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Focus on Act 46

On towns’ options for school choice and the pressure for change
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 — Issue 355

• Viewpoint: Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe on towns' ultimate autonomy in offering school choice to their respective students.

• Counterpoint: Compass School Director Rick Gordon responds to Holcombe's piece.

• Viewpoint: David Schoales, a member of the Brattleboro Selectboard and Town School Board, offers his personal point of view on the rush to change.

Voices

Some notes on bravery (and Brahms)

By
Meg Donahue

Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...

Looking beyond generalizations

By
Emily Carris Duncan

Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...

Public policy decisions need to be conducted in the public eye

By
Timothy Belknap

Timothy Belknap is a Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting member representing District 9. BRATTLEBORO-To the Brattleboro...

Fire department billing ordinance raises a number of questions

By
Howard Fairman

Howard Fairman, a native Vermonter, likes to study official public documents and presentations, research their...

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Hebert on road to recovery, and back to Montpelier

By
Mike Faher
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 — Issue 338

As Vermont lawmakers convene at the Statehouse this week for the 2016 legislative session, Rep. Mike Hebert might not be able to get to work around 6 a.m. every day, as is his habit. But he'll be there, and that was far from a given just a few months ago. After falling “gravely ill” in the fall due to surgical complications, the Vernon Republican is on the mend. As Hebert gears up for a busy session, he's also taking time...

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Voices

Larger resolutions can offer us hope for the future

By
Elayne Clift
Friday, February 4, 2022 — Issue 649

It is now more than a month into the new year, and it's likely that resolutions we made in earnest just a few weeks ago have already been ignored. That's OK. We can forgive ourselves for being overly resolute; these hard times ask much of us, and positive changes we seek in our personal lives are difficult to launch or sustain at the best of times. But there are larger resolutions I wish we could have made collectively that are...

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Arts

Drag Queen Story Hour comes to Epsilon Spires

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 — Issue 635

Drag performers Emoji Nightmare and Nikki Champagne will read from a selection of children's books, including C is for Country by iconic gay rapper Lil Nas X and Bodies are Cool, an inclusive exploration of body positivity by graphic artist Tyler Feder. The reading takes place at Epsilon Spires at 190 Main St. on Saturday, Oct. 23, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. “Because of our costumes and personas, we are basically storybook characters come to life,” Emoji said in a...

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