Voices
Focus on Act 46
On towns’ options for school choice and the pressure for change
Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...
The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...
WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...
Farms are slow businesses. An apple takes a season to grow, whether or not people are staying home during a pandemic. According to Scott Farm's general manager, Simon Renault, the COVID-19 crisis has affected only some parts of the farm's business. Most of the impact has been felt on the agritourism side of the business, he said. Because it closed down its reservation system early in the COVID-19 crisis, the hospitality and lodging-based Landmark Trust USA felt the hit sooner...
According to the statistics, arts matter in Vermont. The participation of 28,708 people in the state's creative sector is 32 percent above the national average, according to a 2018 status report of the Vermont creative sector economy commissioned by the Vermont Creative Network. An additional 8,424 workers in the state do creative work within non-creative industries. Arts & Economic Prosperity 5, an economic-impact study that was prepared by the Americans for the Arts in partnership with the Vermont Arts Council,
The Brattleboro Union High School Music Department presents a fall concert on Wednesday, Nov. 18 , at 7 p.m. in the BUHS auditorium. There is no admission charge and all are welcome. The jazz workshop opens the concert, directed by Eugene Uman and Robert Freeberg. They will perform three tunes, including Uman's Niko's Dream, Wes Montgomery's Road Song, and Horace Silver's Sister Sadie. Madrigals will take the stage second, beginning their set with Weep Oh Mine Eyes by John Bennett.
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