BRATTLEBORO-We are living in a moment of deep crisis for our democracy. Billionaires and political...
Tim Kipp, a political activist since the 1960s, is a retired history and political science...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
Despite all the medical advances of the past three decades,18,000 people die each year of AIDS in the United States, according to Marguerite Monet, senior case manager for the AIDS Project of Southern Vermont. “Yes, we recognize that we've made progress, and things are getting better worldwide,” said Monet. “Prevention is working, but we continue to have new infections. We can't stop now.” That was the theme of this year's edition of World AIDS Day, which was observed in Brattleboro...
Next Stage Arts Project presents 2020 Sundog Poetry Book Award winner Lucas Farrell as part of its Next Stage Speaks literary series on Thursday, April 8, at 7 p.m. Hosted by former Vermont Poet Laureate Chard deNiord, of Westminster West, this free Zoom event celebrates the April 6 launch of Farrell's award-winning book of poems, The Blue-Collar Sun, published by the Sundog Poetry Center in the Lamoille County town of Johnson, in partnership with Green Writers Press of Brattleboro. Farrell...
With another legislative session adjourned, we lawmakers finally have the breathing room to look back - and look ahead. Trying to squeeze a year of work into four months, your part-time citizen legislature has moved ahead with decisions that support protecting children, the elderly, and the environment: • A top priority is how much we value our children in Vermont, and because of the opioid problem, more children need our protection from unfortunate, dangerous circumstances. We addressed both that situation...
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