RE: “What has changed in a year?” [Viewpoint, July 31]:
Leading Vermont scientists, educators, and journalists disagree strongly with Governor Peter Shumlin's claim that birds, bats, and bears are expendable in the effort to keep the planet safe.
Peak Keepers recorded a roundtable discussion in December, moderated by Tom Slayton, and a second roundtable discussion was recorded recently.
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...
Samantha Siano was last seen on Sept. 2. Two days later, her body, which had begun to decompose, was found in a residence hall bathroom at the Brattleboro Retreat, the state's largest psychiatric hospital. Siano died of a drug overdose. The Vermont medical examiner and local police determined last week that the 36-year-old former social worker from Exeter, N.H., had committed suicide. After six days of intensive inpatient care at the Retreat for mental health and addiction treatment, Siano was...
This is a note about the demonstration last Saturday to demand that the U.S. president disclose his tax returns. I happened by at that time getting a couple things at the Brattleboro Food Co-op. A friend from western Mass. was in the group, and it was nice to catch up with her after. But when I went into the Co-op, I encountered another friend, a worker there, who was a bit upset. She had been trying to get to work...
The Brattleboro Music Center's 2021–22 season Guest Series continues with the return of the Sarasa Ensemble, presenting “Kaleidoscope” on Saturday, Nov. 20, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and $10 for students at bmcvt.org. Those younger than 18 can attend free. As described in a news release, the concert will feature “colorful, ever-changing shapes in music with youthful Rimsky-Korsakov, timeless Purcell, and the genius of C.P.E. Bach.” Two new short works by Mariel Mayz and Li Qi, co-commissioned by David...
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