According to Kurt White, more people in the United States died from opioids last year than U.S. soldiers from the Vietnam War during the entire duration of that conflict. From that perspective, the director of ambulatory services at the Brattleboro Retreat believes that opioids aren't getting enough attention. “If it was a war, it would. But it is kind of a war - but with hidden victims,” he said. This class of drugs, and their negative effects on the people...
Stone Church Arts is bringing an R&B band (renaissance and bluegrass, that is) to Bellows Falls. The Foggy Mountain Consort performs both early music of the renaissance and North American bluegrass, along with other traditional music from America and the British Isles, with original tunes thrown in as well. This unusual concert event will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, at Immanuel Episcopal Church, the stone church on the hill, at 20 Church St. The Foggy Mountain...
Have our telecommunication industry leaders lost their sense of industrious problem-solving? Have our elected officials lost the power of their voices? In 2010, FairPoint sent offers of high-speed Internet. When we called to “sign up now,” we were told “not available in your area.” In 2011, in calls to the governor's office, we were told that the state was making an effort to have a plan to provide Internet to our address by the end of the year. In 2012,
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