VERNON — Well, it sounds like a variation of the proverbial “you reap what you sow,” only in this case, Windham County will reap what those in Montpelier and elsewhere have sown.
Just remember: I told you so.
Mary McCallum used to contribute regularly to the commentary series that used to air on...
Timothy Belknap describes himself as a "downtown resident and Brattleboro lover." BRATTLEBORO-The yes vote to...
WEST TOWNSHEND-When I learned, as a girl, about the lead-up to Kristallnacht, I had thought...
BRATTLEBORO-The headline made me curious enough to read this one person's opinion of a local...
The unemployed, the unhoused, the people with mental health problems, the panhandlers, the drug users, the dealers, the travelers, the thieves - it is hard to tell the players on the street without a scorecard. When I first thought about writing about homelessness in Brattleboro, I lumped all of the above together because homelessness has become an all-encompassing word. Yet it shouldn't be. Brattleboro has problems, certainly. But why should this town be different from everywhere else in the country?
LEYDEN, MASS.-In response to Holland Mills' recent letter, it's essential to address significant omissions and clarify the context. The claim that "no less than a million Lebanese have fled Israel's newly-launched ground war" lacks credible support. This exaggeration misinforms readers giving a distorted narrative that unfairly singles out Israel while overlooking the severe, ongoing threats of daily attack by Hezbollah on Israeli civilians. In contrast to Hezbollah's surprise bombing attacks, Lebanese civilians in the region were given guidance and support...
BRATTLEBORO-Norma Dream, Elijah Berlow, and Mary Elizabeth Remington take the stage at the Heart Rose Club on Green Street Extension on Friday, Nov. 22. "Fill your belly with soup and take in the raw, authentic stylings of the musicians alongside good company," invite organizers in a news release. Norma Dream is the songwriting project of Norma Jean Haynes: folksinger, banjo player, and wandering musician. Based in western Massachusetts, Haynes has followed a love of traditional song to Corsica, Bosnia, England,
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