RE: “'It's all about Vermonters': U.S. Rep. Welch campaigns for fourth term” [News, Oct. 24]:
Where is the money coming from? The United States of America is broke, the Democrats want more, and “We the People” get the bill - why?
As Mayor Thomas Menino of Boston has recently said, “When candidates go negative, it means they have nothing to talk about.” That describes Obama and Biden in all four debates.
The liberal media will not tell the truth - why?
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GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...
The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...
WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...
Potholes, U-turns, and roadblocks have littered the road to finding a location for a town skateboard park. But the road may have finally reached the destination on Tuesday night, as the Selectboard unanimously approved a site in the lower northeastern corner of Living Memorial Park. The board also approved asking Representative Town Meeting for $20,000 toward the project. Jeffrey Clark, chair of the Brattleboro Area Skatepark is Coming (BASIC) committee, said the Theresa Brungardt Senior Area was the committee's top...
To say “thank you” for such a well-executed evacuation of the Valley Cares West River Valley Senior Housing assisted-living facility in Townshend on Aug. 5 does not adequately reflect what transpired that evening. My 94-year-old mother was one of those residents, and I am her only child. That simple phrase does not cover what needs to be said about that night and following days. Smoke alarms set in motion a quick-thinking staff to evacuate all 39 residents rapidly. They were...
More than 150 Vermont artisans are opening their studios over Memorial Day weekend - on Saturday and Sunday, May 28 and 29, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - to take part in the 30th Anniversary of Vermont's Spring Open Studio Weekend. And you're invited. “This year's tour promises to save the game for artisans,” organizers said in a news release. “Like everyone else relying on live audiences for their livelihood, during the spread of the pandemic artists saw galleries,
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