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Voices

Handle with care

By
Laura Kaskur
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 — Issue 358

One compromised spent-fuel canister could deliver an 1850 msv dose of radiation to the population within 1 mile.

I really don't think it's a good idea to be moving this stuff around too much.

Voices

To recruit young workers, businesses need to show up and reach out

By
Dylan Stewart

BELLOWS FALLS-My name is Dylan Stewart, and I am a senior at Windham Regional Career...

Birthday parade, or Medicaid?

By
Jane Olmstead

NEWFANE-Like a spoiled child, Donald Trump is whining about wanting a birthday parade that will...

'A deeply flawed system'

By
Timothy Belknap

Timothy Belknap is a Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting member representing District 9. For more information...

How do we give due process its due?

By
Meg Mott

Meg Mott is professor emerita of Marlboro College and Emerson College and describes herself as...

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Green Up activities around Windham County

Wednesday, May 27, 2020 — Issue 563

Here's a list of what towns in Windham County are doing on Green Up Day, and whom to contact if you want more information: • Athens: Lynn Morgan, 802-869-2227 or [email protected]. Leave full bags and large debris along roadsides for pick up. • Brattleboro: Brattleboro Subaru, 1234 Putney Rd., (Bag pickup and drop-off); Robin Rieske, 802-275-7232 or [email protected]. Bags available on Green Up Day from 8 a.m. to noon at Brattleboro Food Co-op, Brattleboro Subaru, and Pliny Park. • Brookline:

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Voices

North, Cowan, Zimmer: energy and drive

By
Sandy Martin
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 — Issue 600

Our opportunity to participate in the Democratic process by voting for town Selectboard candidates is fast approaching. Three candidates for the Rockingham Selectboard seats have the energy and drive to fill these seats. These candidates have an understanding of the history and the present, and they have a vision for our town's future. I urge you to vote for Bonnie North (three year term), Rick Cowan (one-year term), and Elijah Zimmer (one-year term), on Tuesday, March 2, or by absentee...

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Arts

Registration open for BMC’s piano four hands workshop

Wednesday, January 30, 2019 — Issue 495

The art of playing piano “four hands” is the focus of an upcoming weekend workshop at the Brattleboro Music Center. Instructors Bruce Griffin and Susan Dedell will lead a dynamic, fun exploration of the great world of piano four-hand repertoire. Participants will dig into musical interpretation and technical challenges associated with playing piano four hands and benefit from coached sessions, practice time, and master class demonstrations. As a past participant notes: “Bruce and Susan are great teachers and artists. It...

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