What would the writer like to see in an agreement between the state of Vermont and Entergy? Exact dates and dollar figures? How can these be even estimated for 2029?
All the writer did was criticize. Not one positive suggestion was made.
When Vermont Yankee was built, many “promises” were made by the federal government, the Vermont utilities that owned a majority of VY, and the state. These promises were made based on assumed conditions. When conditions changed, the promises changed.
Mary McCallum used to contribute regularly to the commentary series that used to air on...
Timothy Belknap describes himself as a "downtown resident and Brattleboro lover." BRATTLEBORO-The yes vote to...
WEST TOWNSHEND-When I learned, as a girl, about the lead-up to Kristallnacht, I had thought...
BRATTLEBORO-The headline made me curious enough to read this one person's opinion of a local...
Drivers on Interstate 91 might some day catch a glimpse of a 12-acre solar farm off the highway between Exits 2 and 3, should the company seeking to develop the project land a state Certificate of Public Good, as it has petitioned. On July 2, representatives of Winstanley Enterprises and consultants from Weston Solutions, Inc., met with commissioners and staff of the Windham Regional Commission in the Hooker-Dunham Building. Later that evening, they appeared before the Brattleboro Selectboard. Public response...
BRATTLEBORO-It is no exaggeration that the first days of October saw more than one million Lebanese flee in fear of a military onslaught. Disputing this number - well-reported as it happened - is the first of many willful deceits infecting Rhonda Wainshilbaum's reply. The notion that Israel has repeatedly sought peace and its wars are only defensive is baldly baseless as evidenced by its never-ending assassinations, abductions, massacres, incursions, and invasions. At this moment, north of the Netzarim Corridor, nearly...
Windham County artists will partipate in the Paradise City Arts Festival, which will enter its 25th year as a cultural, creative, and culinary destination on Memorial Day weekend, May 25–27, at the Three County Fairgrounds in Northampton, Mass. Participating artists include Julia Brandis of Westminster (stained-glass lamps and panels), Caitlin Burch of Putney (handblown glass and lampwork jewelry), Allison Korn of Brattleboro (jewelry “inspired by nature”), Will Finkel of Wardsboro (wheel-thrown ceramics), Scott J. Morgan of Bellows Falls (abstract painting...
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