Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...
The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...
WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...
Better late than never. After being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 50th edition of Green Up Day will be held on Saturday, May 30. Normally held on the first Saturday in May, this annual roadside clean up sees Vermonters of all ages get outside and clean up miles of roads throughout the state. Inspired by the first Earth Day in 1970, Green Up Day is Vermont's largest all-volunteer, statewide, one-day event. While Vermont's Interstates and state highways, some...
Dear Mr. Lyman, I am writing in response to the courageous video of Zane Rizvi that has been circling and published in the Brattleboro Reformer. When I spoke to you and [Assistant Principal Tom] Daughton three years ago in the conference room about my complete frustration at the racism I suffered throughout my time at Brattleboro Area Middle School, your words to me were: “I have a lot to learn.” As I recall, you even had tears in your eyes...
Marlboro College presents a talk and discussion by alumni Molly Booth '14 and Jack Rossiter-Munley '12, hosts of a Shakespeare-focused podcast called Party Bard, on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. They will be joined by T. Hunter Wilson, Marlboro writing and literature faculty emeritus, who helped inspire their love of writing and Shakespeare. This event is free and open to the public, and will be held in Marlboro's Whittemore Theater, site of many Shakespeare productions over the years. The...
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