One compromised spent-fuel canister could deliver an 1850 msv dose of radiation to the population within 1 mile.
I really don't think it's a good idea to be moving this stuff around too much.
Cal Glover-Wessel grew up in Brattleboro and lives here again after a few years of...
PUTNEY-I am grateful to call Bex Slattery a colleague, blessed to call her a friend,
WILMINGTON-As a former Vernon resident (and one dying to move back there!) I wholeheartedly endorse...
BRATTLEBORO-Oscar Heller is my choice for the three-year seat on the Brattleboro Selectboard. As a...
The Vermont House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved partial extensions to the Act 46 merger deadline of July 1. Should the bill, passed by the House on Feb. 7, become law, the one-year extension would provide breathing room for some schools forced by the state Board of Education to undergo mergers. But with extensions approved on a district-by-district basis depending on their progress in the merger process, only one town - Windham - in the county could receive an extra...
ATHENS-In the days ahead, I would suggest that we all consider the advice of Lesson #1 from Yale professor Timothy Snyder's book, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century. "Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. […] A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do." Tim Stevenson Athens This letter to the editor was submitted to The Commons. This piece, published in print in the Voices...
The Ladies of the Rainbow will perform songs and stand-up comedy at a benefit drag show on Saturday, Dec. 10. The event, set for 8 p.m. at Brattleboro's VFW Carl M. Dessaint Post 1034 at 40 Black Mountain Rd., will feature adult entertainment, as well as a 50/50 raffle and cash bar, to raise funds for the AIDS Project of Southern Vermont. The Ladies of the Rainbow have served up lip-synching and laughter to area audiences since first performing at...
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