RE: “Remembering Kate” [Memoir, April 25].
A courageous and touching personal story, beautifully told. Thank you, Mary Ellen Copeland!
BRATTLEBORO-Big thanks to Joyce Marcel for an excellent article/interview with Becca Balint, and big thanks...
BRATTLEBORO-As I listen to all the reports of what's happening in the Texas Legislature, I...
SAXTONS RIVER-An open letter to Gov. Phil Scott: On Aug. 10, I received an email...
GUILFORD-In the subheading referring to "the 'cruelty' of the budget bill," I understand why you...
John Meyer and I met in late 2005 when I was brought on as executive director of the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce. John was a member of the Chamber board and though he had no direct hand in my hiring, he was from the first one of my champions. I was then and am now most grateful to him. When we sat down in a meeting room at the Holstein Association USA's headquarters at 1 Holstein Place in Brattleboro,
I have spent most of my working life trying to understand and address the health needs of children and their families. I've seen that legislation - laws such as paid sick leave for workers and extended access to reproductive health care - actually helps families and environmental concerns, such as clean air and water, matter for kids and families. These issues have been priorities for Mike Mrowicki and David Deen. I believe that some oversight of who can own a...
In collaboration with the Arts Council of Windham County, Post Oil Solutions Climate Change Café hosts a community conversation with the area's art community: “Climate Change! Art Can Make a Difference.” This event, which is free and open to the public, is set for Tuesday, June 24, at 6:30 p.m. in Brooks Memorial Library's Community Room. Light refreshments will be available. As a program announcement reads, “We seem to be in a time when human activity is responsible for changes...
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