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Voices

Multiple deaths, inconsistent justice

By
Susan Aldridge
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 — Issue 514

BRATTLEBORO — A Vermont Superior Court found Steven Bourgoin guilty of second-degree murder for killing five teenagers in an accident he caused by driving the wrong way on Interstate 89.

Why has President Trump not been charged with second-degree murder in the matter of five immigrant children whose deaths were caused or exacerbated by his policies on immigration?

Apparently, six immigrant children have now died in detention.

Perhaps Trump also would use a defense of insanity.

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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In this pandemic, the foe is politics and human nature

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Richard Davis
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 — Issue 642

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BCTV summer campers to participate in Crowdsourced Cinema video production

Wednesday, May 5, 2021 — Issue 611

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