BRATTLEBORO — This is a great story and tribute to Marty Rancourt. I can say I've known him since he was born.
Good luck to him as he opens a new door.
MacLean Gander is retired from a long career as a professor and administrator at Landmark...
Deborah Lee Luskin , one of this newspaper's original columnists, blogs at deborahleeluskin.com. WILLIAMSVILLE-I have...
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...
Members of the Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) plan to include two students for one-year terms each on the school board going forward. Brattleboro representative Lana Dever said at the April 12 meeting that the process to develop a proposal to do so was “very collaborative” among all board members and school administrators. “We look forward to working with the [Brattleboro Union High School] administration as we implement this initiative,” Dever said. “This is something that is long coming and...
Think pithy: Flash fiction is the style for this year's Write Action writing contest. The winning entry will be a work of original fiction of up to 820 words. Organizers say contestants can choose as their theme “planting seeds the day before the end,” “hope in the dark,” or “fixing what can be fixed.” First prize is $100, second prize is $50, and third prize is $25. The first-prize winner will be invited to read at Write Action's Literary Festival...
When I was an adolescent in the 1980s, one of the great contemporary prophets was Bono, the front singer in the Irish rock band U2, which would later be considered the greatest rock band in the world. I felt that Bono represented me. He cared about people and was upset with the powers that be. In my understanding, he wanted change without violence. One of my favorite songs was "I Threw a Brick Through a Window." I particularly liked the...
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