DUMMERSTON — Randolph Holhut writes about sports with remarkable precision and imagination.
We also appreciate the balanced tone of his Sports Roundup columns, which are never biased toward a particular team.
Tim Kipp, a political activist since the 1960s, is a retired history and political science...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
Good day to you, southern Vermonters! Aside from a few chilly mornings, spring continues to settle into our region. Leaf-out is underway, lawns are greening up, and Old Man Winter (stubborn as he's been) is finally ambling off well to our north. While he sleeps it off for the next six months, we can finally enjoy the 2018 warm season. We've got a mix of fair and inclement weather to move through during the upcoming week, so let's jump into...
The Brattleboro Concert Choir is planning an outdoor community sing on Sunday, Aug. 8, at the Brattleboro Music Center. The 4 p.m. event is free and open to all, although registration is required by Sunday, July 25. The Concert Choir was in the midst of preparations for a performance of J.S. Bach's motet Jesu, meine Freude when in-person activities were shut down due to the pandemic. Now, 17 months later, the event will allow the Concert Choir to gather with...
Of all the aspects of editing a newspaper, one of the most challenging - and rewarding - is coming up with appropriate art for the Voices section. If I do my job right, I'll find illustrations or photos that will draw readers into a piece, that will be editorially appropriate and compatible with the writing, and that, in short, will enhance everyone's perceptions and experience. When I was preparing to publish Rev. Lise Sparrow's outstanding paean to teachers - and...
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