Wendy Harrison is one of Windham County's two state senators. BRATTLEBORO-We're talking a lot about...
LEYDEN, MASS.-I was lucky to have been born in Boston in 1947 and never served...
WARDSBORO-I agree, we do need facts. Have you heard of CWD (chronic wasting disease)? It's...
The writer is president of Vermont Friends of Israel. ATHENS-In response to Bert Picard's criticisms...
On March 22, 1961, in the glow of the heady idealism of John F. Kennedy's New Frontier, an organization formed here with a goal of promoting a better understanding of the world. Among the founders of the Windham World Affairs Council (WWAC) were Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker, U.S. Sen. George Aiken, psychologist and foreign policy expert Hildegard Durfee, and environmentalist Arthur Westing. Sixty years later, this local affiliate of the nonprofit World Affairs Councils of America remains its smallest chapter and...
State Treasurer Michael Pieciak thinks high rent causes homelessness. Typical of a state treasurer to think like that! Homelessness has many causes, but the majority of them are discrimination, mental crisis, and substance disorders - all of which require compassion, trust, and intensive prolonged social services. Building new housing will destroy the natural habitat and bring in tax revenue only, which should be obvious coming from the source. There is no correlation to investors building housing and ending homelessness, so...
WEST BRATTLEBORO-All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church is partnering with Harmony Collective Artist Gallery to present "Welcome to the New Year!" This collaborative exhibit includes the work of 16 local artists who are members of the collective and "celebrates the coming of a new year, with all its possibilities and potential incarnations," according to organizers. The participating artists are Marie Formichelli, Stu Copans, Melody Squires, Kay Curtis, Julia Sorensen, Larisa Volkavichyute, Kathie Capcara, Cyndi Ferrante, Hone Williams, Jeanne Sutherland, Nancy Ghitman,
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