Mary McCallum used to contribute regularly to the commentary series that used to air on...
Timothy Belknap describes himself as a "downtown resident and Brattleboro lover." BRATTLEBORO-The yes vote to...
WEST TOWNSHEND-When I learned, as a girl, about the lead-up to Kristallnacht, I had thought...
BRATTLEBORO-The headline made me curious enough to read this one person's opinion of a local...
Two regional school districts have voter approval for their budgets after votes on June 30. In a second round of casting ballots, voters of the five-town West River Modified Union Education District (WRMUED) approved the fiscal year 2021 budget. Voters approved the district's pre-K-6 budget, 341–211. Voters in the towns of Brattleboro, Dummerston, Guilford, and Putney overwhelmingly approved the Windham Southeast School District budget, 1,531–242. The voters traditionally vote the budget from the floor, but due to COVID-19 safety precautions,
More than 10 percent of the people in Vermont prisons are African American. Just 1 percent of people in Vermont are black. No other nation on earth incarcerates such a high percentage of its people. As of 2008, the USA had about 751 people in prison or jail for every 100,000 in population. “England's rate is 151; Germany's is 88; and Japan's is 63.” That's according to a 2008 New York Times article, and those numbers were virtually unchanged as...
Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St., will offer a series of free workshops for writers and others engaged in artistic pursuits. On Saturdays in August, award-winning author Barbara Morrison will share strategies for promoting creative work. • Aug. 10 - Promotion 101: These days, all authors must help promote their books, and every entrepreneur must develop marketing skills. Beginning with the three questions that guide one's marketing strategy, participants will look at the marketing tools that work today and discuss...
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