Mary McCallum used to contribute regularly to the commentary series that used to air on...
Timothy Belknap describes himself as a "downtown resident and Brattleboro lover." BRATTLEBORO-The yes vote to...
WEST TOWNSHEND-When I learned, as a girl, about the lead-up to Kristallnacht, I had thought...
BRATTLEBORO-The headline made me curious enough to read this one person's opinion of a local...
Madeleine Kunin still fields calls about serving in the last millennium as Vermont's first and so far only female governor, and later as deputy U.S. education secretary and ambassador to her birthplace of Switzerland. But, now retired, the Democratic politico turned published poet would rather wrestle with more present, personal questions. At summer's end, green leaves, shake themselves red with excitement. Same as last year, still a surprise. Each day must decide before it reveals itself - Will it still...
Feeling compelled to do something about education costs in Vermont, legislators passed a poorly considered, last-minute bill that will result in fewer educational opportunities while doing nothing to reduce taxes. This bill is flawed in numerous ways, most notably in its inflexible disregard of the unique circumstances of different districts, schools, and regions. Act 46 provides significant financial incentives for districts to consolidate. But it stipulates that these consolidated districts meet highly restrictive criteria, including that the combined districts must...
Windham County artists will partipate in the Paradise City Arts Festival, which will enter its 25th year as a cultural, creative, and culinary destination on Memorial Day weekend, May 25–27, at the Three County Fairgrounds in Northampton, Mass. Participating artists include Julia Brandis of Westminster (stained-glass lamps and panels), Caitlin Burch of Putney (handblown glass and lampwork jewelry), Allison Korn of Brattleboro (jewelry “inspired by nature”), Will Finkel of Wardsboro (wheel-thrown ceramics), Scott J. Morgan of Bellows Falls (abstract painting...
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