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Voices

Employee loyalty

By
Kim Perkins Jillson
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 — Issue 314

DUMMERSTON — It's sad when you're a devoted employee for decades and when you leave it's no big thing to an employer.

People wonder why no one wants to work at one place for long.

Voices

Mr. Garvey did not need to die

By
MadFreedom Advocates

Wilda L. White, Hilary Melton, and Malaika Puffer are founding directors of MadFreedom Advocates, Inc.,

Australian ballot - really? Yes, really.

By
Zsolt Pomazi

BRATTLEBORO-While it's encouraging that we're finally approaching a more inclusive way of recognizing the voices...

One person, one vote for all of Brattleboro

By
Jessica Doleszny

BRATTLEBORO-The results from the Charter Revision Committee's recent poll in Districts 7, 8, and 9...

Seven farmhouses, seven religious movements

By
Peter Adair

Peter Adair is the author of the books Sacred Universe and Sacred Earth. WESTMINSTER WEST-Unlikely...

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News

A farewell is in the cards

By
Randolph T. Holhut
Wednesday, January 2, 2019 — Issue 491

It's tough to walk away from a family business that has been part of the community for nearly a century, but on Dec. 27, Dennis and Debbie Baker announced that they had made that decision. Baker's Hallmark, located in the Hannaford Plaza on Putney Road, will close at the end of January. “It's time,” Debbie Baker told The Commons. “I'm 72 and Dennis is 74. We wanted to be able to close it in a healthy way while we were...

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Voices

Eastes: deep integrity, strong leadership

By
Michael Szostak
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 — Issue 774

GUILFORD-Those of us who live in Guilford and Vernon are quite fortunate to have many citizens willing to volunteer their time and talent to benefit all who live here. Sara Coffey, our state representative, is certainly a tough act to follow, but two people have stepped forward to replace her: Zon Eastes and Jason Herron. Although I give both people credit for their willingness to take on this very demanding role, from my perspective, Zon is by far the stronger...

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Arts

Bob Askey is Crowell Gallery’s June artist

Wednesday, May 30, 2018 — Issue 461

The exhibit for the month of June at the Crowell Gallery at the Moore Free Library, 23 West St., is “Imagination” by Robert Askey. An artist reception will be held at the library on June 9, from noon to 2 p.m. According to the library, this show is called “Imagination” because everything hanging in the gallery is the product of the artist's memory and imagination. Askey is presenting a multimedia exhibit containing watercolor and oil paintings, pen & ink drawings,

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