BRATTLEBORO — Bravo! Great editorial [“Entergy to Vermont: See you in court,” The Commons, Feb. 16]. Very clear and concise.
It's exactly what we need to understand about Entergy's duplicity. It clarifies how solid Vermont's case is against allowing continued operation beyond March 21, 2012. Thanks.
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Every day, I am honored to call rural Vermont my home. Our rugged mountains and vast forests are home to some 600,000 hardy Vermonters. Politically, we are the most leftist state in the nation; all of our children have universal health care, our minimum wage is $10.50 an hour (with a serious movement toward achieving a $15-an-hour livable wage), our unemployment rate is 2.8 percent. We practice a form of direct democracy at the local level (Town Meeting) whereby every...
SOLOs Episode 7: Originals - a video montage of monologues and song by six area performers filmed by Brattleboro Community Television - premieres simultaneously on BCTV and on YouTube Friday, April 9, at 7:30 p.m. The free opening is capped with an online session at 8:15 p.m., where audience members can chat with cast, directors, producers, and technical staff. Each episode of SOLOs is a co-production of the Rock River Players (RRP) and the Hooker-Dunham Theater (H-D), filmed on the...
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