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McLoughlin: the good-governance candidate

By
Hank and Diana Lange
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 — Issue 499

BRATTLEBORO — We support Elizabeth McLoughlin for one of the two one-year seats on the Brattleboro Selectboard.

Liz is our next-door neighbor, and we know she shares our love for Brattleboro. We think of her as the good-governance candidate, having no particular issue or special interest, and one who would strive to make every decision based upon what would be in the best interest of the town as a whole and would constitute the common good.

We can not think of a better person than Liz to represent us on the Selectboard.

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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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Film, discussion to examine United States foreign policy

Wednesday, March 6, 2019 — Issue 500

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