WEST DUMMERSTON — Seeing the picture of Byron and Lee Stookey reminded of the years of effort this couple has given to the community, and I say “hats off” to both of them.
Tim Kipp, a political activist since the 1960s, is a retired history and political science...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
Protests and vigils are not an unusual sight here, but this one was different. Within hours of the U.S. Supreme Court eliminating the federal right to abortion on June 24, more than 100 people gathered on a hot and sunny Friday afternoon in Plaza Park to denounce the decision as well as to support Vermont's efforts to protect abortion rights. The crowd, lining the sidewalk overlooking “Malfunction Junction” during the peak of the evening rush hour, featured the usual folks...
BRATTLEBORO-Under the Maple presents fiddler and singer-songwriter Lisa Gutkin in a house concert on Sunday, March 23, at 3 p.m. "Gutkin has crafted a courageously varied artistic career by bringing an instantly relatable style to audiences through her theater, music, and storytelling," organizers wrote in a news release. "A masterful Grammy Award-winning violinist, [...] actor, and composer, Lisa has an uncanny way of taking those audiences with her wherever she goes." Recognized for her work with the Jewish roots band,
ATHENS-A group of morally confused Brattleboro citizens have petitioned onto the March 4 Town Meeting ballot an article asking that Israel be tarred an "apartheid state." While claiming to oppose racism and discrimination, the article's sponsors are blind to the hypocrisy of their choosing to single out only the Jewish state for censure. Context matters. I am confident that most Americans understand the difference between black South Africans, who were segregated from whites based solely upon race, and Palestinians in...
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