The content was political; the delivery, from the heart. It was as though Barack Obama entered each and every living room to say, in a quiet and normal voice, “Same-sex couples should be able to marry.” No trumpet sounding here.
Ten days later, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People voted 66-2 in agreement with President Obama's sentiment.
His heart into our hearts, the uplift, catches the current of the wind, winging out into the world.
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...
The Selectboard voted last week to cancelled the Special Town Meeting that was planned for Aug. 23. According to Town Clerk Pamela McFadden, the town was notified late last month by the state Agency of Transportation (AOT) that it will be receiving an additional $36,000 from the transportation enhancement grant for the West Dummerston Covered Bridge wing wall project. Selectboard member Tom Bodett, who has been overseeing the project, wrote in an email that the Special Town Meeting was originally...
Although I am a white guy, I share Curtiss Reed Jr.'s outrage about what happened to Shela Linton and what has been happening to other people of color. I support Curtiss's call for action, including action by those he has labeled as “allies.” But to me, “allies” is a positive label for people banding together in a common cause, such as was used during World War II, conveying the willingness to take decisive action to achieve that cause. Being an...
New England Youth Theatre's Theatre Adventure presents: The Princess and The Goblin, May 17-19, at 10:30 a.m, at the West Village Meeting House, 29 South St. A special “sensory friendly” performance will be held on the May 17. The Theatre Adventure Wednesday Troupe brings to life this classic fairy tale, originally written in 1872 by George MacDonald and adapted by Carol Lawson in 1941, and NEYT's Theatre Adventure in 2011. An ever-present Great Great Grandmother, a doting nursemaid, a devoted...
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