PUTNEY — I absolutely loved Robin MacArthur's story about mud season, cheerfully slowing down, Tropical Storm Irene, three generations, and their love of life here in New England [“Without wheels,” Voices, March 21].
MacLean Gander is retired from a long career as a professor and administrator at Landmark...
Deborah Lee Luskin , one of this newspaper's original columnists, blogs at deborahleeluskin.com. WILLIAMSVILLE-I have...
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
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BRATTLEBORO-When it comes to voting, Brattleboro is as blue as the ceiling of the Latchis Theatre. So when U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and U.S. Rep. Becca Balint spoke to more than 250 people gathered there for a Democratic rally on Oct. 19, it was as if they were preaching to the choir. And this choir was enthusiastic, offering more than one standing ovation to the two progressive politicians who represent Vermont in Congress. Both are prohibitive favorites in their own...
BRATTLEBORO-Sarasa Ensemble welcomes the new year with "Color Burst," set for Friday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Brattleboro Music Center. "Warmth, beauty, humor, and pathos from Haydn and Boccherini, including rarely heard music by 18th-century Moravian composer Pavel Vranicky, will add to a gorgeous palette of colors in this program for string quartet and cello quintet," write organizers in a news release. Performers are Elizabeth Blumenstock, Jesse Irons, violins; Nicole Divall, viola; and Timothy Merton, Jennifer Morsches, cellos.
In June, Florida's governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation that requires local law enforcement agencies overseeing county detention facilities to collaborate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to enforce immigration laws. This move, which came amid opposition from towns all over Florida, is a cautionary tale about what could happen elsewhere. Here in Vermont, eight jurisdictions, including Brattleboro, have ensured a clear dividing line between their local law enforcement departments and immigration authorities. They have done this by adopting five...
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