Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...
The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...
WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...
The slogan “Buy Local” has been the mantra for independently owned companies in Vermont for more than a decade, but at a gathering for a left-leaning statewide business group, members were told that now-ubiquitous retail concept isn't enough to help businesses endure tough times. “Invest Local” is the logical next step toward creating a viable community economy, according to a Brooklyn-based journalist who spoke at the recent annual fall conference for Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility at the Mount Snow...
Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe writes a somewhat disingenuous op-ed in which she contends school choice is not threatened by Act 46 and that voters in their communities ultimately decide whether to continue tuitioning to allow each family to find a school that best fits their child's needs. In fact, Act 46 provides a variety of incentives, penalties, and rules that work against individual communities freely choosing their direction. The preferred option laid out in the law would eliminate choice for...
For Sharon Myers, food, fabric and flowers flow in artistic confluence. Myers, 77, who lives in West Brattleboro, recently retired as a professional chef after 43 successful years in the field; she plans to spend more time in her art studio and her garden. “For me, cooking, the garden, time in the studio - they are all art forms,” Myers said. “Making art. Making something beautiful and delicious. Making people happy. What could be better?” When you first meet her,
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