I am a long-time colleague of Starr's and a big fan. Brattleboro has made a brilliant choice! The town will reap rewards for years to come. I wish she were library director in my town.
Congratulations, Starr! Brooks Memorial Library is very lucky.
BRATTLEBORO-We are living in a moment of deep crisis for our democracy. Billionaires and political...
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...
Eighteen years ago, Mary Ellen Copeland began drawing up a new method for dealing with mental illness. She was looking for a way to reclaim her own life after years of battling anxiety, depression, and mood swings, and Copeland decided “personal empowerment” - allowing a person to take charge of one's own treatment - would be key. The Dummerston resident's WRAP strategy, standing for Wellness Recovery Action Plan, was the result, and it appears to have worked on a large...
On Saturday, Oct. 14, at 8 p.m., the Vermont Jazz Center will welcome legendary trumpeter Tom Harrell to the stage. He will be touring with pianist Danny Grissett, bassist Ugonna Okegwo, and drummer Joe Dyson in support of their new release, Moving Picture. Although Harrell has recorded 30 discs as a leader, this is the first that features him as the sole horn in a quartet setting. Like Miles Davis before him, Harrell can most often be found in a...
I was a shy, lonely boy, and when I was in ninth grade at a small, elite, all-male day school in Manhattan, one of the English teachers there took a liking to me. His name was Richard, and he had a Ph.D. from New York University. He must have been all of 28. I was 14. It was a hard year, as ninth grade is for many kids - all those transitions from being oldest in middle school to youngest...
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