Recall that the Fukushima reactors were designed with so many redundant safety features that that they “could not” melt down.
Howard Shaffer's dangerous fantasy of nuke plants so well designed that they can't fail “In nuclear accident, not everyone would have to be evacuated” [Letters, Aug. 8] is no longer believed by the vast majority of people all over the world.
Your lies have been exposed, and statements of nuclear infallibility are no longer accepted.
Give it up.
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Steev Lynn works internationally, currently reporting on the civil war in Myanmar after a military...
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BRATTLEBORO-After serving 12 years in the Legislature, Rep. Tristan Toleno, D-Brattleboro, is retiring from state politics and ramping up his career as an organizational consultant. Toleno, 52, said he feels the need to return to full-time work and build up some wealth and stability before retirement. "It's a personal decision to prioritize my family and future security," he told The Commons. "I spent most of my whole adult working life in food service. I loved that career. But it wasn't...
RE: “Safe haven,” Memoriam, Dec. 5: Thanks, Harral Hamilton, for sharing your memories of Gary Blomgren - right on. I'm a creative nut who enjoyed Mr. Blomgren's encouragement and kindness as well. I will miss bumping into him around town and having brief catch-up conversations. I often recall lessons I learned from him when my daughter and I discuss the art she is creating. When thinking about those days, I always see him with a glint in his eyes and...
The Actors Theatre Playhouse begins its 2015 season on Fridays and Saturdays June 19, 20, 26, and 27 with a new Playhouse program entitled Theatrical Explorations, featuring the latest collection of New Hampshire Poet Laureate Alice B. Fogel's Interval, a work based on Bach's Goldberg Variations. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. Fogel's work will be explored thru a variety of performance techniques including improvisation, dance, music, video, and spoken word. Interval is rediscovered and enhanced by director Josh Moyse...
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