“A simple quiz” [Voices, Sept. 5] was a very-well-done article.
To any who might say that I'm anti-God or even anti-religion, I would reply: No. Just anti-theocracy.
BRATTLEBORO-Since moving to Brattleboro over a year ago, I have learned that there are so...
BRATTLEBORO-The Anti-Defamation League's 2024 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents reports a deeply troubling rise in antisemitism...
DEERFIELD, MASS.-U.S. Rep. Becca Balint claims that President Trump "does not give a damn about...
The writer is a Town Meeting member representing District 8. BRATTLEBORO-As part of Brattleboro's FY26...
The Selectboard approved preliminary plans for extensive Town Office renovations, including exterior site work, improved insulation, and adding an additional wing. The budget for the project is $228,000. At the April 23 regular Selectboard meeting, Board Chair Sheila Morse assured residents this project will require no debt or tax increase. The reserve fund can cover all costs. The town offices building dates from 1971, with an addition built in 1996. Since that time, Morse said, “as responsibilities increase, so does...
Several years ago, as I sat in the dark, huddled in a sleeping bag next to the wood stove in the middle of the night in the middle of a blizzard, power long gone, I was once more contemplating giving in and spending a fortune on a generator. I was arguing with myself about whether it would be worth the expense and bother. The cold and dark had drained any energy and motivation I would have needed to even make...
“Photos are a part of human life. Unfortunately, the Taliban made photography illegal [in Afghanistan]. If a country is without photography, that country is without an identity!” Frame by Frame was filmed after the fall of the Taliban, after foreign troops withdrew, and as the reality of rebuilding a free press began. The audience is invited to witness powerful images that include both archival and contemporary footage. Four photojournalists in pursuit of the truth follow the reframing of Afghanistan for...
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