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When women control their own lives, we will be free

By
Sara Longsmith
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 — Issue 438

BRATTLEBORO — Thanks for writing this, Diana Whitney, and for being an amazing and bitchy mama to two incredible girls.

I like Bitch Magazine's definition of the word “bitch” that Whitney quoted in her piece, but I will never forget the definition Patricia Ireland gave me when I was 19 years old: BITCH = being in total control of herself.

When women are in control of their own lives - and that means not allowing misogyny and sexism, whether it is interpersonal or institutional or systemic - then we will be free.

Voices

The power of protest

By
Mary McCallum

Mary McCallum used to contribute regularly to the commentary series that used to air on...

We have a well-founded fear based on firsthand experience

By
Timothy Belknap

Timothy Belknap describes himself as a "downtown resident and Brattleboro lover." BRATTLEBORO-The yes vote to...

‘Tropes and lies’

By
Eileen Hayes Arama

WEST TOWNSHEND-When I learned, as a girl, about the lead-up to Kristallnacht, I had thought...

Victimizing a merchant over poorly chosen words

By
Phillip Macracken

BRATTLEBORO-The headline made me curious enough to read this one person's opinion of a local...

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Federal application filed for VY sale

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Mike Faher
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 — Issue 395

A New York company has taken another big step toward purchasing Vermont Yankee. NorthStar Group Holdings has filed an application with the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission to acquire the license of the shut-down Vernon plant. The request was filed jointly with Entergy, the facility's current owner. Encompassing more than 200 pages, the application is a comprehensive attempt to convince the NRC that NorthStar has the expertise and the financial wherewithal to clean up the plant decades earlier than Entergy had...

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Voices

Why should anyone be punished for having the courage to call out racism?

By
Nicole Pereira
Friday, February 4, 2022 — Issue 649

Dear Mr. Lyman, I am writing in response to the courageous video of Zane Rizvi that has been circling and published in the Brattleboro Reformer. When I spoke to you and [Assistant Principal Tom] Daughton three years ago in the conference room about my complete frustration at the racism I suffered throughout my time at Brattleboro Area Middle School, your words to me were: “I have a lot to learn.” As I recall, you even had tears in your eyes...

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Arts

WTSA launches 'Listen Local'

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 — Issue 759

BRATTLEBORO-Brattleboro radio station WTSA 96.7FM is launching a new local music program celebrating the region's musicians and touring bands visiting local venues. Listen Local airs weekly on Sunday mornings from 11 a.m. to noon, starting April 7. The program is also available as a recorded podcast at wtsaradio.com/listen-local. The program features music and interviews with local bands across Vermont, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, as well as musicians playing at the region's live music venues. Listen Local is hosted by Mitchell...

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