BRATTLEBORO — The Commons will suspend publication for a week so our staff and contributors can recharge their batteries, enjoy the holiday season, and otherwise gird themselves to produce a good newspaper for you in 2016.
The next issue will be dated Wednesday, Jan. 6. Deadline for news and advertising is Friday, Jan. 1.
All of us at Vermont Independent Media and The Commons offer readers best holiday wishes in these waning days of 2015. See you next year.
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BRATTLEBORO-As usual, The Commons will not publish an edition for the last week of the year. The next issue of the newspaper will be published Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. Deadline for news and advertising is Friday, Dec. 27. Because of the New Year's Day holiday, newspaper distribution will extend into Thursday, Jan. 2. All of us at Vermont Independent Media wish our readers warm holiday greetings, a safe end of the year, and best wishes for strength, prosperity, and resilience...
Anyone who is 65 years or older is most likely receiving notices about changing their Medicare plan by postal mail, email, or a variety of other media. Medicare open-enrollment period is from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, and anyone enrolled in either traditional Medicare or a Medicare Advantage plan can switch coverage. New coverage would begin on Jan. 1, 2020. It is important to understand the history of the Medicare Advantage program. In 2003, President George W. Bush signed into...
Psychologist and actor Ron Goldman has long been troubled about complex conflicts generated in him by the loss of his mother's family in the Holocaust. He has often asked himself how much did he really want to know and, once he did know, how could he face up to those painful events. After much soul searching, he discovered an interesting way to confront his family history: turn it into a play. On Saturday, Jan. 30, at 8 p.m., the Hooker-Dunham...
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