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...
Gabriel Weiss, a self-employed gardener in his 20s, moved from Maine to Brattleboro in September of 2013 knowing no one here and connected to no group. He made it work. In short order on arrival, Weiss became one of 85 new members to join Brattleboro Time Trade (BTT), a not-for-profit organization that facilitates an exchange of services among its members who do business by “time credits,” the time trade's self-described “alternate currency” worth an hour per credit. Those credits add...
Legalizing recreational marijuana will have an outsize impact on Vermont if 3.2 million nonresident users living conveniently within 200 miles in states where it remains illegal are added to 80,000 resident users - five marijuana users per Vermonter - the RAND Corporation Drug Policy Research Center report commissioned by our legislators warns us. State by state, legalizing recreational marijuana is creating a national marijuana industry like the tobacco industry where, at least initially, there may be a niche market for...
Under the maple trees at the Historic Springs Farm, 49 Carpenter Hill Rd., in Guilford Center, Bard Owl, the acoustic duo of T. Breeze Verdant and Annie Landenberger, present a concert to benefit Loaves and Fishes Community Kitchen in Brattleboro, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12. Bard Owl's playlist includes jazz, ballads, blues, sweet and slow tunes - new, old, original, and familiar. According to the artists' website, "Verdant's sound, honed over 50 years, is driven by...
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