Thanks so much for publishing such an excellent piece on Dave Shapiro's sad and untimely passing [“How could this happen?”, The Commons, May 4].
I really appreciated that you took the time to look at this in depth.
Leslie Zucker is a certified professional life coach, a facilitator of a women's group, and...
Corey DiMario is a musician and the proprietor of Patio Coffee, at the Hooker-Dunham block,
Kerry Secrest serves as honorary consul of Lithuania to Vermont. BRATTLEBORO-A heartfelt thank you to...
BRATTLEBORO-When I worked at a major airport, I learned to refer to people on airplanes...
By all accounts, when March 21 comes and goes, the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant will still be cranking out electric power, just as it has done for 40 years. That appears to be the immediate effect of federal court Judge J. Garvan Murtha's Jan. 19 ruling - that it can continue operating after its initial license expires in March. Beyond that, though, many questions linger about whether the Vernon plant's operating future will be measured in months, years or...
On July 23, our United Church of Christ congregation in Westminster West received our “Black Lives Matter” lawn sign and placed it in a visible spot on our land. On July 26, I interrupted a man as he was taking it away. I had just participated in a memorial service for two of this man's relatives (whom I've since been assured would have been supportive of the sign and appalled at his behavior). I was shocked that he would do...
The Brattleboro Union High School will present an Early Spring Bands Concert on Thursday, March 30, at 7 p.m. in the BUHS auditorium. No admission will be charged and the public is welcome to attend. The concert band will present four selections, each by living composers under the age of 50. The first is Cait Nishimura's “Chasing Sunlight.” The Asian-Canadian composer wrote she composed this piece drawing inspiration from driving west into the setting sun, “as if trying to keep...
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