BRATTLEBORO — We were lucky to have Paul Cameron around as long as we did.
Enjoy North Carolina, Paul! We'll miss your dedication and kindness!
Charles F. Monette is a poet, teacher, playwright, actor, builder, and U.S. Army veteran. BRATTLEBORO-Recently,
Lachlan Francis chairs the Windham County Democratic Committee. WESTMINSTER-Democrats in the state Legislature scored some...
Fric Spruyt represents District 9 in Brattleboro's Representative Town Meeting. BRATTLEBORO-At the July 8 Brattleboro...
Jim Freedman is a leadership consultant and the author of Becoming a Leader: Identity, Influence,
The Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual spring Legislative Breakfast on March 15 - but minus the bacon and eggs, as COVID-19 turned the ritual update on happenings in Montpelier into a virtual affair. The morning started with some light trash talking between Rep. Mike Mrowicki and Sen. Jeanette White as the two Putney Democrats traded barbs on whose chamber worked harder. Ten Windham County lawmakers outlined bills they're working on that might interest local businesses, on such...
Saxophonist/vocalist/composer Camille Thurman will appear in the “Emerging Artist Series” with the Darrell Green Trio at the Vermont Jazz Center on Saturday, Nov. 4, at 8 p.m. Called a “rising star” by Downbeat magazine and a “first class saxophonist that blows the proverbial roof off the place” by All About Jazz, Camille Thurman will be accompanied by her touring ensemble, the Darrell Green Trio, which includes Darrell Green, drums; David Bryant, piano; Rashaan Carter, bass. Thurman is a modern player...
Nancy Braus, until recently an independent bookseller, is a longtime activist who contributes often to these pages. So we now have a House of Representatives with a large majority, in passing a resolution on Dec. 5, willing to back the totally bogus and dangerous statement "anti-Zionism is antisemitism." Reading the list of Democrats who voted in favor, it includes some who are thought of as progressives, such as Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.). Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.), who...
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