Voices
Focus on Act 46
On towns’ options for school choice and the pressure for change
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...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
School Superintendent Lyle Holiday loves education. Politics? Not her happy place. “It was a very hard decision,” said Holiday of her recent decision to retire from the role of superintendent after three years serving the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union (WSESU). She leaves her job on June 30. “I want to be right up front: I love my job and I love the people that I work with - the teachers, the administrators, and the staff - that has really been...
Early-bird tickets are now on sale for the 17th Annual Collegiate A Cappella Concert, a benefit for the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center taking place at the Latchis Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 7:30 p.m. This year marks the first time early-bird pricing has been offered for this popular event. Tickets are available at a 10 percent discount through Nov. 30 at brattleboromuseum.org or 802-257-0124, ext. 101. After Nov. 30, regular-priced tickets will cost $10 to $50. The concert...
The current dysfunction among politicians in Washington is perhaps the biggest and best reason for ordinary citizens to participate in local governance. I'm talking Town Meeting. It's coming right up. As I write, Selectboards around the county are finalizing municipal budgets for next year and drafting warnings for Town Meetings in March. Sadly, many are doing this work with little or no public input. This situation is hardly surprising, given how demoralizing it is to read the headlines about the...
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