RE: “Visions, values, and tragedy” [Special Focus, July 17]:
After two years, reading this story breaks my heart. Richard Gagnon, thank you for writing. My prayers for you, and for everyone in Brattleboro, continue.
Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
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...
Multiple Vermonts in every color of the rainbow line the walls outside Academy School's fourth-grade classrooms. Some maps depict the location of animal shelters in the state, others have ski areas, while still others show the location and types of wild animals or organic farms. What the maps have in common, despite the recognizable key-hole shape state, is that they depict the creativity, research skills, and interests of the school's three fourth-grade classes. The students created their maps through a...
I support Mollie Burke, a Progressive/Democratic candidate for re-election in the Vermont House of Representatives for the Windham-2-2 district. Mollie has been a tremendous supporter of bicyclists and pedestrians through her work at the state level on the House Transportation Committee, and at the local level through her work with the Safe Streets Project. She consistently advocates for better conditions for bicyclists and pedestrians, and she communicates what is going on at the state level so that we in Brattleboro...
Next Stage Arts Project presents the launch of Green Writers Press' newest publication, “Contemporary Vermont Fiction: An Anthology,” on Sunday, Nov. 9, at 5 p.m. at Next Stage, 15 Kimball Hill. Several of the project's contributing authors will be on hand to read: Laurie Alberts, Peter Gould, Suzanne Kingsbury, Ellen Lesser, Robin MacArthur, and Howard Frank Mosher. Also on tap: live music by Red Heart the Ticker, a book signing, and cake and other refreshments. This launch event is a...
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