BRATTLEBORO-We are living in a moment of deep crisis for our democracy. Billionaires and political...
Tim Kipp, a political activist since the 1960s, is a retired history and political science...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
Community support for Julie and Greg Winchester is strong as the couple rebuilds their business, Rod's Towing & Repairs, after a suspected arson fire destroyed the gas station and repair shop at 40 Main St. on Oct. 9. “We're five, six, weeks in now, and the community of Putney has been so amazing,” says Julie Winchester. Apparently, the Winchesters are pretty amazing as well, as comments on the crowdfunding site Give Butter about the station - believed to be the...
Next Stage Arts presents composer and 2018 Guggenheim Fellow Felipe Salles's multimedia work, The New Immigrant Experience, on Friday, October 13, at 7:30 p.m. at Next Stage Arts, 15 Kimball Hill. The project portrays experiences of the almost 700,000 individuals currently protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, commonly referred to as "Dreamers" based on the never-passed proposals in Congress called the DREAM (Development, Relief, and Education, for Alien Minors) Act. Salles himself emigrated from Brazil to...
RE: “'Just don't burn all your bridges until you've spent a rainy season,'” [Letters, May 2.] OK, OK, Central America is not perfect, but the people there have respect for the family and each other. They are not militarized as a culture. The young are educated and healthy, and it has been my experience that they are a happy crowd for sure. They have much respect for the land and live very simple lives rich in daily colors, flavors, and...
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