Opposition to Vermont Yankee is more like a religion than a war.
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...
It's been a tough year for affordable housing in Brattleboro. Between the loss of 50 apartments to the Brooks House fire in April and the destruction at Glen Park and Melrose Terrace from Tropical Storm Irene in August, there hasn't been a lot to cheer about. That's what made the celebration last Thursday for the Windham & Windsor Housing Trust (WWHT) at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center so special, according to WWHT executive director Connie Snow. “We've had so...
The Vermont Jazz Center will complete its 2020-21 livestream season with a concert by the highly acclaimed Immanuel Wilkins Quartet on Saturday, June 5, at 8 p.m. This young group has been a solid, performing ensemble for four years. Its members, each in his early to mid-20s, have been touring, recording, and creating together since their teens. The musicians are Immanuel Wilkins (compositions and alto saxophone), Micah Thomas (piano), Daryl Johns (bass) and Kweku Sumbry (drums). The quartet's debut recording,
WESTMINSTER-I never imagined I would have to defend my Jewish identity in my own neighborhood, but the upcoming March 4 Annual Town Meeting Australian ballot in Brattleboro is forcing me to speak up. The proposed pledge of Article II, which takes a one-sided stance on the Israel-Palestinian conflict, makes me feel unwelcome in my own community. Israel is far from perfect - no country is - but reducing such a complex situation to a black-and-white issue ignores history and reality.
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