Little Bread & Puppet state goes up against big nuke and the fed gummit.
What could go wrong?
Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...
The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...
WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...
Vermont is in good shape financially for the time being. The state has socked away $60 million in the stabilization reserve fund and $30 million in the human services caseload reserve. We have $10 million set aside for federal cuts to the Low Income Heating Assistance Program. Revenues are back up 11 percent ahead of last year's tax receipts. And our credit rating is the second highest in the country. Gov. Peter Shumlin and the leadership in the House and...
Melissa Barratt, a Bellows Falls resident, was 31 years old when she was killed in 2011 by a drug dealer who got the gun he used by trading drugs for it. And that's just one story among far too many that speak to the need for sensible gun legislation in Vermont. Right now, felons, domestic abusers, and convicted drug dealers can buy guns in Vermont from unlicensed sellers who are not required to conduct background checks. And without a background...
The Estey Pipers will perform at Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St., for a Tin Pan Alley sing-along concert on Saturday, June 24, at 1 p.m. in the main area of the library. Accompanying the 16 Estey Pipers will be the Green Mountain Strummers Ukulele Band, featuring Cal Heile, Deb Noe, Susan Rosano, and Karen Shapiro on ukuleles; Dennis Waring on clarinet; and Dan DeWalt playing the library's Estey organ. A Creative Aging Grant from the Vermont Arts Council was...
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 1212, Brattleboro, VT 05302
Physical address:
139 Main St, Suites 601A and 604, Brattleboro, VT 05302
The Commons is published by Vermont Independent Media, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.