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...
Several lawmakers are floating proposals to ban a technique for extracting natural gas through hydrofracking in Vermont. In a curious sequence, Sen. Peter Galbraith, D-Windham, issued a press release announcing he would introduce legislation that would ban the practice in the state; then Representatives Tony Klein, D-East Montpelier, and Peter Peltz, D-Woodbury, submitted proposed legislation that would amend state law to disallow the Agency of Natural Resources from issuing a permit for the practice. So what is all the fracking...
Two plays opening this weekend at Hooker-Dunham Theater seem bent on proving that absurdism may not be so far from normal after all. The Vermont Theatre Company (VTC) presents DUMB.soprano, an evening of two one-act absurdist plays. Harold Pinter's The Dumb Waiter, directed by Ben Stockman, will feature Eric Walther and James Gelter, while Eugene Ionesco's The Bald Soprano, directed by Sam Murphy, will feature Jonny Mack, Nancy Groff, Ran3dy Bright, Michelle Page, Kirsten Schrull, and Daniel Mitnik. Both plays...
I live in the village of Williamsville, three miles south of Newfane's center. At the turn of the nineteenth century, when the Rock River turned wheels to generate power, Williamsville was the hub of local industry. It was also a farming community. My house, built 20 years ago, is situated in the corner of a 60-acre parcel that was once a combination of pasture and hayfield. There are still lots of barns in Williamsville, some open fields, and a couple...
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