidate with no shortage of confidence | Vermont Digger [June 26, 2010]
River of Dreams: Tom Paul and his band of Black Fly Scullers | Seven Days [June 23, 2010]
Keeping Kids on Track | Seven Days [June 9, 2010]
WTF: Where Did the Orphanages Go? | Seven Days [June 9, 2010]
Mike Silverman: Dean of the Vermont 50 | Vermont Sports [June 2010]
Looking for a Signal in a Noisy World | Seven Days [June 2, 2010]
How to Ride 100 Miles -- In Style | Vermont Sports [June 2010]
Scenes from a Life: the Robert Caulfield Gallery | Seven Days [May 5, 2010]
Saving the Upper Valley | Upper Valley Life [May/June 2010]
The Value of Vermont | Seven Days [April 21, 2010]
Tap, Baby, Tap| Seven Days [April 14, 2010]
King of Pain: Gary Kessler and the Green Mountain Stage Race | Vermont Sports [April, 2010]
Bird of Play | Seven Days [March 31, 2010]
The End of Plastic Ski Boots? | Ski Racing [March 29, 2010]
Breeding Uncertainty | Seven Days [March 24, 2010]
Is Plastic Not Fantastic? | Skiing [March, 2010]
U-pick Berries? You Bet | Upper Valley Life [March/April, 2010]
Get Out and Get Paid | Vermont Sports [March, 2010]
Skinny Skis and Knocking Knees | Skiing [February, 2010]
Introduction to the Northern Appalachians section of The Ski Journal's 2010 Photo Book | The Ski Journal [Issue 3.4, Jan. 2010]
Vermonters in the 2010 Winter Olympics | Vermont Sports [February, 2010]
Focus on Fixes | Seven Days [Jan. 27, 2010]
Minding Her Ps and Qs | Seven Days [Jan. 27, 2010]
Snow Man | Seven Days [Jan. 13, 2010]
No Computer Left Behind | Seven Days [Jan. 13, 2010]
A Portrait of the Artist as a 45-Year-Old Freshman | Seven Days [Dec.16, 2009]
Passing on the Pasture | Seven Days [Dec. 9, 2009]
A Real Gem | Backcountry [November, 2009]
Gutenberg Redux, Part II | Seven Days [Nov. 18, 2009]
Pasture Prime | The Ski Journal [Issue 3.3, Nov. 2009]
Uncommon Curds | Seven Days [Nov. 25, 2009]
The Art of Teaching Adolescents | Seven Days [Nov. 4, 2009]
Hardwick Architect Celebrated For His "Sacred Space"| Seven Days [Oct. 28, 2009]
What Golden Years? | Ski Vermont Magazine [Oct. 2009]
Udderly Automatic | Seven Days
Revolutionary technology that may change dairy farming forever: The robotic milker. [October 2009]
Denizens of the Dirt | Vermont Sports
Cyclocross bikes move into roadie territory. [October 2009]Green Mountain Safari | Seven Days
Jeep touring Vermont's ancient roads. [September 2009]
The Proof is in the Painting | Seven Days
A retrospective of Henry Gorski's artwork at Rutland's Chaffee Art Center. [September 2009]
Nature and Nurture | Seven Days
A summer camp where simplicity and sustainability reign supreme. [August 2009]
Environmentalists and Landowners Lock Paddles Over New York River Rules | Seven Days
The clash of an ancient property right with modern recreation spells confusion on New York's rivers. [August 2009]
School's Out Forever in Hancock and Granville | Seven Days
The end of a 209-year run at a two-room schoolhouse. [June 2009]
Going Underground | Seven Days
Learning from Vermont's root-cellar revolution. [May 2009]
Houses in the Hole | Seven Days
The trash-out business booms as foreclosures mount up. [November 2008]
It Takes a Village | Seven Days
A cover story on a book about country stores and their importance to local economies.[August 2008]
Here Comes the Pitch | Seven Days
Cricket takes hold in Vermont. [June 2008]
Raze the Roof -- Then Sell It | Seven Days
Reused building materials attract eco-conscious consumers. [May 2008]
Heavy Metal | Seven Days
As natural resources dwindle, scrap yards find business booming.[April 2008]
A Whale of an Activist | Seven Days
Famed whale biologist Roger Payne helped the world hear songs from the deep. [March 2008]
Sensor and Sensibility | Seven Days
How safe is that bridge? Microstrain has the answer. [January 2008]
Good to the Last | Seven Days
How some Vermonters dispose of the throwaway culture. [December 2007]
Blades of Glory |Seven Days
Nordic skating crosses the chilly North Atlantic. [October 2007]
Workin' on the Railroad | Seven Days
Is Vermont on the slow train to real public transport? [August 2007]
Red Tape Runs Through It | Seven Days
It's no smooth-sailing for hydropower in Vermont. [May 2007]
Need for Steeds | Seven Days
In the saddle with Vermont's mounted response unit. [April 2007]
Copyright 2009 Kirk Kardashian. All rights reserved.
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