Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
BRATTLEBORO-In Brattleboro, a significant amount of public discourse happens online. While social media can be...
GREENFIELD, MASS.-When I saw the cover of The Commons, I decided to look over this...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group went off to Asheville, North Carolina! The multicultural group...
Don Hazelton's mind was in fine working order. But his body was failing him. "I'm not happy with what is going on inside my body," said Hazelton early in March, a couple months shy of his 94th birthday. Hazelton, in hospice care for many months, had decided to avail himself of Vermont's Act 39, known as Patient Choice and Control at the End of Life. Four days later, on March 8, a sunny, warm, spring day of his choosing, Hazelton...
WOOL 91.5 FM, community radio for Vermont and New Hampshire, will hold its 10th annual Silent Auction and Flea Market on Friday, Nov. 17, from 5 to 8 p.m. The event, held at the station's broadcast studios at 33 Bridge St. in Bellows Falls, features art, antiques, household goods, furniture, gift certificates from area businesses including shops and restaurants, and many gift items - some for only $1. Enjoying its 12th year on the air, WOOL, also known as Black...
I was disgusted by the decision to run a giant free press release for Entergy on the cover of the inside section of the April 27 issue of The Commons. Let Entergy buy an ad if it wants to. If this happens again, I will cancel my subscription.
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