Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...
The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...
WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...
Last week, a group of Afghan refugee women, accompanied by local artist and teacher Terry Sylvester, made signs that say “Welcome” in English as well as Dari and Pashto - the two official languages of Afghanistan - and distributed them to downtown businesses. “[Store owners] were very happy, and they said, 'Welcome' to us,” said Fatima, who participated in the project. ”They accepted our signs and put them in the windows, and they were very kind to us.” Later in...
Signs of spring are beginning to appear, and I thought this would be a fitting time to send out a heartfelt thank you to each of the foundations and individuals who have helped make the dream of building a network of folks into the thriving Time Trade (T2) community we've become. We now have 254 active applications and 203 folks already making exchanges. In the last 30 days, 468 hours have been exchanged, which include supporting one another through household...
With the holidays over and the winter stretching ahead, Vermont Theatre Company (VTC) will counter the seasonal doldrums with two performances of a reading of the comedy, The Dixie Swim Club. The play's authors-Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten-were writers for the popular television series, The Golden Girls, and their talent for writing vibrant characters and dialogue that is by turns comedic and poignant is clearly evident in the voices of Sheree, Lexie, Jeri-Neal, Dinah, and Vernadette. Premiering in...
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