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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...
Taking on two well-established senators in your first race for public office might seem daunting, but Wayne Vernon Estey doesn't seem overly concerned. Estey is running in the Aug. 14 Democratic Primary against Windham County incumbents Jeanette White of Putney and Becca Balint of Brattleboro. This is Estey's first run for public office. He is 64, and a native of East Hartford, Conn. He previously worked as a senior economist for the state of Connecticut, as the lead attorney for...
The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) and Retreat Farm present the inaugural Artful Ice Shanties Design-Build Competition. Artists, ice fishing enthusiasts, tiny house aficionados, and design-builders of all ages and experience levels are invited to build artful ice shanties that will be displayed at Retreat Farm from Feb. 13 through Feb. 28. Entries can be built by individuals or by groups of friends, family members, classmates, office colleagues, or any kind of team. Registration forms and details, including building...
I sat down with Turquoise Grille owners Declan O'Donnell and Hale Kiziltan; we talked about the issue, sharing feelings on both sides. I have been homeless and I have fought addiction, so for me the signs triggered feelings that I hadn't had in many years. After talking this through and learning about one another's feelings, we came to an understanding about several things. I truly believe that there was no ill-will meant toward those dealing with being addicted and homeless.
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