BRATTLEBORO — Compassionate Brattleboro endorses, in the interest of compassion, Brattleboro Common Sense's efforts to articulate the Brattleboro area community's longing for, and commitment to, a world that is healthy, fair, and caring for all.
Annie Landenberger is a freelance writer who contributes regularly to these pages. WILLIAMSVILLE-I marched with...
Michael Knapp is a software developer and entrepreneur who is passionate about social justice. GUILFORD-As...
Green Mountain Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (GMRSVP) would like to thank the voters of...
BELLOWS FALLS-Greater Falls Connections (GFC), a substance misuse prevention coalition located in Bellows Falls, thanks...
Vermont's economy is telling two stories. One story tells the tale of economic gains and increased personal income. The other tells the tale of economic struggle and poverty. Both are true. The Public Assets Institute (PAI), a Montpelier-based economic analysis nonprofit, released State of Working Vermont 2019 last month. PAI compiles the annual report in conjunction with the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C., a non-profit think tank that studies the economy and effects of economic policy. The report included...
On Friday, Sept. 8, many in the area experienced an amazing thunderstorm - possibly one of the most intense lightning strikes that I can ever remember. We have a very old, very large, disabled dog. Luke generally spends 23 hours a day asleep - he takes an occasional mosey to the brook to lie down in the cool water. He has severe arthritis and diabetes, and is almost blind and likely deaf, but he still likes his food, swims, and...
The newly opened Marlboro Community Center will host a series of films shown weekly at 7 p.m. on Tuesday nights without admission charge. They will be introduced by Geoffry Brown, retired professor of theater and film at Marlboro College. The initial 12-week series, entitled “Uncovering the Truth,” will focus on the currently pertinent theme of the efforts of those in high places to prevent their past misdeeds from coming to light. It will include such films as Erin Brockovich, the...
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