BRATTLEBORO — It's a sad day when a writer loses a job. I hope Pat Smith and Mike Fahar find meaningful work that will continue to contribute to their community.
BRATTLEBORO-We are living in a moment of deep crisis for our democracy. Billionaires and political...
Tim Kipp, a political activist since the 1960s, is a retired history and political science...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
As the town copes with the consequences of opioids, one segment of the population finds itself especially affected: youth. A recent series of interviews with younger people who have managed to climb out of hardships suggest an undercurrent of street violence and the consequences of addiction within their community. Sources, many of whom spoke on background for reasons of privacy and concern for their safety, say that this activity is rarely reported to the police and only occasionally reaches public...
Poets Coleman Barks and Marie Howe and master musicians Eugene Friesen, cello, and Jamey Haddad, percussion, will join for a concert that will celebrate the art of language in performance of collaboration between poets and storytellers and master musicians, with a special focus on the mystic poet Rumi. In Barks's translations, the timeless gifts of the great Sufi mystic Jelalludin Rumi (1207-1273) contain surprising insights into the working of the human heart and psyche. In performance, Coleman's entertaining style, anecdotes,
Despite statewide school closures that resulted in overnight changes for families and school staff, school nutrition professionals stepped up every day to ensure our community remained fed. What a challenging year this has been for everyone working in school kitchens! School communities throughout Windham County are grateful for these unsung heroes in the community who nourish children each day. Last spring, while teachers, students, and families were making the difficult shift to remote learning, these food service professionals continued to...
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