GUILFORD — I am surprised, and not pleasantly so, that the editors of this paper found Patience Merriman's comments regarding “disruptive protest” to be worthy of space in The Commons.
She speaks of Donald Trump as a “narcissistic bully” and of “the hateful agenda of the extreme right.” Do I detect just a hint of those very qualities in her vicious call to revolt?
True and effective reformers would be appalled at her lack of human decency.
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...
Good day to you, folk of the southern Green Mountains! If you're picking up the paper on its publish date (Wednesday, Feb. 7), it is most assuredly snowing in your neck of the woods. We've got heavy snow on the way this day, with up to a foot or more in some locations in Windham County. In addition, we can expect more light snow on Friday as a Clipper system moves through, then a period of mixed snow and ice...
When we plant a seed, we create a direct link between our ancestral past and our potential future. The seed we plant has traveled around the world, from farmer to farmer, from Native populations to traders and conquerors to royalty and eventually back to farmers. The carrot seed that we plant originated in Afghanistan; tomatoes and peppers, in South America; potatoes, in the Peruvian Andes; eggplant, in central Asia; watermelon, in tropical Africa. Most of our brassicas originated in the...
Main Street Arts presents “Model, Muse, Assistant, Artist,” a group exhibition curated by photographer Rachel Portesi, to celebrate the individual work of the artists who have also worked in her studio as assistants and models. The exhibition features a selection of work by artists (1)Hannah Colantuono, Amaia Echanis, Rachel Portesi, Rachel Racco, Isabel Rodriguez, and Willa Sheehan. The show opening and artist reception will be held on Saturday, March 4, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the MSA gallery at...
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