Truly unhinged: In the name of “the idea of coming together,” Randolph T. Holhut doubles down on division.
Everything despicable about the neoliberal “New Dems” emerges in this rant.
Tim Kipp, a political activist since the 1960s, is a retired history and political science...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
Anaerobic digester research, renewable energy education, and Rutland solar development are the latest beneficiaries of funding from an old Vermont Yankee insurance policy. The state Public Service Board has approved Green Mountain Power's plans to distribute $302,719 from a Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited fund to various projects around the state. The power company once had an ownership interest in the Vernon plant and is entitled to long-term proceeds related to insurance coverage, with a state mandate to allocate most of...
Anna Patton and Valerie Thompson invite the community to create music through group improvisations, game-pieces, free play, and more at 118 Elliot on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 7:30 p.m. This is a recurring monthly series. Dates include Nov. 14 and Dec. 12, with more dates to be announced. Sound Play is for all instrumentalists and vocalists willing to experiment with improvisational playing and interactive sound making. No experience is needed - “just a curious ear and a willingness to make...
It's very difficult to talk about homeless people without seeming overly idealistic or fatalistic. Or, worse, to seem just clueless. Even the right phrase: homeless, houseless, homeless-by-choice, housing challenged, couch surfing, tent city-ing. To bastardize Leo Tolstoy, "every homeless person is homeless in his, her, and/or their own way." Since I live downtown, I've developed a passing relationship with several people who live downtown - on the street during the day and wherever they can at night. One of them,
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