Voices
Focus on Act 46
On towns’ options for school choice and the pressure for change
Wendy Harrison is one of Windham County's two state senators. BRATTLEBORO-We're talking a lot about...
LEYDEN, MASS.-I was lucky to have been born in Boston in 1947 and never served...
WARDSBORO-I agree, we do need facts. Have you heard of CWD (chronic wasting disease)? It's...
The writer is president of Vermont Friends of Israel. ATHENS-In response to Bert Picard's criticisms...
BRATTLEBORO-Yes, the holiday season has been celebrated, and now it's time for the season's next big event: the opening of the Vermont Legislature today, Wednesday, Jan. 8. It is no secret that things will be different this year. For one thing, the Democratic-Progressive supermajorities have been voted out of office, meaning that Republicans can uphold a veto from Gov. Phil Scott. The GOP has nearly doubled its representation in the 30-member Senate, from seven seats last session to 13. A...
As the Northeast regional director for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), I am writing to address certain points made by Karl Meyer in his Viewpoint [“Failed salmon program doesn't deserve new life,” The Commons, Oct. 12]. While I respect Mr. Meyer's opinion about the FWS's involvement in the Atlantic salmon restoration program in the Connecticut River watershed, I must correct factual errors that I believe mislead your readers and have the potential to erode public support for the...
Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present New Orleans-based singer/songwriter Carsie Blanton and her trio, plus Asheville, N.C.-based duo The Knotty G's at Next Stage on Saturday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m. “Carsie Blanton writes anthems for a world worth saving,” organizers say. Inspired by artists including Nina Simone and Randy Newman, her songs encompass a wide range of genres, “from sultry pop to punk-tinged Americana.” Whether alone with her electric guitar or fronting her “handsome band,” states a...
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