BRATTLEBORO — People who pick our food might have to work for 10 hours a day, and some have to work for 14 hours a day. Kids sometimes work for 10 to 14 hours, too.
People get really bad fevers in the sun.
These workers don't get a lot of money. I want them to get a lot of money - and a nice, shady farm to work on.
Mary McCallum used to contribute regularly to the commentary series that used to air on...
Timothy Belknap describes himself as a "downtown resident and Brattleboro lover." BRATTLEBORO-The yes vote to...
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The Parking Department notes that the municipal winter parking ban is now in effect. Here are the main things to remember: • Overnight parking is forbidden on all streets in the town. Vehicles parked for longer than one hour between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. may be ticketed and towed at the owner's expense. • The town's flashing-light system and sign-board program both alert citizens when plowing will take place. A flashing amber light designates the need to remove snow...
By way of taking Kevin O'Keefe to task for blaming Donald Trump for inciting violence in our country, Gerard Cloutier wrote, “I, for one, do not feel as if I am living day by day with a target on my back. In fact, I enjoy every freedom America has to offer.” At the risk of being accused of racial profiling, that statement could have been written only by a privileged white man.
Which holiday is scarier: Halloween or Black Friday? If you answered the latter, you may find comfort and fellowship on Friday, Nov. 24, when arts organization Epsilon Spires screens John Carpenter's anti-consumerist cri de coeur, They Live. Described as a science fiction action horror film, They Live stars Roddy Piper (known to WrestleMania fans as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper), Keith David, and Meg Foster. In addition to directing the film, Carpenter (under the pseudonym "Frank Armitage") also wrote the screenplay, based...
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