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From the Windham Philharmonic

By
Hugh Keelan
Wednesday, August 18, 2021 — Issue 626

BRATTLEBORO — The Windham Philharmonic announces a first step in taking responsibility for the systems and culture and harm revealed in Mindy Haskins Rogers' article in The Commons.

The board of the Windham Philharmonic met, and voted to divest Linda Hecker of board presidency and board membership.

This is a first and insufficient step.

Zeke (Robert) Hecker has never been a member of Windham Philharmonic, is not welcome to play with the orchestra, and will not participate in any future open-to-the-public rehearsals.

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We’ve become a business with a community problem

By
Hannah Sorila

Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...

What has the U.S. done?

By
Kate Kenner

GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...

Keeping faith in ‘interesting times’

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The Beloved Community VT

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Election results: obvious, but still shocking

By
M.N. Scherbatskoy

WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...

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Balint seeks second term

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Joyce Marcel
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 — Issue 760

BRATTLEBORO-There are times when Vermont likes to go all in, so in 2022, when it decided to send its first female to Congress, it chose Becca Balint, an idealistic lesbian politician, a progressive Democrat, a Brattleboro resident, a mother of two, a former teacher, and the former president pro tem of the Vermont Senate. "It's been an incredible joy and a privilege," Balint told The Commons when she announced her re-election campaign late last month. "And it feels like an...

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We can address the climate crisis — with a culture shift

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Rebecca Jones M.D.
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 — Issue 677

I am sitting on my back porch in the 95-plus degree weather, having just read headlines stating that Spain has put a restriction on air conditioning, and I feel like I am seeing a near future where heat becomes inescapable and more deadly. And I imagine hearing people say, “Why didn't anyone tell us? Why didn't anyone do anything to stop this?” A huge portion of our emissions - 27 percent nationwide, up to 40 percent in Massachusetts and Vermont...

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Cello concert returns to historic Guilford Center Meeting House

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 — Issue 779

GUILFORD-The love of music, friends, and tradition will come together when the Guilford Free Library presents a cello concert on Saturday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. at the historic Guilford Center Meeting House, 4042 Guilford Center Rd., say organizers in a news release. The performance will be followed by a dessert reception when the audience will have the opportunity to meet and talk with the musicians. This concert series benefits the Library and was first presented in 2013. That initial...

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