GUILFORD — It's an old but valid observation that one is more effective leading by example than by admonishment.
While admittedly an observer and not a participant, it seems to me the great majority of young climate activists are more wagging fingers than setting examples.
Had I seen placards proclaiming “I never use a clothes dryer,” “Told my parents: will walk to school, thanks,” Or, “One shower per week for me,” I'd have been a lot more impressed.
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...
The Putney Food Co-op is the first retailer to officially join the Northeast Organic Family Farm Partnership's efforts to support local organic dairy brands and organic dairy farms. The Partnership, launched earlier this year through the efforts of Stonyfield Organic co-founder Gary Hirshberg, hopes to encourage consumers to increase weekly purchases of organic dairy brands with the goal of providing area dairy farms with the demand they need to remain financially viable. Putney Food Co-op is the first retailer in...
Of late, we at The Commons have been receiving an unprecedented number of contributions to the Voices section, a volume that has outstripped the capacity of your editor to keep up. We are committing to adding pages to the section to meet the demand, starting with next week's issue, and we are also taking steps to increase our editorial capacity, at least temporarily. In the meantime, we appreciate our writers, and we are working diligently to get your contributions into...
Due to a performer testing positive for COVID-19, The Baker Street Readers postponed their performances of An Evening with Jeeeves & Wooster from Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 30 and 31, to Friday and Saturday, Jan. 19 and 20. The show will still be performed at the Hooker-Dunham Theater and Gallery, 139 Main St. The Readers are most known for reading Sherlock Holmes mysteries but are changing things up with another of England's famed literary duos. Bertie Wooster and his trusty...
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