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Voices

Love and dignity for the unborn, too

By
Tim Grant
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 — Issue 716

BELCHERTOWN, MASS. — Dan DeWalt says, “If we don't accept all people on the planet with love and dignity, then we will continue to allow violence, strife, and injustice.”

But since Democrats support abortion, they're the ones who don't accept all people on the planet with love and dignity.

Voices

Fascinating vignettes

By
Cindy Holden

BRATTLEBORO-Peter Adair's essay is the best piece of writing I have seen in The Commons:

Bridges along the Connecticut could be part of a bigger vision

By
Craig Della Penna

FLORENCE, MASS.-I just read with shock and awe, or just plain enthusiasm, a couple of...

I’m a criminal

By
Kris Pavek

Kris Pavek, a 71-year-old retired midwife and photographer, has often stayed in Brattleboro in summer...

No one follows the rules of the road anymore

By
Linda Morse

BRATTLEBORO-I have driven down Canal Street in Brattleboro and had a bicycle come flying by...

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A musician raises consciousness, one concert at a time

By
Virginia Ray
Friday, July 1, 2022 — Issue 670

In May, composer-pianist David Feurzeig embarked on a musical tour. Not just any tour, but one he calls “Play Every Town,” in which he plans to play 251 free concerts - one in each town and city in the state - to help “combat climate change through the power of community and music.” “Routine international touring is unsustainable-and 'unsustainable' means something it's literally not possible to keep doing,” says Feurzeig, who is anticipating the tour to extend into 2026. “I...

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Voices

VY advisory panel fails to fulfill its potential

By
Ann Darling
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 — Issue 798

The writer is a member of the board of directors of Citizens Awareness Network. EASTHAMPTON, MASS.-Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS, or VY) is coming down as you read this. It may surprise you to hear from this long-time antinuclear activist that there is much to be grateful for with VY's decommissioning. With the participation of local activists, the state worked out a fairly robust agreement with the owner of VY, NorthStar, to monitor all cleanup and financial activities and...

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Arts

Silverback Swing performs on July 27

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 — Issue 824

PUTNEY-Twilight Music and Next Stage Arts Project continue the 22nd Twilight On The Tavern Lawn series of bluegrass, Americana, world, swing, and pop music summer concerts on Sunday, July 27, with Gypsy jazz quartet Silverback Swing. The seven concert series continues every other Sunday through August 24. Silverback Swing plays music from French cafes of a bygone era - also known as Jazz Manouche or Hot Club music, in the style of the great French Romani guitarist Django Reinhardt. The...

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