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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

'I needed that'

By
Constance Cline

BRATTLEBORO-Big thanks to Joyce Marcel for an excellent article/interview with Becca Balint, and big thanks...

Trump and Texas redistricting

By
Cathi Wilken

BRATTLEBORO-As I listen to all the reports of what's happening in the Texas Legislature, I...

Gov. Scott: The damage is done

By
Meg Lucas

SAXTONS RIVER-An open letter to Gov. Phil Scott: On Aug. 10, I received an email...

Calling it what it is

By
Paula Marks

GUILFORD-In the subheading referring to "the 'cruelty' of the budget bill," I understand why you...

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News

Putney names town manager from within

By
Wendy M. Levy
Wednesday, February 21, 2018 — Issue 447

Karen Astley, the town's administrative assistant, will soon move to a new room in the Town Offices. At the Jan. 31 regular Selectboard meeting, the Board appointed Astley to the town manager position, effective March 14. She replaces Chip Stearns, who took the job as interim town manager in early August and recently announced his contract with the town will end in mid-March. Taking the administrative assistant position in October was a strategic move, Astley told The Commons. This past...

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Voices

GMOs are safe and Vermont cheddar isn’t?

By
Dorothy Grover-Read
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 — Issue 343

The same agency that says GMOs are safe also thinks that organic, raw-milk Vermont cheddar is not. No, no political bargaining here. I am glad our congressional delegation is on top of this issue, but it will take more than that, I'm afraid.

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Arts

Twilight on the Tavern Lawn season kicks off with Chris Kleeman Band

Wednesday, May 25, 2016 — Issue 358

Twilight Music begins its 14th annual Twilight On The Tavern Lawn series of folk, world beat, rock, jazz, zydeco, Celtic, swing, blues, and bluegrass summer concerts on Sunday, May 29, with an evening of hard driving, houserocking, in-your-face blues by The Chris Kleeman Band. The seven concert series continues every other Sunday through Aug. 21. All concerts begin at 6 p.m. in downtown Putney on the Putney Tavern lawn (bring a lawn chair or blanket) or at Next Stage at...

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