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Baby goat yoga leads to adult goat deaths

By
Karen Hein, M.D.
Wednesday, August 29, 2018 — Issue 474

JACKSONVILLE — We must stop this horrid trend of baby-goat yoga!

Teaching cute little goats to pounce on your back or jump up on you is a real no-no - imagine our 210-pound Sammy doing that!

Actually, there are stories of cute little llamas, alpacas, and goats who had to be euthanized because of similar behaviors taught by people who are not thinking ahead - people who should know better!

Sorry to be a party pooper, but please tell your yoga community that goat yoga with baby goats will lead to adult goat deaths if they teach them such dangerous bad habits when they are cute little kids!

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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Skating into the future

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Virginia Ray
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 — Issue 657

A chance to help change the structure and future of the indoor skatepark at the Boys & Girls Club on Flat Street will be the topic of discussion on Friday, April 1 at the Club. “The Club is seeking community input and involvement in stewarding the skatepark into the future,” says Executive Director Michelle Simpson. “Due to certain Boys & Girls Club of America restrictions, we are not able to open the skatepark up to the public, making this an...

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Why are gas stations and distributors squeezing the locals?

By
Elliott Greenblott
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 — Issue 563

I have always believed that one of the basic laws of economics is that of supply and demand. We have come to expect that when demand is high, prices tend to rise and when demand is low, they may drop. That appears to be true for most items - except for gasoline in Windham County. While nationally, the price of gas has dropped significantly at the pump for the past two months, the prices at stations in this county have...

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BMAC looks back on five decades of work by painter Thelma Appel

Wednesday, November 27, 2019 — Issue 538

“Thelma Appel: Observed/Abstract,” now on view at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, showcases five decades of paintings by a little-known, 82-year-old artist who co-founded the Bennington College Summer Painting Workshop. “This is the very first career survey of my life,” Appel said. “The fact that it is at such a respected museum, and in Vermont where I first became a serious landscape painter, is even more poignant. At my age, that means the world to me - and it's...

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