BRATTLEBORO — Mindy Haskins Rogers' piece is impeccable journalism, brilliantly written.
Charles F. Monette is a poet, teacher, playwright, actor, builder, and U.S. Army veteran. BRATTLEBORO-Recently,
Lachlan Francis chairs the Windham County Democratic Committee. WESTMINSTER-Democrats in the state Legislature scored some...
Fric Spruyt represents District 9 in Brattleboro's Representative Town Meeting. BRATTLEBORO-At the July 8 Brattleboro...
Jim Freedman is a leadership consultant and the author of Becoming a Leader: Identity, Influence,
Thanksgiving has passed, winter is beginning, and local and state officials are concerned that another surge in COVID-19 cases will hit Vermont in the coming weeks. The Selectboard chose to be proactive and, on Nov. 23, became the first town in the state to adopt an indoor mask policy to reduce the spread of COVID-19, just as the emergence of its Omicron variant in other parts of the world in recent days has caused renewed concern. By a 4–1 vote,
PUTNEY-Next Stage Arts presents a special duo collaboration between cellist Mike Block and master kora player Yacouba Sissoko on Saturday, Jan. 18, at 7:30 pm at Next Stage. Block is a multi-style cello player, composer, singer, and educator, who says he has a passion for cross-cultural collaborations. In addition to his solo performances and touring bands, since 2005 Block has been a member of the Silk Road Ensemble, founded by Yo-Yo Ma, with which he has been featured as a...
When I sent a short story by email to The New Yorker about a character who had inherited half a million dollars and decided to put it into gold, I was startled to find that on my various news sites and my Facebook pages the ads became all about ways to buy gold. Then I bought some sweaters and winter clothes, and I began seeing ads from places like Gap, Garnet Hill, and L.L. Bean offering good deals on clothes.
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