PUTNEY — Thank you, Joyce Marcel, for this wonderfully written and accurate tribute to my mother.
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...
To the shock of many, all but the student representative to the New England Youth Theatre board of directors announced their en-masse resignation on May 2. Board members say the split is amicable and they decided individually to step out of the way and let founder Stephen Stearns work out a new model with staff who want more say in the way things work at the nonprofit. “As we begin our transition into full programming for the first time in...
Some environmentalists, in reference to the current practices of factory farming, overfishing, and methods for energy extraction such as fracking, have called the Western industrialized view of the environment a war against nature. This view applies to the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant in Vernon as well. Over its 42-year history, tons of radioactive waste have been stored on the land there and the Connecticut River has been used as a repository for VY's heat and waste. In terms of environmental...
Peter Gould wears many hats. In a long and distinguished career, he has worked as a writer, a director, an actor, a mime, and a clown. Nonetheless, first and foremost, Gould considers himself an educator. And in recognition of his longtime dedication to education, he has recently won the 2016 Ellen McCulloch-Lovell Award in arts education from the Vermont Arts Council. “Teaching is such a responsibility, such a trust,” says Gould. “It informs everything I do. In fact, all the...
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