DUMMERSTON — RE: The premature and shortsighted closing of Vermont Yankee:
Stupid, stupid, stupid.
MacLean Gander is retired from a long career as a professor and administrator at Landmark...
Deborah Lee Luskin , one of this newspaper's original columnists, blogs at deborahleeluskin.com. WILLIAMSVILLE-I have...
Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
The Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center is celebrating its 25th year. On Saturday, Sept. 10, the Center has invited the community to an afternoon party on top of Heifer Hill. The hilltop provides a 360-degree view of the local region. The rain date is Sunday, Sept. 11. The party starts at 5 p.m. with kite making and other activities. Participants can bring a picnic or register at the Center's website (http://www.beec.org/) and one will be prepared for them. The evening includes...
After nearly 40 years, Bob Backus is retiring. Dr. Bob joined the medical staff of Grace Cottage Hospital in the early 1970s. The indispensable nurse-choreographer of the office, Sue Clark, would greet you as Dr. Bob buzzed out to escort you to his office and into a rocking chair draped with a well-worn crocheted throw. You'd sit amidst his museum/office festooned with photos of the people of the valley, his medical-related cartoons, and posters offering some none-too-subtle advice about smoking.
In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Next Stage welcomes Dr. Meg Mott, professor of politics emerita of Marlboro College, for a spoken word, online-only event, examining the ambitions and aspirations of women's suffrage. The event takes place on Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 7 p.m. The 19th Amendment, ratified on Aug. 18, 1920, prohibited states and the federal government from denying citizens the right to vote on the basis of...
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