Django Grace describes himself as an environmentalist, skier, chiller, and lifelong Brattleborian. He graduated from...
Chloe Learey is the executive director of Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development...
WESTMINSTER WEST-My recent essay in The Commons revealed the unique position of Vermont as a...
Roger Allbee served as secretary of agriculture, farms, and markets for Vermont in the administration...
H2O participants say state and federal law allows for the formation and funding of health care co-ops, but funding remains an “elusive piece” for the initiative, says insurance consultant Hilary Cooke. In addition to mandating the purchase of health insurance advocating mainstream medicine, he said, the law also provides “statutory exemptions from the mandate to purchase health insurance for those with minority religious and spiritual beliefs and provisions favorable for health ministries and new health co-ops.” There is also a...
WESTMINSTER-I have been a member of the Vermont Conservation Voters (VCV) Board of Trustees for two election cycles. The board puts forward endorsements for candidates who support the Vermont environment and we keep track over the biennium of how the elected members actually vote on key environmental issues. The VCV endorsement process starts with a broad coalition of environmental groups establishing a unified environmental agenda. VCV then asks candidates of all parties their position on those issues. The candidate responses...
The Brattleboro Area Jewish Community presents Klezmer Music and Dance Party on Sunday, June 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. From 10 a.m. to noon, there will be two concurrent artist-in-residence workshops. The first is “Go Figure: Learning the Basics of Klezmer Dance,” with Steven Weintraub. Everyone is invited, with no experience necessary. Weintraub received his dance training in Manhattan with Alvin Ailey and Erick Hawkins, among others. According to the artist's website, he is in international demand as...
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