Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
Timothy Belknap is a Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting member representing District 9. BRATTLEBORO-To the Brattleboro...
Howard Fairman, a native Vermonter, likes to study official public documents and presentations, research their...
“You guys, rightfully, can be pounding the table to be getting some resources,” said U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt. “This budget situation in Washington is a disgrace. We know it. So, I don't want anybody, ever, apologizing for saying they need some resources. It's absolutely outrageous what's going on.” At the Brattleboro Retreat on Feb. 20, Welch met with an interdisciplinary community team - leaders from law enforcement, mental health workers, the school system, local employers, and those with lived...
In the Democratic primary next Tuesday, please vote for Becca Balint and Jeanette White for Senate! Becca Balint is extraordinarily savvy and dedicated. She will put people first and bring the Senate new spark and vision. Jeanette White has proven a tireless worker for right causes and brings invaluable experience as chair of the Government Operations Committee. And please write in Dean Corren, the Progressive candidate for lieutenant governor. (And blacken the bubble!) With the governor's endorsement, he is seeking...
Friday, March 4 ||5 p.m.–8 p.m.||WFF Previews, Reception, and Digital Art Show. (Latchis 4.) Friday, March 11 ||6:45 p.m.–8:45 p.m.||Women Without Men, 95 min. Hauntingly exquisite imagery transports us in this “magical realism” exploration of the lives of four socially diverse women living under oppressive conditions. Set in 1950s Iran, we see the widening rift between the West and Middle East. Iranian exile Shirin Neshat's first feature drama. (Latchis.) ||8:45 p.m.–11 p.m.||Poodle Trainer, 9 min. Irina Markova, the star of...
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