Little Bread & Puppet state goes up against big nuke and the fed gummit.
What could go wrong?
Django Grace describes himself as an environmentalist, skier, chiller, and lifelong Brattleborian. He graduated from...
Chloe Learey is the executive director of Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development...
WESTMINSTER WEST-My recent essay in The Commons revealed the unique position of Vermont as a...
Roger Allbee served as secretary of agriculture, farms, and markets for Vermont in the administration...
On April 6, in a crowded cafeteria at Vernon Elementary School, there were three hours of debate and discussion about the proposed sale of Vermont Yankee. But for the most part, it all might boil down to one question: Is it too good to be true? Few spoke unequivocally for or against Entergy's plan to sell the shut-down nuclear plant to NorthStar Group Services. Rather, most expressed support for NorthStar's promise to decommission the plant promptly, while also confessing doubts...
The opening of a recent New York Times editorial was striking: “The federal debt limit is far too dangerous and unstable for lawmakers to use as a political weapon.” One might ask, “If not that, what?” In the final debt limit vote, our own Senator Leahy sided with senior Democratic leadership in Congress while Senator Sanders and Rep. Welch opposed both the somewhat symbolic cost-cutting and the completely nonexistent revenue enhancement. After the fact, Leahy was among the first to...
The Gonzalo Bergarra Quartet will perform at the Vermont Jazz Center (VJC) in the “Hot Jazz for Warm Homes” Winter Benefit Concert, which will assist Windham County families and individuals struggling with unmet fuel assistance needs. The performance will take place on Saturday, March 10 at 8 p.m. at the VJC's performance space at 72 Cotton Mill Hill. Proceeds will be donated to Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA) and the Windham County Heat Fund, both of which provide emergency fuel...
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