The content was political; the delivery, from the heart. It was as though Barack Obama entered each and every living room to say, in a quiet and normal voice, “Same-sex couples should be able to marry.” No trumpet sounding here.
Ten days later, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People voted 66-2 in agreement with President Obama's sentiment.
His heart into our hearts, the uplift, catches the current of the wind, winging out into the world.
Fric Spruyt is a property owner and property manager in Brattleboro and a member of...
BRATTLEBORO-The recent eclipse that Vermonters were able to experience was beyond breathtaking. My husband and...
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For Rich Holschuh, the inclusion of technology to let people hear his pronunciation of indigenous words on interpretive signs along the Sibosen Trail “deepens and expands the story.” As director of the Atowi Project at the Retreat Farm on Route 30, Holschuh now works full time helping people see and understand the Native community and its proud heritage here, in the place that was Wantastegok (“At the River Where Something Is Lost”) long before anyone ever called the same land...
The weather has been great recently. Unfortunately, pedestrian safety is still a major issue a year after the hit-and-run. One Monday night, it was the failure of a large pickup to yield in the crosswalk when I was facing traffic with my snow-white hand sticking straight out into the crosswalk clearly indicating intention to cross - which is the rule of law, giving me right of way. Early afternoon the next day, within 45 minutes, came three serious intent-to-injure failures...
The Next Stage Bandwagon Summer Series presents Canadian singer-songwriter Kiran Ahluwalia at The Putney Inn, 57 Putney Landing Rd., on Friday, June 2, at 6 p.m. “Cosmopolitan and distinctively Indian,” organizers say, “with roots in Sufi, Qawalli, and Punjabi Folk, Ahluwalia crafts her own contemporary originals while organically mixing with West African Blues and American Jazz.” Ahluwalia is a two-time Juno (Canadian Grammy) winner. Her six-piece band, led by guitarist Rez Abbasi, “creates a unique sound that is ethereal, raw,
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