BRATTLEBORO — I'm writing in appreciation of the beautiful flowers we have throughout downtown Brattleboro this summer!
Our quality of life is higher because of these flowers. Many thanks to those who are responsible for them.
BRATTLEBORO-We are living in a moment of deep crisis for our democracy. Billionaires and political...
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...
After a long search and some legislative lobbying, Marlboro school officials think they've found their district's niche in Vermont's changing educational landscape. The question is whether state officials will agree. Marlboro School Board members have approved an Act 46 merger plan that would link their district with two other, newly formed districts while also allowing Marlboro to retain its middle school and its current form of governance. The so-called “2x2x1” merger model is a new option created this year by...
Several Windham County arts venues are sharing in more than $18 million in federal aid to ease the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. They received funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration's Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG), a program created by legislation authored by U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., with full support from U.S. Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in their respective roles as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and chair of the Senate Budget...
I thank you for bringing to my attention the anti-Semitic action of Ben & Jerry's. This product will no longer be allowed in my house. This sort of surprised me, as your paper is usually not very revealing of anti-Jewish actions.
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