Who has been disrespectful in the nuclear debate? Is it the people who shout out at public meetings and use up the time for those of differing opinions to speak? Is it the ones who teach their children to tell other children that their parents are baby killers because of where they work?
Who would want to come to a county and start a business with people like that not being corralled by their neighbors and the law?
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...
Toastmasters Speech-a-thon set for Thursday, Jan. 30, at Marlboro Grad Center BRATTLEBORO - BrattleMasters, the Brattleboro-based chapter of Toastmasters International, is packing an extra meeting, a Speech-a-thon, into January. This is members' chance to work an extra speech into the calendar, earn more credit toward their educational goals, and have even more fun connecting with audiences. This meeting is lean and mean: no “ah” counter, grammarian, or table topics. The meeting is Thursday, Jan. 30, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.,
I care a lot about global warming, guns, and the rights of women and everyone. But, more than anything, I care about Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Because, until that court decision is overturned, little legislation will be adopted in this country that serves the common good. Mitt Romney, respected senator from Utah, writes in the current Atlantic that “America Is in Denial.” He deplores our obliviousness to climate change, inflation, and immigration problems. But, as Robert Hubbell's recent...
Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present roots and world music quintet The Gaslight Tinkers at Next Stage on Friday, March 22, at 7:30 p.m. The Gaslight Tinkers' mix of sound includes global rhythms, traditional New England old timey, and celtic fiddle music organizers call "joyful [...] merging boundless positive energy with melody and song." Band members draw from their extensive musical backgrounds, they say, and "craft a sound that brings world traditions together." Since its formation in 2012,
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