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Ava Whitney: grit, determination, and maturity

By
Glenn Richardson
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 — Issue 690

WILLIAMSVILLE — I appreciated Randolph T. Holhut's recent Sports Roundup column in which he highlighted the talented athlete, Ava Whitney, and her heartfelt appeal for more awareness and support for the Brattleboro Union High School cross country, Nordic skiing, and track teams.

These endurance sports have had outsider status for decades, yet despite this reality, Ava Whitney has clearly developed grit, determination, and maturity through her distance endeavors.

Thank you, Mr. Holhut, for sharing an inspiring profile of local talent.

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Accessible and secure

By
Sarah Copeland Harris

Sarah Copeland Hanzas is Vermont's Secretary of State. Prior to her election, she served for...

Burke: innovative transportation programs

By
Leah Bratton

BRATTLEBORO-Mollie S. Burke has represented District 8 for 16 years. She is a trusted and...

Cota: answers to you, not to a party

By
Paul Obuchowski

BELLOWS FALLS-All registered voters of Windham-3 - that includes Rockingham, Westminster, and Brookline - please...

‘Climate change is real,’ but we heard no solution

By
Jane Fitzwilliam

WESTMINSTER-My friend Ann Smith and I attended Casey Cota's meeting on the Affordable Heat Act...

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Lawmakers from county named to leadership posts

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Randolph T. Holhut
Friday, January 20, 2023 — Issue 697

The 2023-24 biennium of the Vermont Legislature convened on Jan. 4 with many new faces in both chambers. About a third of the members of the House and Senate are newcomers this biennium, filling the seats of members who retired or mounted campaigns for higher office. The turnover was most evident in the House, where Emily Long, D-Newfane, will serve as House majority leader and where nine new committee chairs have begun work in this the new session. House Speaker...

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Would it be better for Brattleboro to use ARPA funds for other capital projects?

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023 — Issue 726

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Jazz Age film ‘It’ will feature original score

Wednesday, May 25, 2022 — Issue 665

A film that helped define an era returns to the big screen in June at Epsilon Spires. It (1927), a romantic comedy that came to epitomize the Jazz Age of the 1920s, will be screened with live music on Friday, June 10, at 8 p.m. The screening will feature live accompaniment on the venue's Estey pipe organ by Jeff Rapsis, a New Hampshire-based silent-film musician. It tells the story of a shop girl who sets her sights on the handsome...

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