BRATTLEBORO — Thank you for reporting on this protest. More evil is brewing as we speak, however.
H.R. 4432, otherwise known as the “Deny Americans the Right to Know (DARK) Act,” has been filed. This federal bill would preempt states' rights to label products with genetically modified organisms.
Don't let VPIRG's victory in Vermont go down in flames. Vermonters voted to know; don't let Monsanto stop them. Tell your friends.
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...
PUTNEY-As a physician and a hospice volunteer, I read with interest the recent article highlighting...
BELLOWS FALLS-I see as a huge problem the number of apartments and houses being used...
Pore over the meticulously detailed court filings of the recent law enforcement action against the Rainbow Therapeutic Spa, and several things will jump out at you. For starters, it becomes obvious that a sting like this one is part of a larger law-enforcement effort - a fact that Detective Lieutenant Michael Studin of the Vermont State Police readily confirmed to The Commons on Aug. 15. “Vermont is just one stop amongst many in the country, and Brattleboro is just one...
Both the ignorance and arrogance of Tim Wessel's cold, completely one-sided, pro-Israeli op-ed are simply breathtaking. Here's one egregious example, particularly of the latter: "I don't believe the [pro-Palestinian] protestors fully understand the politics. I say that many haven't studied the history, and most have been taken in by an advanced, Hamas propaganda machine […]" You "say"? You also say that Hamas started the war. Is that some kind of joke? It's obvious you nothing of the real history of...
On July 22, 16 young people ranging in age from 15 to 21 traveled to South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation for a three-week adventure of a lifetime. Representing communities in eight states - Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, and South Dakota, as well as communities in Mexico and Afghanistan, and the native-American Oglala Lakota, Dine, Yaqui, Azteca, and Mayan tribes - these neophyte photographers brought their individual, community, and cultural perspectives, and keen interest in understanding...
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