PUTNEY — I am so grateful for this commentary, which names the unreasonable, but terribly powerful, fear - of a tyrannical government actually disarming citizens - behind so many opponents of gun-safety laws.
Nancy Braus, a retired independent bookseller, is a longtime activist. Since she submitted this piece,
BRATTLEBORO-Since moving to Brattleboro over a year ago, I have learned that there are so...
BRATTLEBORO-The Anti-Defamation League's 2024 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents reports a deeply troubling rise in antisemitism...
DEERFIELD, MASS.-U.S. Rep. Becca Balint claims that President Trump "does not give a damn about...
May this day be a great one for you and yours! After some fair weather on Wednesday, we will be looking at more rain pushing back into the region for Thursday into Friday. Fortunately for us, the drought has been completely mitigated in southern Vermont, so we are in good shape. At this point, we need some longer stretches of sunny, warm, dry days. However, this will not be our lot for the coming week. After a drier period of...
The Latchis Theatre is bringing back by popular demand its Off the Beaten Path film series, which showcases recent films that may have slipped under the radar but are worth seeing. The series, presented in collaboration with the Brattleboro Film Festival, continues Saturdays and Sundays at 4 p.m., through Aug. 22-23. Off the Beaten Path continues on Aug. 8 and 9 with Wild Tales, a subversive satire that doubles as an anthology film about inequality, injustice, and the demands of...
Protesters need to think harder. When you block roads or bridges, when you prevent people from going about their business, who are you winning over to your cause? Not the worker who can't be tardy to work one more time or they'll be fired. Not the person trying to rush their ailing pet to the veterinarian. Not the parent rushing out to buy baby formula. People trying to go about their business aren't suddenly going to be won over to...
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