Thanks so much for publishing such an excellent piece on Dave Shapiro's sad and untimely passing [“How could this happen?”, The Commons, May 4].
I really appreciated that you took the time to look at this in depth.
Tim Kipp, a political activist since the 1960s, is a retired history and political science...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
Andre Jaeger, who will start his job as finance director on May 20, will bring to the position experience working in the private, municipal, and higher education sectors. Town Manager Peter Elwell said that Jaeger joins the town after serving as Keene State College's budget director. According to Elwell, the college eliminated the position on May 1 as part of a staff-reduction and restructuring process. Jaeger steps into his new role during an uncertain time for the community, thanks to...
Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol will be presented live as a 1930s-style radio play to help support the Deerfield Valley Food Pantry on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 2 p.m., at Historic Memorial Hall, 14 West Main Street. The inclement weather date is Sunday, Dec. 18, at 2 p.m. Six actors portray 41 characters, from Ebenezer Scrooge to Tiny Tim. Live sound effects will accompany this staged version. Actors Thom Griffin, Joan Haley, Michael Haley, John Reese, Ann Steinhauser, and Brooke...
Nancy Braus, until recently an independent bookseller, is a longtime activist who contributes often to these pages. Kudos to Shenna Bellows! The secretary of state in Maine has done what every Republican would have done in the current situation, were the shoe on the other foot. If the Republicans had the opportunity to disqualify a candidate they consider an immediate threat to the survival of the world, there would be no restraint. When Bellows used her power to disqualify Donald...
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