BRATTLEBORO — Thank you, Jeebus! And thank you, Wendy M. Levy [“A union-busting law firm separates Co-op from its expressed ideals,” Letters, Oct. 17], for your articulation of the problem.
Wendy Harrison is one of Windham County's two state senators. BRATTLEBORO-We're talking a lot about...
LEYDEN, MASS.-I was lucky to have been born in Boston in 1947 and never served...
WARDSBORO-I agree, we do need facts. Have you heard of CWD (chronic wasting disease)? It's...
The writer is president of Vermont Friends of Israel. ATHENS-In response to Bert Picard's criticisms...
A new factor is making the situation worse - a new opioid-cutting agent called xylazine, also known as “tranq.” Xylazine is used by veterinarians mainly as a large-animal tranquilizer, and is not approved for human use. According to Sue Conley of the AIDS Project of Southern Vermont, “It can keep people passed out even if we use Narcan [a prescription medicine used for treating opioid overdoses], and we have to go to the next step, which is rescue breathing, until...
I don't live in Brattleboro, I don't vote in Brattleboro, I don't pay taxes in Brattleboro - but I spend a lot of time and money there. So I attended the recent Selectboard meeting about reducing the budget that was passed at Representative Town Meeting and then defeated by a subsequent referendum. In response, the Selectboard has placed every sacred cow on the sacrificial block, including much-needed upgrades to the town's two fire stations and the Municipal Center as well...
The Next Stage Bandwagon Summer Series presents Canadian singer-songwriter Kiran Ahluwalia at The Putney Inn, 57 Putney Landing Rd., on Friday, June 2, at 6 p.m. “Cosmopolitan and distinctively Indian,” organizers say, “with roots in Sufi, Qawalli, and Punjabi Folk, Ahluwalia crafts her own contemporary originals while organically mixing with West African Blues and American Jazz.” Ahluwalia is a two-time Juno (Canadian Grammy) winner. Her six-piece band, led by guitarist Rez Abbasi, “creates a unique sound that is ethereal, raw,
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