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.
BRATTLEBORO-We are living in a moment of deep crisis for our democracy. Billionaires and political...
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...
A long-wished-for goal for train fans in Vermont is now closer to becoming real. On Monday, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., announced that the United States and Canada signed a long-awaited agreement designed to improve cross border travel and security between the two countries. According to a news release from Leahy's office, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and Canadian Minister of Public Safety Steven Blaney signed a new pre-clearance agreement in Washington that was negotiated under the Beyond the Border...
A group of player/creators have gathered at Immanuel Retreat Center for the World String Orchestra Intensive led by Eugene Friesen. This intense immersion into creating new repertoire for strings utilizing classical techniques plus folk and pop styles from around the world, improvisation, and collaboration will be on display in a public concert on Saturday, July 16, at 7:30 p.m., at Immanuel Episcopal Church, 20 Church St. Doors will open at 7 p.m. The 15 players selected for this weeklong intensive...
Before David Miranda was detained for nine hours at London's Heathrow Airport, there was me. The news of Miranda's detainment on Aug. 18 came while I was cooking dinner in my kitchen, when my mobile phone and email blew up simultaneously. A longtime Wall Street source sent me a link to a New York Times story about Miranda's travails, along with the following message: “Reminded me of your experience. Seems these Brits are thugs dressed in borrowed garbs, speaking borrowed...
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