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...
A theme of frustration with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) emerged during the June 25 meeting of the Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel. While NRC-inspired angst is common amongst anti-nuclear watchdogs, the most angst-filled comments during the meeting came from state officials. “I'm becoming less and less patient with the NRC's approach to these things,” said Commissioner of the Department of Public Service Christopher Recchia. He said that Entergy followed the NRC's regulations as the owner of a nuclear power...
In producing To Their Appointed End, four one-act plays directed by William Stearns, Guilford Center Stage gets personal. The playwright, Jean Stewart McLean, is GCS co-founder Don McLean's mother. The four short plays, written around 1950, have never been staged, and GCS presents them in commemoration of Jean Stewart McLean's centenary. “Part of our theater company's definition is, we do stuff nobody else does,” Don said. Born in 1917 in Rahway, N.J., Jean Stewart McLean was an avid writer, Don...
Southeast Vermont Building Bright Futures expresses a full-bellied thank you to all those who participated, volunteered, performed, donated to, and inspired the “Building Bright Futures: Vermont's Vision For Early Childhood” community forum on Dec. 8. The forum was an opportunity to learn more about Vermont's vision for our children and to share concrete steps we can take as a community to improve the health and well-being of all our children. Current and newly elected state legislators from Windham County listened...
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