After reading Pat Sheehan's letter regarding her uterus and my testicles, here's my response to Pat and all the other pro-aborts out there: Smile! Your moms chose life!
Wendy Harrison is one of Windham County's two state senators. BRATTLEBORO-We're talking a lot about...
LEYDEN, MASS.-I was lucky to have been born in Boston in 1947 and never served...
WARDSBORO-I agree, we do need facts. Have you heard of CWD (chronic wasting disease)? It's...
The writer is president of Vermont Friends of Israel. ATHENS-In response to Bert Picard's criticisms...
Mud season has begun in Vermont, but soil isn't the only thing that's thawing. So, too, are the amphibians. As species wake from their winter sleep - and, in some cases, soften from a fully frozen state - wood frogs, peepers, a variety of salamanders and other critters begin moving toward ponds or vernal pools to breed. Often, their journey becomes dangerous as they cross roads in search of wetter climes. To guard against calamity, environmental groups around the state...
I would happily make a sandwich, with mayo, on the floor of most breweries these days. They're as clean, if not cleaner, than hospitals, for the simple reason that a lack of sanitation is the quickest way to produce bad beer. Bad in terms of flavor, and badly behaved, too - beers that gush out of bottles like a garden hose run amok. Ray McNeill did things a little differently, in brewing as in life. For a while, he had...
Palaver Strings, the innovative and dynamic ensemble known for their genre-bending performances, is set to take the stage at Next Stage Arts on April 27, at 7 p.m., with special guests clarinetist Kinan Azmeh and percussionist Brian Shankar Adler. Azmeh, a member of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble, and Adler, who has collaborated with a diverse range of musicians including Vijay Iyer and Esperanza Spalding, bring their unique talents and musical styles to the table. Palaver Strings is a (1)chamber...
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