What started as a shortage of nurses at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital led to a new training program at the Community College of Vermont/Vermont Tech campus in the Brooks House. At the launch of a series of regional summits planned to address the state's workforce shortage on Oct. 3, representatives from BMH, CCV, and the Vermont Department of Labor (VDOL) shared their experience in creating a variety of training programs, including ones for medical assistants and environmental services, and preparation courses...
As far as I can tell, democracy is designed to offer two basic protections from government tyranny: 1. Protection of the person, including personal liberty. 2. Protection of private property. If that's the case, then why has the Senate just “democratically” approved (93-7) Senate Bill S1867, the National Defense Authorization Act? The House has already passed its version of the bill, and a secret joint committee will now finalize the wording before sending a mutually agreed upon version back through...
Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present New England’s folk/roots quartet Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem at Next Stage on Sunday, Jan. 22, at 4 pm. Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem feature 4-part vocal harmonies, indelible songs, fiddle, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, and a homemade percussion kit of cardboard boxes, tin cans, caulk tubes, packing-tape tambourines, bottle-cap rattles, Mongolian jaw harps, and a vinyl suitcase. Over the past 20 years, the quartet has toured to concert halls, festivals,
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