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Thanks for showcasing some great student essays

By
Martha F. Barkley
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 — Issue 297

What a beautiful page of clear thought by public high school students and huge NASA photo to catch the reader's eye.

Maybe the Leipzig student will decide to return to the USA and help us reduce our national debt? Germany's economy is booming, but maybe Friedemann Schmidt will find work in journalism here in Vermont?

It will be interesting to follow Ryan Taggard, placing second in the state in Sen. Bernie Sanders' essay contest. Will he go on in science and eventually find work at NASA?

Well done to both - and isn't it great that their teacher, Bill Holiday, encouraged all students to give the essay a try? Winning or not, putting ideas on paper helps clarify our thought. Maybe framing good paragraphs of thought even helps determine our life's passion and work?

Thanks for a worthy read and beautiful layout in The Commons.

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Stepping up and pulling together

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Fric Spruyt is a property owner and property manager in Brattleboro and a member of...

Teachers missed out on once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

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Amy Moore

BRATTLEBORO-The recent eclipse that Vermonters were able to experience was beyond breathtaking. My husband and...

Another choice for end-of-life autonomy

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Burt Tepfer

PUTNEY-As a physician and a hospice volunteer, I read with interest the recent article highlighting...

Short-term rentals, short-term gains

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Holly Bartel

BELLOWS FALLS-I see as a huge problem the number of apartments and houses being used...

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Vernon school exit again rejected

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Mike Faher
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 — Issue 396

Windham Southeast Supervisory Union's already arduous Act 46 deliberations may be getting even more difficult. Dummerston voters on Feb. 21 again rejected Vernon's proposed withdrawal from a regional educational union, thus closing a door that had been opened in an attempt to find a solution to Windham Southeast's school merger stalemate. Voters cast 169 ballots against Vernon's withdrawal from Brattleboro Union High School District No. 6, compared with 150 in favor. Vernon School Board Chairman Mike Hebert, who's also a...

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Guilford Sound hosts analog workshop with Larry Crane, Speedy Ortiz

Wednesday, February 25, 2015 — Issue 294

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