BRATTLEBORO — I have limited understanding of the killing and posturing that have gone on endlessly between the Israelis and Palestinians. But I think I know this: that, when tit-for-tat has gone on too long, it's up to the side that holds the most cards to make serious moves to end the turmoil.
And in this case the advantaged side clearly is Israel - militarily, economically, politically.
Their serious effort is overdue.
Mary McCallum used to contribute regularly to the commentary series that used to air on...
Timothy Belknap describes himself as a "downtown resident and Brattleboro lover." BRATTLEBORO-The yes vote to...
WEST TOWNSHEND-When I learned, as a girl, about the lead-up to Kristallnacht, I had thought...
BRATTLEBORO-The headline made me curious enough to read this one person's opinion of a local...
A former Brattleboro Union High School student is speaking out, alleging that Principal Steve Perrin made unwanted sexual and romantic advances over several years at the high school starting in 2010. Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) Superintendent Mark Speno has remained silent for months about whether Perrin - who was abruptly placed on paid leave last spring days after the former student reported the pattern of behavior to authorities - will return to his duties. The Commons has confirmed the...
Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact in community safety and public policy. BRATTLEBORO-If Brattleboro were seen as a community and not a business, the emergency would be that we have neighbors living outside, on our streets, because they do not have access to a safe and stable roof over their heads. If Brattleboro were seen as a community and not a business, we would understand that the solution to homelessness is...
Poems Around Town, an event held in celebration of National Poetry Month, returns for a fourth year. It is co-sponsored and organized by Write Action, Time to Write, the Brattleboro Literary Festival, and Brooks Memorial Library. Vermont poets and those within a 50-mile radius in the southeast tri-state region are invited to submit poems to Write Action for Poems Around Town. Chosen poems will appear in downtown Brattleboro shop windows during April, National Poetry Month. Submitted poems should be recent...
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