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...
At first, it was a drip, and then many drips, and then it was the threat of a burst pipe in the bathroom ceiling. We were sequestered, but was our plumber? When you own a house, you have a Rolodex of carpenters, electricians, plumbers, dirt-and-gravel specialists, car mechanics. These contacts come with the territory. Over the years, you build up a list of reliable people to call in an emergency. And many of these people are still on the job,
When most of us think about resilience, we imagine disturbances like intense storms, flooding, sea level rise, tornadoes, and wildfires. Clearly, pandemics need to be part of the resilience discussion as well. COVID-19, the coronavirus spreading rapidly worldwide, is bringing this aspect of resilience into sharp focus. Resilience is about being prepared for the unexpected, about keeping safe during emergencies, and about bouncing back (and, yes, bouncing forward) from disturbances. Our resilience as individuals, as communities, and as countries is...
The Vermont Theatre Company's production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, with music and lyrics by William Finn and book by Rachel Sheinkin, concludes its two-week run this weekend at the Evening Star Grange in Dummerston Center. The show is a musical comedy that tells the story of an eclectic group of six quirky youngsters (overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves) who vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime at the fictional Putnam...
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