RE: “Can a bicycle replace the family car?” [News, Nov. 7]:
A spot of inspiring news! If people in Vermont can ride bikes even in the winter, we certainly can here in California!
Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
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The Brattleboro Music Center's popular Movin' Into Music program returns this month - and the first class is free. Geared toward children ages 1 to 5 and their parents or caregivers, the program offers fun and original music classes that include singing, dancing, musical games, and a variety of props. Siblings and drop-ins are welcome, and the program is ongoing, so registrations are accepted at any time. Main sessions are held Fridays starting Oct. 20, from 10 to 10:45 a.m.
Recently, a friend dropped by while she was out campaigning for a local candidate. She was bundled for the cold and wore a small dove pin on her sweater. When I asked about it, she said it had been made in Cambodia in an area that had been bombed. People who live there collect pieces of shrapnel from the bombs, she explained, and fashion them into dove pins. On the pins inscribed in very small letters is the word “peace”
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