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.
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...
Despite years of planning and research, it appears that a high-speed fiber optic network isn't coming to Vernon anytime soon. A committee that had been laying the groundwork for a municipally owned fiber line disbanded earlier this month, citing a lack of interest and support among homeowners and businesses. Some say the committee's work won't be wasted because it could inform future broadband projects. But for those who saw fiber optics as a way to help the town recover from...
On Feb. 1, I attended the raising of the Black Lives Matter flag at Montpelier High School. It seemed like it would be a historic moment, and I wanted to stand in solidarity with this amazing youth-led action. I arrived a bit early and had a chance to observe as others showed up: students from elementary to college age, legislators, school-board members, people from the community and from across the state. I began to feel the impact of the event...
Celebrated, innovative Sandglass Theater, a progenitor of puppetry for social change, is back with its biennial Puppets in Paradise. Held this year at the burgeoning Retreat Farm venue, the festival connects audiences with artists from the region and from the rest of the world for two days of theater arts and puppetry, which this year will shine a lens on the environment, race, and empowerment, according to a Sandglass newsletter. Historically a significant fundraiser for Sandglass, this year, with a...
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