Anyone who lives in a state such as Vermont, where there is minimal public transportation and everyone drives, and who opposes nuclear power is living in a dream world of misinformation and denial.
And they are hypocrites.
BRATTLEBORO-For the Brattleboro voters, the March 4 ballot is about more than just a symbolic...
PUTNEY-My name is Bex Slattery, and I am running for Selectboard in Putney. I am...
Sarah R. Ellis is a writer, disability advocate, and former teen librarian who grew up...
GUILFORD-I met Isaac Evans-Frantz last summer while working at the Governor's Institutes of Vermont in...
What do foreign trade, education, and climate preparedness have to do with hazelnuts, hemp, and mushrooms? The answer - as set forth in a crowded Brattleboro conference room Nov. 30 - is that they all are part of an effort to transform the Windham Region and neighboring counties in New Hampshire and Massachusetts into a mecca for “green” economic activity. Spurred by the closure of Vermont Yankee, a large group of public officials, business leaders, educators, and experts has spent...
Also signing this letter were Brandie Starr, of Brattleboro, and Diana Whitney, of Brattleboro. In the recent WSESD candidates' forum, Kelly Young talks about empathy for survivors, and Tim Maciel says his "heart goes out" to them. Brian Remer says that he hopes survivors will someday "build resilience." These sentiments are misplaced and patronizing when referring to the fully empowered, accomplished adults who came forward and reported to Attorney Goddard. The fact that survivors remain anonymous does not give license...
The Wardsboro Public Library's Artist of the Month exhibition for November is a dual display of sculptures by Hugh Joudry and paintings by Jeanne Joudry, residents of Stratton. Hugh Joudry uses the traditional methods of carving: mallet and chisel for wood and stone. Because of his resonance with the mountains, many of his Druid-like sculptures in wood and stone are site-specific to their natural settings: rock, field and forest. He says his wood sculpture is made of local maple, ash,
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