BRATTLEBORO — Don't believe that Senator Jeanette White didn't understand that the Senate's marijuana legalization bill got transformed into a sellout to corporate interests.
And, yes, we read it - every single version.
BELLOWS FALLS-Fellow citizens, I write to you with a request founded in feelings of love,
BRATTLEBORO-I've been a supporter of Emilie Kornheiser since she first ran for Legislature. Now, however,
Shelby Brimmer is the owner, with Paul Martocci, of Martocci's Restaurant on Elliot Street in...
DEERFIELD, MASS.-Two years later, Democrats are still furious over Roe v. Wade being overturned. But...
For years, state troopers based in Windham County had to work around obstacles that have nothing to do with criminal activity - problems like cramped quarters, outdated electrical systems, subpar security, and an evidence area that “leaked like a sieve.” On Aug. 18, state police opened the Westminster complex's doors to the press and public to show off improvements including enhanced security and evidence-handling infrastructure; greatly expanded work and storage space; and a modern dispatching center that handles thousands of...
DOVER-Vermont stands as a beacon of community values. Yet beneath this facade, our education system has harbored inequities for decades that undermine these very principles. Enter Act 127-a legislative commitment to Vermont's constitutional guarantee of equity, opportunity, and fairness for every child in our state. However well-intentioned, Vermont's education funding system has inadvertently perpetuated inequities across our diverse landscapes. Rural, impoverished, and diverse districts have borne the brunt of this outdated model, and have struggled to provide the same level...
On May 18, at the Latchis Theatre, The Landmark Trust USA announced the winners of the third annual Rudyard Kipling Young Writers Award. The Kipling Young Writers Award is the culmination of The Landmark Trust USA's Just Stories program, now in its 18th year, which offers dramatic interpretations of Kipling's Just So Stories free to over 7,000 local elementary school children. As part of the program, fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-graders tour Naulakha (Kipling's home) and see where he told the...
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