BRATTLEBORO — I have had the privilege of serving for several years alongside Wendy Harrison on the steering committee of RowBOC, the rowing section of the Brattleboro Outing Club.
During that time, I've been continually impressed by Wendy's administrative chops and her deep understanding of how institutions large and small function.
Wendy is eminently qualified to represent Windham County in the Vermont Senate. She gets things done!
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...
Brooks Memorial Library is on the front line of the town's and region's homelessness conundrum. With the exception of Groundworks Collaborative, the library is the one place in town where people who are unhoused can find shelter from the weather, have access to the internet, write a letter to a family member, get help finding the services they need, get a few books to take out, use a clean bathroom, drink some cool, clean water, and find a kind word...
It pains me to write, again, that the United States still fuels the Saudi/United Arab Emirates war machine, enabling its attacks on Yemen. Come March, we'll mark eight full years. Eight years of unconstitutional U.S. military involvement in Yemeni starvation and destruction, while legislators, activists, more than 100 organizations in this country and 300 others worldwide demand an end to this illegal war. Yemen is not even an enemy of the U.S. Yet we've helped the Saudis subject the country...
A recital by pianist Rachel Johnson will be performed on Sunday, Feb. 5, at Guilford Community Church, the first in a series of concert featuring area musicians. Starting at 2:30 p.m., it will showcase a repertoire from the Baroque, Classic, Romantic, and Impressionistic eras by composers such as J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, Debussy, and more. Other musicians on the recital will be her husband, Dwayne Johnson, who will play a trumpet solo by Fitzgerald; and Connie Green, who...
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