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.
Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
BRATTLEBORO-In Brattleboro, a significant amount of public discourse happens online. While social media can be...
GREENFIELD, MASS.-When I saw the cover of The Commons, I decided to look over this...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group went off to Asheville, North Carolina! The multicultural group...
The Selectboard has named five people to a new working group to investigate the state's new Windham County Economic Development Program (WCEDP), which is bringing millions of dollars to the county over the next five years. Chair David Gartenstein proposed - and the board approved - Grants and Loans Manager Kim Ellison, Planning Director Roderick Francis, Planning Commission Vice-Chair Elizabeth McLoughlin, Selectboard Vice-Chair Kate O'Connor, and Appraiser Russell Rice as group members. Their task: identify needs and opportunities, build an...
Local storytellers will share their life experiences in seven minutes each when Main Street Arts presents “A Night of True Stories,” Saturday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m. In the spirit of public radio's “The Moth Radio Hour,” friends and neighbors will entertain with tales of pathos, mirth, adventure, loss, fright and all the emotions in between. Stories are told live on stage without scripts, notes, props, or accompaniment. Scheduled storytellers are Celia Bohannon, Ron Bos-Lun, Michelle Bos-Lun, Kathleen Bryar, Rick...
Listen up, men! No, not to me. Listen to everyone around you who is not male. Look, it is far too easy to run on the assumption that everyone's experiences are like our own. When we take a second to think about it, we know this isn't true, but still we often relate to people under the idea that their lives have essentially been like ours. If we speak up in a meeting and get listened to, then surely that...
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