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.
Cal Glover-Wessel grew up in Brattleboro and lives here again after a few years of...
PUTNEY-I am grateful to call Bex Slattery a colleague, blessed to call her a friend,
WILMINGTON-As a former Vernon resident (and one dying to move back there!) I wholeheartedly endorse...
BRATTLEBORO-Oscar Heller is my choice for the three-year seat on the Brattleboro Selectboard. As a...
In March 2014, a radiologist spotted a “highly suspicious,” possibly cancerous mass on the kidney of a Brattleboro Memorial Hospital patient. But state inspectors say it took two-and-a-half years for that patient to learn of the problem. By then, the cancer had spread to the patient's lungs, and surgeons had to remove the kidney. New documents show that the state has cited BMH both for the notification error and for initially failing to thoroughly investigate the incident. They are the...
I'm writing to thank you for publishing Deborah Lee Luskin's powerful piece. I was aghast to learn that Vermont Public Radio refused Luskin's commentary if it named her grandfather as her abuser, and I am glad that you published a longer version of her piece prominently on the front page of the Voices section. In a time in which abusers hold positions of power in many of our highest offices, including the presidency and the Supreme Court, it is of...
Innovative guitarist and composer Hiroya Tsukamoto will bring his fusion of folk, jazz, and world music to Stage 33 Live in Bellows Falls on Sunday, Dec. 22, in a special 2 p.m. matinee performance for a well-timed break from the holiday rush. Eclectic and immersive, Tsukamoto takes audiences on an earthy, organic odyssey. In addition to original compositions, his repertoire travels the world of traditional music. Tsukamoto leads concerts internationally, including multiple appearances at the Blue Note in New York...
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