Voices
Common interests, or us-versus-them?
Landlords respond to a proposal to prohibit advance collection of last month's rent
BRATTLEBORO-What a depressing time to celebrate Independence Day, as No. 47 and his obedient and...
Sarah Ellis is a writer and mental health advocate who grew up in Brattleboro and...
BRATTLEBORO-Analysis of Brattleboro's Charter Revision Survey reveals growing dissatisfaction with the current Representative Town Meeting...
GUILFORD-A term often used regarding a military action is "collateral damage." This term masks the...
Service to the community was the unifying theme in the stories of the three people honored by the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce at its annual awards gathering on June 1 on the porch of the recently opened Bar 580 on Canal Street. Being named Member of the Year was a bittersweet honor for Mary Giamartino, who operated the last locally owned pharmacy in town until its closing in February, a victim of changing economics. For Tito Garza, getting the...
Ten years ago, I wrote these words from a well of grief after the multiple nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima, Japan: “I imagine being told to evacuate my family (three children and two pets), along with 140,000 other people, into a homeland that is already a disaster from an earthquake and a tsunami. I imagine myself knowing I am leading them into a radiation zone. I imagine not being able to smell it, see it, feel it.” Nobody knew then what...
This week, the Vermont Jazz Center (VJC) is holding its 47th annual summer jazz workshop at The Putney School, the first time since 2019 that there's been a full, in-person workshop. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 workshop was held virtually, and it was convenient to invite numerous guest teachers to participate regardless of location. For example, bassist Linda May Han Oh taught from her studio in Perth, Australia. The 2021 workshop combined online and in-person programs. Pianists studied...
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