BRATTLEBORO — Integrity is a rare word these days. Susan Keese had it!
Nicholas Boke is a freelance writer and international educational consultant. CHESTER-Vermont GOP Chair Paul Dame...
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Also signing this letter were Ellen Martyn, Sara Longsmith, Emilie Kornheiser, Elizabeth Tannenbaum, Peter Fallon,
BRATTLEBORO-Like many of you, I have been outraged by the actions of the Trump administration,
Verne Bristol, one of the founders of Rescue Inc., died in his sleep on Aug. 23, six days after he celebrated his 91st birthday. "Of course, we're very sad to see him leave us," says Patty Bristol Higgins, one of Bristol's two daughters. "He always said he wanted to go quickly and didn't want any of us kids hanging around a hospital bed. I'm so glad that he went peacefully in his sleep." Bristol, one of 17 children, grew up...
The Vermont Jazz Center will host a new 10-week session of classes beginning the week of September 19. Courses include an expanded youth program for ages 10 to 16, a bebop ensemble led by Scott Mullett (Blue Note Ensemble), Anna Patton's popular Vocal Harmony Chorus, and the Center's Latin Jazz Ensemble, according to a news release. This year's offerings include a new class from percussionist/musicologist and Board President Julian Gerstin. Gerstin will introduce a range of percussion instruments from Africa...
After a fun playdate with friends in the snow and sunshine yesterday, we took our boys, Søren and Austen, shopping. It was our first family outing (trial by fire) out in the world far from the protective bubble of the cozy nest we call home. Brett and I each pushed a shopping cart, and each had a child to mind. As I always say, “Divide and conquer.” As we often do, we split up and shopped separately. Before long, at...
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