Voices
Common interests, or us-versus-them?
Landlords respond to a proposal to prohibit advance collection of last month's rent
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...
The unemployed, the unhoused, the people with mental health problems, the panhandlers, the drug users, the dealers, the travelers, the thieves - it is hard to tell the players on the street without a scorecard. When I first thought about writing about homelessness in Brattleboro, I lumped all of the above together because homelessness has become an all-encompassing word. Yet it shouldn't be. Brattleboro has problems, certainly. But why should this town be different from everywhere else in the country?
Dear Rep. Balint: I am writing to you in response to recent remarks on VtDigger. First, I want you to know that I, too, am horrified and saddened by the violence committed by both Hamas and Israel. I hope that you will take a moment to read why I support a ceasefire and why your responses so far have left me with much confusion. You say that you are working with the Biden administration to push Israel to follow humanitarian...
Beginning at sundown on Friday, June 4, Epsilon Spires will project the Finnish film Tove (2020) in the parking lot of the historic First Baptist Church building at 190 Main St. This Covid-safe event, which takes place at the end of Gallery Walk, will feature refreshments by Madame Jo's crêperie from Trollhaugen Farm in Newfane, and an introductory presentation by Jo Dery, associate professor of film studies at Keene State College. The first in a series of weekly film screenings...
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