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Nancy Braus , a retired independent bookseller, is a longtime activist. GUILFORD-Vermont Yankee, a nuclear...
Also signing this letter were Ellen Martyn, Sara Longsmith, Emilie Kornheiser, Elizabeth Tannenbaum, Peter Fallon,
BRATTLEBORO-Like many of you, I have been outraged by the actions of the Trump administration,
As the tired revelers at the Putney Diner waited for the last of the Windham-4 House district results, a call came in to Laura Chapman's cell phone at 11:32 p.m. It was Rep. Mike Mrowicki, calling from the polls at the Putney Fire Station. He informed Chapman, Nader Hashim's campaign strategist, that all the votes were tallied. The Putney numbers brought the final totals of the two-seat district, which also includes Dummerston and Westminster, to 1,210 for Mrowicki, 1,076 for...
Yellow Barn's 50th Anniversary celebration continues with the opening of a new season of Artist Residencies. The first retreat program for performing musicians in the U.S., Yellow Barn's fall, winter, and spring residencies bring world-class musicians to Putney for uninterrupted periods of work, often interacting with local audiences in discussion and performance. The WholeHearted Musician, the first residency of the 2019-20 Artist Residency season, fulfills this promise. On Sept. 22, Yellow Barn welcomes back Dana Fonteneau - career consultant, psychotherapist,
The issue of Marlboro College's future has elicited considerable discussion, which is all to the good. Indeed, this has been the College's hope as it seeks the best possible future for its students, its faculty and staff, its property, and the continued support of its alumni. Such discussion and the acknowledgment of the loss and grief that many of us, understandably, feel are both necessary and totally understandable. And our hearts go out to all of our neighbors who are...
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