Tom Schiedler shows that one is never too old to learn about and appreciate a new art form. Thank you for making me look in a different way.
Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
BRATTLEBORO-In Brattleboro, a significant amount of public discourse happens online. While social media can be...
GREENFIELD, MASS.-When I saw the cover of The Commons, I decided to look over this...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group went off to Asheville, North Carolina! The multicultural group...
The New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution has invited its members and the general public to join a celebration of 45 years of challenging the nuclear power industry at the NEC's annual meeting at 118 Elliot St. on Oct. 22, starting at 1 p.m. According to a news release, highlights will include a briefing by Ray Shadis on issues involved in restoring the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant site; a presentation by Maggie and Arnie Gundersen of Fairewinds Energy Education titled...
“Heating it up with the Ladies of the Rainbow,” on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 8 p.m. at the VFW on Black Mountain Road, will be this year's major fundraiser for the Windham County Heat Fund. In 2005 Daryl Pillsbury and Richard Davis decided to find a way to help people struggling to pay for home heating fuel who were not eligible for existing programs. They simply decided to raise money and then figure out who was in need and help...
Donald Trump's racist remarks about African nations and Haiti display a profound level of historical ignorance. In preparation for an upcoming trip to Haiti, I have been reading Haitian history - especially the roots of its economic difficulties. More people in this country should know that Haiti was the second nation in this hemisphere to throw off its colonial rulers. The United States gained independence from Britain in 1783, and in 1803 the slaves of Haiti overthrew their French masters.
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