RE: “A good session for our lawmakers” [Editorial, May 16]:
A “good session” if you call redistributing other people's money good.
BRATTLEBORO-What a depressing time to celebrate Independence Day, as No. 47 and his obedient and...
Sarah Ellis is a writer and mental health advocate who grew up in Brattleboro and...
BRATTLEBORO-Analysis of Brattleboro's Charter Revision Survey reveals growing dissatisfaction with the current Representative Town Meeting...
GUILFORD-A term often used regarding a military action is "collateral damage." This term masks the...
Alleging that Vermont has violated their civil and constitutional rights by regulating nuclear power in the state, seven Vermont Yankee employees have filed a lawsuit to prevent the state from regulating the nuclear power plant. Michael Harris of Brattleboro, John Twarog of Keene, N.H., Derek Jones and Vincent Ferrizzi, both of Newfane, Neal Jennison of Greenfield, Mass., Albert Zander of Readsboro, and Thomas Roberts of North Adams, Mass., all work as senior reactor operators at the Vernon plant and filed...
Children need truth. In a perfect world, they will be able to begin to experience truth in a safe school environment where facts are fairly presented in historical context. In her letter addressing attention to a problematic presentation by a Palestinian speaker at the Academy School and the Brattleboro Area Middle School, Patricia Sheehan seems to lump all members of the Brattleboro Area Jewish Community into believing Netanyahu's policies are acceptable. I resent that. And, let me pose something to...
A fire in October 2015 destroyed the barn on the historic Taft Farm in Townshend of Robert DuGrenier, a sculptor who works primarily in glass, metal, and marble. “I was awakened at 3:10 in the morning by a dog barking,” says DuGrenier. “Looking out our window, my wife commented 'What a beautiful sunrise.'” But it was no sunrise. The DuGrenier 1810 barn was on fire. “Not only was that building totally destroyed, but also much of what was in the...
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