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Voices

When women control their own lives, we will be free

By
Sara Longsmith
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 — Issue 438

BRATTLEBORO — Thanks for writing this, Diana Whitney, and for being an amazing and bitchy mama to two incredible girls.

I like Bitch Magazine's definition of the word “bitch” that Whitney quoted in her piece, but I will never forget the definition Patricia Ireland gave me when I was 19 years old: BITCH = being in total control of herself.

When women are in control of their own lives - and that means not allowing misogyny and sexism, whether it is interpersonal or institutional or systemic - then we will be free.

Voices

I can grasp what a massive environmental problem we’re facing. Or I try to.

By
Annie Landenberger

Annie Landenberger is a freelance writer who contributes regularly to these pages. WILLIAMSVILLE-I marched with...

Local antisemitism threatens safety of Jewish Vermonters

By
Michael Knapp

Michael Knapp is a software developer and entrepreneur who is passionate about social justice. GUILFORD-As...

Green Mountain RSVP appreciates funding

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Green Mountain RSVP

Green Mountain Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (GMRSVP) would like to thank the voters of...

Greater Falls Connections thanks voters for support

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Greater Falls Connections

BELLOWS FALLS-Greater Falls Connections (GFC), a substance misuse prevention coalition located in Bellows Falls, thanks...

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Brattleboro approves next parking budget

By
Wendy M. Levy
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 — Issue 463

The Selectboard unanimously approved the Fiscal Year 2019 parking fund budget at the June 5 meeting, but what remains to be seen is the future of parking - and how people will pay for it - in Brattleboro. On May 1, Andy Hill of Desman Design Management appeared at a Selectboard meeting to discuss the results of the parking study his firm conducted, which the town paid for. Part of the study included a survey of residents and visitors who...

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Voices

What defines a ‘compelling State interest’ in personal reproductive autonomy?

By
Erica Walch
Wednesday, September 14, 2022 — Issue 681

We, the voters of Vermont, have two proposed constitutional changes on the November ballot. One clarifies language already in the Constitution about slavery; the other obfuscates and adds new language that is reported to be about abortion but as it reads is more about the State determining individuals' life choices. The right to an abortion is already the law of Vermont. The language of the existing law reads, “The State of Vermont recognizes the fundamental right of every individual who...

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Arts

All Souls Church hosts retrospective of Karen Becker’s artwork

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 — Issue 717

“Bearing Witness,” an art exhibit by Karen Becker, is currently on view at the All Souls Church in the West Village Meeting House, 29 South St. The public is invited to an artist's reception on Saturday, June 10, from 3 to 5 p.m. The exhibit is a retrospective of Becker's watercolors, gouache, pastels, and prints, created over the past 40 years and inspired by her love of nature. The animals and trees represented are all bearing witness to the devastation...

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