BRATTLEBORO — Thank you for painting a quick sketch of Charles Monette, who, after 19 years, is once again presenting his artistic work on the stage. I look forward to seeing “Becoming van Gogh.”
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...
On the first day of spring, Windham County's state legislators took their breakfast with a big cup of worry. At the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce's legislative breakfast March 20, local lawmakers offered a variety of updates from the 2017 session. But they also spent a lot of time fretting about the deep federal budget cuts proposed by President Donald Trump. The negative effect of those cuts, lawmakers said, would be felt in health care, transportation, education, and other sectors.
Yellow Barn welcomes eight newcomers for an exploration of the personal relationship between British composer Benjamin Britten and poet W.H. Auden. String quartet musicians Mari Lee, Brandon Garbot, Ayane Kozasa, and Mihai Marica, and pianist Julia Hamos, will be joined by actor Philip Stoddard, scholar Simon Lee, and renowned Scandinavian film director Mikael Södersten for Salon Séance, an immersive and interdisciplinary experience. Their Artist Residency will culminate with a semi-staged performance at Next Stage on Saturday, Feb. 23. The event...
If you believe that climate change is caused by man, then the shutting down of nuclear power plants in the recent past may have validated that assumption. The year 2015 has gone down as the hottest year on record. A large number of nuclear plants worldwide were temporarily or permanently removed from service in 2014. These closures resulted in an additional 100 to 200 tons of carbon emissions in 2015. The huge increase in greenhouse gas emissions due to the...
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