The poor will be impacted by climate change to a far greater degree than the wealthy, though all will be affected.
If the carbon fees are rebated to citizens, any price bubbles will be fully compensated for.
Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this...
BRATTLEBORO-What a depressing time to celebrate Independence Day, as No. 47 and his obedient and...
Sarah Ellis is a writer and mental health advocate who grew up in Brattleboro and...
BRATTLEBORO-Analysis of Brattleboro's Charter Revision Survey reveals growing dissatisfaction with the current Representative Town Meeting...
Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) board members say they don't have any information regarding the status of Brattleboro Union High School (BUHS) Principal Steve Perrin, who has been on paid leave at an annual salary of about $120,000 since spring break. At the July 19 board meeting, parents Lisa Ford and Melany Kahn peppered the board with questions about the lack of public information about Perrin's status. Ford, chair of the BUHS Leadership Council, brought up what she called the...
BRATTLEBORO-Learning one musical instrument takes years of study, possibly lessons, learning to read music, practice, and more practice. Now, imagine a band where each member has to learn four or five instruments because they swap instruments and lead vocals on every song. You get a band called Fantastic Cat, which debuts at the Stone Church on Tuesday, May 6. Called "gloriously fun," "the Harlem Globetrotters of Americana" by Rolling Stone and "some of New York's best singer-songwriters," by West Virginia...
BRATTLEBORO-The recent eclipse that Vermonters were able to experience was beyond breathtaking. My husband and I enjoyed the 2017 eclipse together with friends. This year, we were looking forward to enjoying totality or getting as close to it as possible and sharing it with our daughter, who was born in 2019. We made it up to St. Johnsbury and waited in anticipation. The darkness, the silence, and the temperature drop during totality - followed by the cheers and applause -
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