GUILFORD — It's an old but valid observation that one is more effective leading by example than by admonishment.
While admittedly an observer and not a participant, it seems to me the great majority of young climate activists are more wagging fingers than setting examples.
Had I seen placards proclaiming “I never use a clothes dryer,” “Told my parents: will walk to school, thanks,” Or, “One shower per week for me,” I'd have been a lot more impressed.
Mary McCallum used to contribute regularly to the commentary series that used to air on...
Timothy Belknap describes himself as a "downtown resident and Brattleboro lover." BRATTLEBORO-The yes vote to...
WEST TOWNSHEND-When I learned, as a girl, about the lead-up to Kristallnacht, I had thought...
BRATTLEBORO-The headline made me curious enough to read this one person's opinion of a local...
Marlboro, Halifax, Whitingham, and Wilmington all approved joining into a regional broadband initiative called a communications union district at their respective Annual Town Meetings on March 3. The new CUD will be called the Deerfield Valley Communications Union District. The Legislature created these districts several years ago. CUDs have the ability to borrow money and operate similar to other municipal districts such as water districts or waste management districts. If successful, the regional broadband project would bring fiber-optic broadband services...
I want to express my appreciation to Fran Lynggaard Hansen for such a great tribute to Lester Dunklee. My earliest remembrance of the R.E. Dunklee and Sons Machine Shop was in the 1940s, when I needed a push lawn mower repaired. In the shop I was quite fascinated by the long shaft overhead that powered the machines. There were various size pulleys along the shaft that were belted to power the machines below. I had been used to seeing belt...
“There/There” is an exhibit of abstract landscape paintings by Frank Jackson, made on burlap using the quick-drying medium of fresco. The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) will present two events in connection with the exhibit: a transfer prints workshop with Jackson on Saturday, July 23, and a conversation with Jackson and Sarah Freeman, the exhibit's curator, on Sept. 16. At the workshop, Jackson will guide participants of all skill levels in creating transfer prints, a process that begins with...
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