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This letter to the editor by Jeff Potter was written for The Commons.
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This letter to the editor by Jeff Potter was written for The Commons.
BRATTLEBORO-Big thanks to Joyce Marcel for an excellent article/interview with Becca Balint, and big thanks...
BRATTLEBORO-As I listen to all the reports of what's happening in the Texas Legislature, I...
SAXTONS RIVER-An open letter to Gov. Phil Scott: On Aug. 10, I received an email...
GUILFORD-In the subheading referring to "the 'cruelty' of the budget bill," I understand why you...
BRATTLEBORO-"The success of our communities is deeply connected to the ability of our youth to realize their educational, career, and life goals and aspirations and to access opportunities in Vermont and beyond." This is the belief at the heart of the Youth Opportunity Initiative, a project introduced by the Vermont Proposition in 2023 aimed at gathering the feedback of people across Vermont on the current state and potential future of youth education. The Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) backed...
BRATTLEBORO-Why is it so difficult to grasp that support for innocent people suffering in Palestine does not equate to support of Hamas, nor does criticism of the Netanyahu government equate to antisemitism? The right wing in both Israel and the U.S. have exploited with great success our apparent inability to make these distinctions. Now the Trump administration is using this lack of critical thinking to suppress free speech and promote fear, by threatening and deporting students who have exercised what...
The 17th annual Northern Roots Festival once again offers daytime workshops, a Saturday evening concert, and Sunday pub sessions to delight lovers of traditional northern musical traditions, which this year include Irish, English, French Canadian, Scandinavian, and New England. Organizers say this cornerstone of the traditional music calendar in New England begins Saturday, Jan. 27, from noon to 5 p.m., as the Brattleboro Music Center hosts workshops on a variety of topics. Attendees can learn more about everything from Fiddle...
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