This is to all the anti-Vermont Yankee people: What about the weather station they generously pay for on the two-way radio?
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...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
Out of the gate at the Sept. 12 public forum at Brooks Memorial Library, Assistant Town Manager Patrick Moreland surprised some by recommending the Selectboard choose a fire-based EMS service for the town - a move supported by the 10 other town staff members present, each speaking in favor of it. "I believe we have a fantastic opportunity in the municipal model," Moreland said. He continued to note that after reviewing the Request for Proposal (RFP) responses from American Medical...
BRATTLEBORO-The Last Laugh, a 1924 German silent film drama about a hotel doorman demoted to washroom attendant, will be screened with live music on Friday, May 10, at 8 p.m., at Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St. The screening will feature live accompaniment on the venue's Estey pipe organ by Jeff Rapsis, a New Hampshire-based silent film musician. The story of The Last Laugh, regarded as one of German director F. W. Murnau's best pictures, is told entirely in visual terms,
Elayne Clift's piece encapsulated perfectly what's happening. The media's portrayal of the us-versus-them playbook ends up normalizing what should be abnormal. No historical contexts - or, more importantly, no policy positions - that emerge from a framework of ideals based on helping people can come from the “horse race” mentality. The power of media will certainly define the Democratic field. Mayor Pete Buttigieg, for example, is such a creation. A good-government-and-transparency-policy person takes a back seat to the most recent...
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