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George Harvey
Wednesday, February 23, 2011 — Issue 89
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Voices

Republican legislation casts shadow on July 4

By
Janet Athens

BRATTLEBORO-What a depressing time to celebrate Independence Day, as No. 47 and his obedient and...

Disabled dreaming

By
Sarah Ellis

Sarah Ellis is a writer and mental health advocate who grew up in Brattleboro and...

One person, one vote: the case for the Australian ballot in Brattleboro

By
Timothy Belknap

BRATTLEBORO-Analysis of Brattleboro's Charter Revision Survey reveals growing dissatisfaction with the current Representative Town Meeting...

Euphemism masks the reality of military action

By
Michael Szostak

GUILFORD-A term often used regarding a military action is "collateral damage." This term masks the...

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At debate, Balint’s challenger, Mark Coester, questions the questions

By
Ethan Weinstein
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 — Issue 788

-At an Oct. 21 debate with Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., Mark Coester disagreed with the incumbent Democrat on nearly every issue - challenging the basis of the questions and, at times, the moderators themselves. Coester, a Westminster logger and small business owner who won the Republican and Libertarian nominations for Vermont's sole seat in the U.S. House, even seemed to question his own presence at the debate and his status as the parties' standard-bearer. "It's a great mystery how I...

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Voices

What women bring to the table

By
Olga Peters
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 — Issue 577

Jeanette White State senator (D–Windham County) There really are three areas to touch on here. One is women in the field of politics itself. The second is the general area of leadership and influence, and the third is how those all affect the issues. I'll try to weave these themes together. Among people who vote, women tend to vote more than men. This is true in every age group. It's probably because they had to fight for the right to...

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Arts

Stabach Jazz 4tet to play house concert

Wednesday, April 15, 2015 — Issue 301

Wendy Redlinger's Jazz Soirre will host the Bob Stabach 4tet on Thursday, April 23, at 7 p.m., preceded by a potluck dinner at 6 p.m. The 4tet includes Eugene Uman, piano; Dave Picchi, bass; Jon Fisher, drums; and Bob Stabach on sax. In this performance, the 4tet salutes the best selling 1959 jazz album of all time, Miles Davis's Kind of Blue, regarded by many critics as the greatest and most influential album in all of jazz. This masterpiece is...

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