With every hurricane, tropical storm, and superstorm, thousands of lives are disrupted, harmed, or ended. Property is destroyed. Roads and bridges wash away. Sometimes the most vulnerable people suffer the worst - and never bounce back. Might there be a better way to plan houses, communities, and entire cities to withstand climate-related devastation? Alex Wilson, founder of Resilient Design Institute (RDI), thinks there is. The non-profit's mission is to create “solutions that enable buildings and communities to survive and thrive...
Thank you posting in on the Megabus's connections to anti-LGBT activism and giving everyone the knowledge to make an informed choice. Our local bus company, MAX Bus, which is beginning operation for Brattleboro-Boston, is pretty much the exact opposite. We are certified nationally by the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce as a LGBT Business Enterprise. We have deep commitments to social-justice efforts on a number of fronts. We're openly trans/gender-nonconforming owned and welcoming to all presentations, expressions, and...
Rep. Peter Welch hosted the 36th annual Congressional Art Competition for high school students at The Gallery at Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier on May 8. Maria Page of Halifax, a student at Twin Valley Middle High School, received one of three Honorable Mentions for her piece, “Strawberry Splash.” Another Twin Valley Middle High School student, Roxanne Birch of Jacksonville, received a Congressman Welch's Choice Award for her piece, “Caesar.” “I am so impressed by the talent and...
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