BRATTLEBORO — Virginia Ray's front-page news story exemplifies covering a controversy without falling into ho-hum “neutrality,” but reporting the story fully and fairly so that the facts can speak for themselves.
The non-transparency of a Selectboard, which declines to publicly discuss or explain important decisions, is an insult to the letter and spirit of Open Meeting.
Thank you, Commons, for such world-class journalism.
Sarah Copeland Hanzas is Vermont's Secretary of State. Prior to her election, she served for...
BRATTLEBORO-Mollie S. Burke has represented District 8 for 16 years. She is a trusted and...
BELLOWS FALLS-All registered voters of Windham-3 - that includes Rockingham, Westminster, and Brookline - please...
WESTMINSTER-My friend Ann Smith and I attended Casey Cota's meeting on the Affordable Heat Act...
BRATTLEBORO-One winter not so long ago, Tony, a professional juggler, discovered that a huge icicle had fallen from his roof and penetrated the ceiling above his living room. Several gallons of water had collected in a large pouch there, held back only by paint, which he punctured and drained into a bucket. Surveying the damage, he sighed, knowing that repairs would be costly. However, as a new member of Brattleboro Time Trade, or BTT, a local time-bank organization that began...
BRATTLEBORO-I recently challenged Ture Nelson, the Republican candidate for Vermont attorney general, to explain what seemed to me like unquestioning support for all controversial police actions. Having personally experienced, as crime victims, the frustration of the local prosecutor's catch-and-release program, both my wife and I fully get it that we have prosecutors who don't want to prosecute criminals. (In fact, our local state's attorney's office's "victim advocate" seems to think his job is to put us in our place and...
Main Street Arts (MSA) will offer two summer camp programs - Trish Roberts's Wildbrook Forest Theater Camp and The Un-Lost Island of Atlantis with Putnam Smith. No theater experience is necessary, and no audition will be required. Space is limited, with slots available by sign-up on a first-come, first-served basis. The return to offering summer camp is part of MSA's focus on strengthening the well-being of area children. The camps will explore how to connect deeply to the natural world...
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