PUTNEY-Emma Paris is a creative force. The 19-year-old from Putney has been named Youth Poet...
They threw her in Yellowstone to save it– to control the deer, work unpaid, change...
WEST CHESTERFIELD, N.H.-In Donald Margulies's Collected Stories - the latest production of Actors Theatre Playhouse...
MARLBORO-Chilean vocalist Natalia Bernal and guitarist Jason Ennis present a selection of music from the...
Many experiences can be stressful, Retreat Clinical Manager Susan Balaban said. Many stressful events can effect one's mental health. But not all stress or mental health experiences lead to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Balaban said myths exist around PTSD - like that people suffering from PTSD are violent, or that it's easy to develop, or that it's a life-long disease. In very stripped-down terms, PTSD occurs when one, or many, experiences overwhelm the body's stress-response system long-term, Balaban said. Despite...
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department (Department) fielded a survey recently on Vermonters' attitudes towards trapping. Documents obtained via a public records request show that the Department seemed more interested in advancing a pro-trapping agenda than in genuinely understanding the public's attitudes. Despite this bias, with vaguely worded survey questions, the results still reveal that most Vermonters oppose trapping. The survey didn't clarify what types of trapping the questions were referring to, so respondents answered without knowing whether the survey...
Several Windham County artists and organizations will share in more than $311,000 that the Vermont Arts Council has distributed around the state. Fifty-four awards totaling $215,243 will be funding Arts Learning, Community Arts, and Creation projects across Vermont. In addition, eleven organizations will each receive $7,000 and three organizations will receive $6,300 as the first installment in the multi-year Arts Partnership Grant program. Arts Learning grants fund in-school and out-of-school educational programs that enhance student learning through the arts. The...
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