For a number of the 76.5 million Americans who live with chronic pain, perhaps from back pain, arthritis, diabetes, fibromyalgia, or cancer, prescription opioids are integral tools to function in life. According to the Brattleboro Retreat, hydrocodone was the single most prescribed drug in the United States in 2010. The nonprofit American Pain Foundation advocates for public awareness of what it describes as a “woefully undertreated” epidemic that drains $100 billion in productivity annually from the national economy. The subject...
West Brattleboro Pizza is very much open for business. A quick read of one part of “A vacant space in the heart of West Brattleboro” [Dispatch, Oct. 17] clearly gave some readers the opposite impression, as evidenced by the conversations on Facebook comment threads after last week's paper went to press. Our intent in publishing Mac Gander's piece was to shine light on the business, economy, and community of West Brattleboro, not to spread untrue rumors of a business's demise.
The Brattleboro Music Center welcomes the holiday season with two special events. The Music School Student Orchestras Concert is set for Tuesday, Dec. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at BMC. With more than 80 students of all ages performing, the event will feature the Tigers beginning strings class, two Celtic Music class ensembles, the Youth String Orchestra, and the Music in the Schools string ensembles. For families or individuals considering music lessons, this is an opportunity to experience the BMC firsthand.
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