I am so sorry to lose Pat Smith. She was the voice of the Reformer for me, and always helpful.
Wendy Harrison is one of Windham County's two state senators. BRATTLEBORO-We're talking a lot about...
LEYDEN, MASS.-I was lucky to have been born in Boston in 1947 and never served...
WARDSBORO-I agree, we do need facts. Have you heard of CWD (chronic wasting disease)? It's...
The writer is president of Vermont Friends of Israel. ATHENS-In response to Bert Picard's criticisms...
What started as a shortage of nurses at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital led to a new training program at the Community College of Vermont/Vermont Tech campus in the Brooks House. At the launch of a series of regional summits planned to address the state's workforce shortage on Oct. 3, representatives from BMH, CCV, and the Vermont Department of Labor (VDOL) shared their experience in creating a variety of training programs, including ones for medical assistants and environmental services, and preparation courses...
One of the latest catch phrases commonly used to describe various systems in our country is “data-driven decision making.” This term is meant to represent a positive approach to how various organizations and systems go about making decisions and setting standards and goals. The intent is to eliminate subjective determinations and make everything fact-based, without emotion. We see this approach in how workers' performance is measured, how we design our school systems, how Amazon and Google run their businesses, and...
NEWFANE-The Crowell Art Gallery at Moore Free Library will present an annual exhibition of art by K–5 students from NewBrook, Townsend, Jamaica School, Dover, Wardsboro, and Marlboro schools. The free exhibit will run until Monday, April 29. The art teachers involved are Suzanne Paugh, from NewBrook, Townsend, and Jamaica schools; Katy Hughes, from Dover and Warsboro schools; and Jamie Schilling, from Marlboro School. Librarian Fiona Chevalier reads them a book - this year's choice is Listen by Shannon Stocker -
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