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We are headed into what seems to be a hard winter in a land of hard winters. We have to talk about the homeless in our midst.
And do something.
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...
The race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination got another candidate over the weekend. Brenda Siegel, the executive/artistic director of the Southern Vermont Dance Festival in Brattleboro, announced her candidacy via an email to media outlets and supporters. She joins three other Democratic candidates - environmentalist James Ehlers, former utility executive Christine Hallquist, and eighth-grader Ethan Sonneborn. The four current candidates have one thing in common. None of them has served in, or has run for, public office. Vermont's party primary...
The Landmark Trust USA recently announced the winners in the first annual Rudyard Kipling Award for Young Writers. The award was created to help celebrate The Landmark Trust USA's 25th anniversary as an inspiration for young writers in the Kipling tradition, according to Tristam Johnson, interim executive director of Landmark Trust USA, in a news release. A crowd of over 70 gathered at the Latchis Theatre on June 3, eagerly awaiting the results. Johnson congratulated the students, telling them they...
Senate Windham District: Athens, Brattleboro, Brookline, Dover, Dummerston, Grafton, Guilford, Halifax, Jamaica, Londonderry, Marlboro, Newfane, Putney, Rockingham, Somerset, Stratton, Townshend, Vernon, Wardsboro, Westminster, Whitingham, and Windham • Sen. Becca Balint (D): [email protected]; beccabalint.com • Sen. Jeanette White (D): [email protected]; 802-387-4379 Windsor District: Includes the Windham County town of Londonderry • Sen. Allison Clarkson (D): [email protected]; 802-457-4627 • Sen. Dick McCormick (D): [email protected]; 802-793-6417 • Sen. Alice W. Nitka (D): [email protected]; 802-228-8432 House Windham-1: Guilford and Vernon • Rep. Sara Coffey...
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