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NRC assigns new resident inspector to Vermont Yankee

Sarah Rich replaces Heather Jones as agency’s ‘eyes and ears’ at plant
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010 — Issue 78
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Brattleboro hospital’s budget remains fragile, even after cuts

By
Kevin O'Connor

BRATTLEBORO-Less than two months before the close of its fiscal year, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is...

Rockingham sets new tax rate after first reappraisal in 8 years

By
Robert F. Smith

ROCKINGHAM-The town Selectboard and the village trustees of Bellows Falls and Saxtons River have decided...

Tragedy inspires pedestrian safety campaign

By
Nancy A. Olson

PUTNEY-In May, two friends, both residents of Putney Meadows senior housing, were walking on the...

‘I’m putting people in position to learn’

By
Wendy O'Connell

BRATTLEBORO-Bill Holiday was born and raised here in Brattleboro. He went to Windham College, and...

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Marcel wins national business journalism award

Wednesday, August 9, 2017 — Issue 420

Vermont Business Magazine has received three national awards for editorial excellence in 2016 from the Alliance of Area Business Publications at its annual Summer Conference in Dallas June 24. These are the highest awards available to VBM and regional business news publications in the United States. Contributing writer Joyce Marcel of Dummerston - also a regular contributor to The Commons - won gold in the Best Personality Profile category for her piece on Rutland Mayor Chris Louras. Louras championed bringing...

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Voices

Hair trigger

By
Shanta L. Evans-Crowley
Wednesday, April 29, 2015 — Issue 303

A few weeks ago, I went with my friend Stacey to pick up her daughter from school. As my friend's daughter, Elizabeth, and two of her friends, Sarah and Lydia, piled into the back seat, Stacey told her daughter that the stuff they'd ordered for her hair had come in the mail. Elizabeth excitedly opened the box, inspecting the contents. “Mmm, this smells good,” she said as she passed the bottle of hair product around for everyone to take note...

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Arts

Underground comics find a home at the National Gallery

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 — Issue 298

Abigail and William Gerdts, leading scholars in the history of American Art, recently presented a collection of 176 underground comic books to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C The gift marks the first time that comic books have been added to the permanent collection. Offering a snapshot of the era, the Gerdts' collection showcases the heyday of these counterculture publications, which were born in response to the Comics Code Authority's restrictions on content relating to violence, sexuality, and...

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