All mining uses equipment often powered by petroleum-fuel machinery. Mining uranium requires disturbing one-millionth the earth of mining coal for similar energy production.
Brenda Lynn Siegel, the executive director of End Homelessness Vermont, is a policy advocate, educator,
Laura Chapman is a civic volunteer, social justice activist, and works with human-services nonprofits that...
Laura Sibilia represents Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton, and Wardsboro in the Vermont House of Representatives,
Robin Rieske is facilitator of CSUR, a collaborative effort that includes Voices of Hope, Turning...
The family of a man killed by a hit-and-run driver in December 2013 is offering a $10,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the driver who was responsible for the fatal incident. Eugene Narrett, 64, an artist, author, and scholar from Maynard, Mass., was struck and killed on Dec. 5, 2013, at about 7 p.m., while crossing Western Avenue at Union Hill. Brattleboro police have been investigating the case ever since. They believe that the vehicle involved in the...
I just don't know what to do. Political commentaries these days often run something like, “There seems to be a good chance that democracy is in danger.” Those are the optimistic ones. Many - from both the right and the left - run more along the lines of “Buckle up! You ain't seen nothin' yet.” If the polls are correct, a lot of Republicans and many independents are pretty sure that the illegitimate Biden administration is looking at the world...
The New England Center for Circus Arts' annual Circus Spectacular fundraiser on March 7 and 8 will feature professional performers from around the world donating their talents to raise money for NECCA's scholarships and outreach programming. The 2020 celebrity host will be Stephanie Monseau, who recently toured as ringmaster with the Big Apple Circus. Monseau will be joined for mayhem and merriment by her Bindlestiff Family Cirkus co-founder, Keith Nelson. Performers include Molly Gawler, who was lead dancer with the...
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