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Voices

Was Marlboro’s fate not already determined by its alumni?

By
Marshall Stanton
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 — Issue 541

I read this Viewpoint by Amy Domrad Tudor with interest.

She related her experience at Marlboro College, assessed the current situation, and lamented that alumni had not been informed of the situation. Her response is to let alumni make the decision as to what the end result will be.

But didn't alumni already make that decision?

According to the US News & World Report Best Colleges 2017, the alumni donation rate for Marlboro was 25 percent. This means that 75 percent of alumni made no donations to the college.

I'm guessing in 2017 most of this situation was maturing to the stage it recently reached.

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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On the waterfront

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Randolph T. Holhut
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 — Issue 591

It might be hard to imagine now in the midst of the social, medical, and economic fallout of the global COVID-19 pandemic. But allow yourself to imagine what the downtown waterfront area could look like four years from now. If everything falls into place, a gleaming new annex to the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) will emerge at the foot of Main Street. A new Amtrak station on Depot Street will offer parking and full access for mobility-impaired train...

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Voices

Data shows vast majority of BLM protests were peaceful

By
Georgia Morgan
Wednesday, September 30, 2020 — Issue 581

Evidence gathered in a joint project between The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) and the Bridging Divides Initiative (BDI) at Princeton University suggests that the vast majority of the thousands of Black Lives Matter protests this summer have been peaceful, with more than 93 percent involving neither harm to people nor damage to property. In light of this data, it is especially important not to represent the violence attached to a few BLM protests (often by, yes,

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Arts

Art Among Friends exhibits their work at Brooks Library

Wednesday, February 22, 2023 — Issue 703

During the months of March and April, Brooks Memorial Library hosts “Bloom,” an exhibit of watercolor flowers by the local group Art Among Friends. A reception will be held at the library on Friday, March 3, at 4 p.m. Art Among Friends is a group of six local artists: Connie Evans, Alice Freeman, Kathy Greve, Laurie Klenkel, Louise Zak, and Lynn Zimmerman. These friends gathered online during the pandemic to create, support, and encourage one another on their artistic journeys.

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