BRATTLEBORO — It took months for the mainstream media and politicians to use the word “lying” in reference to Trump and his regime's public statements.
Now the media is using the words “separation” and “detention.” When will they screw up their courage to use the terms “kidnapping” and “incarceration” to describe U.S. immigration policy?
Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...
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WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...
Opponents of Act 46 have long predicted that the day of forced school mergers would arrive. That day turned out to be Friday, Nov. 30, when, under the authority of the state education reform law, the State Board of Education released its final plan to consolidate 45 school districts into 11 new unified districts. “The Board supports the General Assembly's vision for consolidation of school governance as an essential (but not sole) strategy toward improving equity, excellence, and efficiency in...
Sometimes people ask the wrong things from the Selectboard - things that should be brought to Representative Town Meeting (RTM). This happens because they don't know the town charter, which is the operator's manual for town government. At a recent Selectboard candidate forum, there was a show of hands of people who had read the town charter, and hardly anyone in the audience raised a hand. The surprise was that some candidates for the Selectboard and even a current member...
On May 18 through 20, there will be a large book sale at Antidote Books, 120 Main St., in Putney of the remaining inventory of Kate's Mystery Books, New England's first specialty bookstore dealing in the mystery genre. Hours are Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, noon to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. On Sunday, books will be half-price. Kate Mattes opened Kate's Mystery Books, located on Massachusetts Avenue near Porter Square in Cambridge, Mass.,
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