SOUTH NEWFANE — I just want to thank Anna Mullany for her excellent response.
A country that ignores its faults allows those crimes to perpetuate insidiously.
As a woman I can only contain my rage for so long. We just pretend that women are equal. Women are on their own fighting for their rights, which are falling by the wayside every day.
Where are the good brothers, fathers and sons? I'm tired of waiting for permission for my rights from the white male patriarchy.
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With a ballot full of races that were as hot as the August sun beating down on the candidates and supporters outside polling places around Windham County, voters turned out in strong numbers to vote in their party primaries on Aug. 9. In the marquee matchup for Vermont's lone U.S. House seat being vacated by longtime U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, Senate President Pro Tem Becca Balint of Brattleboro defeated Lt. Gov. Molly Gray to win the Democratic nomination. She will...
Ben Coplan of Marlboro Avenue died Oct. 18 at 82. He had devoted most of his work life to human services. Ben's way of serving meant doing, always, whatever it takes. If he'd helped someone find housing, he got his pickup that evening and helped them move. If someone needed a job, he didn't rely on ads or the Department of Labor - he went after an employer he thought should help and persuaded them to. If the police were...
Sandglass Theater will present its 11th Puppets in the Green Mountains (PGM) festival - an every-other-year international 10-day puppet festival with shows for kids, adults, and families, as well as workshops and forums about arts, culture, and social causes - from Sept. 9 to 18 at various venues in Brattleboro and Putney. Over the last 25 years, the festival has grown substantially. This year's festival will feature performances by local as well as international artists from various countries, including Germany,
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