This letter essentially argues that taxing the rich will hurt the poor.
Of course! It's long been wise to let the bullies bully and let the thieves steal.
Anything thing else is dangerous optimism.
BELLOWS FALLS-Fellow citizens, I write to you with a request founded in feelings of love,
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Shelby Brimmer is the owner, with Paul Martocci, of Martocci's Restaurant on Elliot Street in...
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The final big jigsaw piece needed to establish the new Windham Southeast School District locked into place on June 25 when just over 200 voters approved the district's $50.3 million fiscal year 2020 budget at the new district's first annual meeting. The budget represents a per-equalized-pupil spending of $18,184. This amount falls below the state's spending threshold of $18,311. Districts that exceed the spending threshold are penalized with a higher tax rate. During the three-hour meeting, voters expressed fast support...
Becca Balint is a champion for educators, labor, and all working Vermonters; she is one of us. As a former Vermont public school teacher and a current parent of a public school student, Becca knows firsthand the challenges that educators face, and she carries them with her every day. With the pension issue, Becca's leadership helped assure that thousands of public employees can retire with dignity. When the issue flared last winter, I was deep in the trenches of Covid-teaching,
Actors Theatre Playhouse presents Marie Jones' Stones in His Pockets,“a brave vaudeville of the characters and comedy of rural Irish life,” say organizers. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from Aug. 11 through Aug. 27, at 7:30 p.m. Marilyn Tullgren directs the production. Set in rural County Kerry, Stones in His Pockets tells the story of how a small town becomes wrapped up in the glitz and glamour of Hollywood when the stars arrive to make a film and most...
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