BRATTLEBORO — RE: “From Vermont family court to judging war criminals” [News, Oct. 10]:
Patty Whalen, and the entire wave of women appointed to the bench during the Madeleine Kunin era, brought Vermont forward in reducing gender bias in Vermont courtrooms, but she did not end it.
Vermont still has a long way to go.
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...
Good day to you, southern Vermonters! After another substantial (and in some cases, major) snowfall for Windham County on Tuesday, we've got even more light to perhaps moderate accumulations planned for Wednesday - the fun never stops! There is no question that winter continues to roll on this March in Windham County, with cooler temperatures along with a pattern favorable for winter storms remaining on the table for the region through the end of the month. With that tremendously amazing...
At the end of this year's regular legislative session, both education finance/tax and state budget bills passed by large tripartisan majorities. Governor Rick Scott vetoed both, citing the property-tax increases that the bills allow to go into place. I voted for both because I believe they struck a good balance for where we are in time with our distributed education system. The governor vetoed both bills because of the property-tax increase they would allow this year. In addition, and importantly,
New England Youth Theatre (NEYT) is putting the final touches of the current phase of its ongoing cleanup of its campus on Flat Street. All that's left are the light poles, a second coat of asphalt on the parking lot, and flower gardens. They hope you'll celebrate this huge accomplishment and the full bloom of their campus on Satuday, Aug, 15, with a free community celebration at 4:30 p.m., after the matinee performance of their summer musical, Urinetown. For the...
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