BRATTLEBORO — RE: “In defense of knotweed” [Viewpoint, May 29]:
Where I used to live, most of my yard was knotweed; I've always liked it. It's actually an attractive bush, especially when it blooms.
The idea of using knotweed as biomass intrigues me. I can see a cottage industry of independent gatherers springing up to generate heat and power locally.
Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this...
Steev Lynn works internationally, currently reporting on the civil war in Myanmar after a military...
CAVENDISH-It's crucial to address the underlying motivations behind this opposition about HCRS's use of AI...
The writer is a member of the Putney Housing Solutions Task Force, a community group...
Whatever and however you celebrate, I'm wishing you and yours a very happy holiday season this year! It looks like the weather will cooperate and foster fairly uneventful driving conditions this upcoming weekend, save for a few showers of rain or snow. As I'm fond of saying from time to time, no big whoop! We've got a few frontal boundaries moving through the region over the next week, but none of them promises to deliver much in the way of...
Fellow Vermonters: Donald Trump won the election. It's time to act; the time is now; and the place is the Green Mountains! We have redispatched to our nation's capital Sen. Patrick Leahy, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and Rep. Peter Welch, a formidable trio to battle whatever Trump proposes to do against our collective best interests. Our most pressing work, however, resides here in Vermont in our 14 counties and 251 towns. We ask that you move beyond the national anger, hurt,
For libraries, summertime means summer reading. This year's theme is “Build A Better World,” and the Children's Room at Brooks Memorial Library will be busy providing new programs and continuing with previous popular summer programs, according to a news release. This year, Brooks will offer a summer challenge for kids, ages 4-12. This program offers kids the chance to earn points for reading, being read to, or listening to audiobooks. Kids can also earn points by attending library programs. All...
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