Brenda Lynn Siegel, the executive director of End Homelessness Vermont, is a policy advocate, educator,
Laura Chapman is a civic volunteer, social justice activist, and works with human-services nonprofits that...
Laura Sibilia represents Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton, and Wardsboro in the Vermont House of Representatives,
Robin Rieske is facilitator of CSUR, a collaborative effort that includes Voices of Hope, Turning...
Early on a warm Monday afternoon on June 29, the echo from police sirens ricocheted off the downtown buildings. A hold-up alarm had been triggered at the People's United Bank on Main Street. According to court documents, suspect Jared R. Fahmy walked into the the bank at approximately 12:45 p.m. He wrote a note at the check writing station and passed it to a teller. The affidavit written by the Brattleboro Police Department states that Fahmy's note read, “this is...
Let's begin with Nicholas Boke's assertion that a “significant number” of Republicans and independents “assume” that physical violence can get us out of this mess. Trust me when I say that if this were true, it would have already happened. Contrary to the talking points of Democrats and the media, the vast majority of Republicans and independents are informed, thoughtful, restrained, and measured in their responses. Regarding the “attack” on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, it is a complex...
A film screening and dinner will benefit a group of orphans being supported by a small, grassroots non-profit based in Brattleboro known as Haiti Orphanage Sponsorship Trust (HOST). Windham World Affairs Council and 118 Elliot are joining with HOST to sponsor this event on Sunday, Dec. 9, at 5 p.m., at the community space at 118 Elliot St. Liberty in a Soup, a documentary by Haitian filmmaker Dudley Alexis, tells the story of the Haitian Revolution in 1804 and the...
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