It's about time! I've had enough of institutions like the Brattleboro Retreat stealing our hard-earned tax dollars in the name of “mental health.”
We should all applaud whistleblower Thomas Joseph and anyone like him. Well done!
Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this...
BRATTLEBORO-What a depressing time to celebrate Independence Day, as No. 47 and his obedient and...
Sarah Ellis is a writer and mental health advocate who grew up in Brattleboro and...
BRATTLEBORO-Analysis of Brattleboro's Charter Revision Survey reveals growing dissatisfaction with the current Representative Town Meeting...
Emergency Winter Shelter training offered for new and current volunteers BRATTLEBORO - On Sunday Feb. 15, the Brattleboro Area Drop In Center will host a training for volunteers who help manage and maintain the Emergency Winter Shelter. This training will begin at 1:30 p.m. at downtown Brattleboro's First Baptist Church, 190 Main St. This training will be attended by both new and current volunteers. The agenda includes a meet-and-greet, an overview of volunteer responsibilities, and time for current volunteers to...
Marlboro College will host a five-part series of talks, from July 5 to Aug, 2, providing facts and understanding on the current refugee situation in the U.S. The series, “Refugees in the USA Today: Gaining Some Perspective,” runs concurrently with Marlboro's MAT in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages summer residency, but is open to the public. “There are more than 65 million displaced people in the world today, yet only a small percentage of these are 'resettled,'” Beverley...
All of us have had the experience of waking the day after a horrific event, as reality replaces the sanctuary of sleep. In my opinion, that misty place is where the majority of us now exist in their consciousness. I see too many people resistant to becoming fully awake, because sleep lulls the spiritual pain of being awake so well. Supporters of Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign have concerns with the lack of media coverage. I am thrilled with Bernie's delivery...
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