Having had a musical education myself, I found Laura Stevenson's explanation of her adjustment to a cochlear implant very informative.
What patience is required for a mother to help a child who has received a CI to learn to hear.
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...
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...
SoBo Studio, a dance space and performance art collective, has partnered with Next Stage Arts and its Fables storytelling night to host a free stand-up comedy and humorous storytelling performance that will take place Saturday, June 5, at 5 p.m. on the Town Common. This show will be performed by locals who are experiencing their first time performing stand-up comedy and storytelling in front of a live audience. All participants spent the winter working on their material in a comedy...
How can one put into words the trauma of a nation? When writing about the events in Paris, it became clear there is no posture to adopt, no angle from which to write. There is only tragedy, and solidarity with those who are suffering. Somehow, the Jihadists have lost sight of humanity. It is not the first time in our evolutionary history that a group of people find themselves cut off from the very sentiments that make us human: compassion,
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