BRATTLEBORO — Lester Dunklee is the best! I go in with some pretty random requests and projects. I have yet to stump him.
Sometimes it takes a minute, but that light bulb above his head always lights.
MacLean Gander is retired from a long career as a professor and administrator at Landmark...
Deborah Lee Luskin , one of this newspaper's original columnists, blogs at deborahleeluskin.com. WILLIAMSVILLE-I have...
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...
When someone asks Brandie Starr for money on the streets of Brattleboro, she often offers to buy them a sandwich. “I've never had anybody turn me down,” Starr said. “I usually buy a sandwich, a bag of chips, and a drink. And sometimes a brownie, because everybody needs a brownie.” But Starr, a Brattleboro Selectboard member, knows that not everyone can be so accommodating - especially if they're trying to run a small business and fear that panhandlers are driving...
Friends of Music at Guilford's 54th Labor Day Weekend Festival begins, as usual, with a 7:30 concert on Saturday night, Aug. 31, in the Organ Barn at Tree Frog Farm. Guest organist Robert Barney, who is related to several Guilford families, has served as director of music for Trinity Episcopal Church in Concord, Mass., since 1994. His program “Bach: Friends & Family” includes solo works by Baroque masters Dietrich Buxtehude, J.S. Bach, and C.P.E. Bach, as well as by Felix...
Dear Becca Balint, Many congratulations on your recent election to the U.S. House of Representatives. We look forward to your skill, energy, and dedication to making this a country and world that works well for all people. We do recognize that it will take some time for you to get to know your colleagues and the whole culture and system in Washington. We do want to call your attention to a particular bill that has been there awhile. We urge...
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