Mary McCallum used to contribute regularly to the commentary series that used to air on...
Timothy Belknap describes himself as a "downtown resident and Brattleboro lover." BRATTLEBORO-The yes vote to...
WEST TOWNSHEND-When I learned, as a girl, about the lead-up to Kristallnacht, I had thought...
BRATTLEBORO-The headline made me curious enough to read this one person's opinion of a local...
MONTPELIER-After a red-hot election cycle two years ago, Vermont is due for a significantly sleepier campaign season, according to unofficial filings with the secretary of state's office. Major party candidates were due to submit petitions to appear on the Aug. 13 primary election ballot by May 30, though it may take days for the candidate list to be finalized. In stark contrast to 2022, all of Vermont's statewide incumbents up for reelection are running again this year. And most of...
Many years ago, my wife imparted to me the idea that “there is no such thing as a weed,” and from then on, I've tried to follow the assertion of Ralph Waldo Emerson that a weed is “a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.” As a practicing herbalist, with training in Chinese and Western herbal medicine, I recognized these prolific plants deemed “invasive” as valuable healing remedies that have documented medicinal uses over thousands of years. A few...
GUILFORD-Guilford Center Stage's fall production is a Guilford collaboration in which the subjects are 30 Guilford elders recalling life in town in the early 20th century. Guilford poet Verandah Porche interviewed current and former Guilford residents, ages 69 to 91, between 2006 and 2019. The result is a play for voices, Broad Brook Anthology, which will be performed October 25–27 at Broad Brook Community Center. From the interviews, Porche crafted a narrative for each elder, then returned to have them...
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