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.
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...
United by the presence of spent nuclear fuel in their backyards, members of community advisory panels in four states - including Vermont - are demanding congressional action. The Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (VNDCAP) is among the groups writing to their federal lawmakers, urging approval of an interim, centralized storage facility so that nuclear waste won't be stashed long-term at four shuttered plants - Vermont Yankee, Maine Yankee, Connecticut Yankee, and Yankee Rowe. “Indefinite on-site storage of this material...
Thank you for the wonderful and touching piece by Ian Diamondstone about Dalem's Chalet. The official write-up about the renovation of the property into housing was necessarily dry and sketchy, and it was great to have Ian's personal story of his relationship to this remarkable place and its founder and longtime proprietor. Friends of Music at Guilford, which I managed for a number of decades, had a warm relationship with the Chalet and with Ursula Dalem. They hosted a visiting...
• Alex Cummings is a traditional singer, accordionist, pianist, and dance caller hailing from Somerset, England, now living in Brattleboro. He performs songs and tunes from around the United Kingdom and America, sharing his knowledge of the tradition. Cumming describes himself on his website as having made his mark on the folk scene with his “rhythmic, dance-able accordion style, strong voice, and his fun and engaging stage presence.” He performs with bands Bellwether and The Teacups around the U.S. and...
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