DUMMERSTON — Wonderfully detailed and complete article on the status of recycling and trash disposal but no information on how options affect the environment and climate change.
I would love to read more in a future story.
Meg Mott, Ph.D. is professor emerita of Marlboro College and Emerson College and describes herself...
Ross Momaney (rmm-art.com) is a visual artist and arts educator. By blending these roles, he...
Michelle Bos-Lun and Richard Nelson are state representatives who sit across the table from each...
Carolyn North (carolynnorthbooks.com) is a writer of books that address "the interface between matter and...
BRATTLEBORO-Assistant Town Manager Patrick Moreland admits there have been a few glitches as the system comes online. "We have had a few stumbles with rolling out the new system," he told The Commons on Dec. 2. Among the glitches: "A card reader in the Harmony Lot failed and needed an immediate replacement. That has been resolved. We believed that receipt paper would be included with new machines. On this, we were mistaken. Receipt paper has now been installed." One of...
I read this Viewpoint by Amy Domrad Tudor with interest. She related her experience at Marlboro College, assessed the current situation, and lamented that alumni had not been informed of the situation. Her response is to let alumni make the decision as to what the end result will be. But didn't alumni already make that decision? According to the US News & World Report Best Colleges 2017, the alumni donation rate for Marlboro was 25 percent. This means that 75...
Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (HCRS), southeastern Vermont's nonprofit community mental-health agency, will be hosting a special online screening of the documentary, The Upstanders. The free showing of the 56-minute film will take place on Wednesday, May 4, at noon. According to a news release, The Upstanders “is unsettling and uplifting, causing us all to examine our behavior, inspiring us to do better, and stand up against victimization and cyberbullying.” After the film, there will be an informative panel discussion...
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