BRATTLEBORO — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again,” contains a spelling error.
Should it not be spelled “Grate?”
Merriam-Webster tells us that the word “grate” is 1) to break into small pieces, 2) to grind against something with a harsh noise, 3) to have an irritating effect.
All of these definitions seem appropriate.
Mary McCallum used to contribute regularly to the commentary series that used to air on...
Timothy Belknap describes himself as a "downtown resident and Brattleboro lover." BRATTLEBORO-The yes vote to...
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Area school consolidation efforts took a hit on Town Meeting Day, as voters rejected two of Windham County's three Act 46 merger proposals. In Windham Northeast Supervisory Union, a four-town merger failed. And in Windham Central, only half of a two-tiered Act 46 plan gained approval. While voters in four of the five Leland & Gray union towns voted to merge, a companion plan in Dover, Marlboro, and Wardsboro was rejected. Even as he sorted through the complicated results on...
Here is another voice in favor of putting downtown's traffic lights back on cycle. I worked at the Latchis Hotel and Theatre for 10 years and during that time, I must have stood on the corner of Main Street and Flat Street at least 5,000 times, waiting to cross. In addition, my office window overlooked the same corner. It is safe to say I saw a lot of traffic, and had an overabundance of pedestrian experiences, in my day. Bring...
Watch the next generation of circus stars perform Impetus, which the New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA) describes as “a high flying, awe inspiring theatrical circus production.” NECCA's graduating class of ProTrack students will take the virtual stage, presenting a show that, according to a news release, “captures the ways in which humans connect to influence, inspire, and irritate one another through space and time.” Impetus is the final Circus Capstone Project for professionally ready students attending the school's...
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