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Daims: an activist gets things done

By
Peter Van der Does
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 — Issue 550

BRATTLEBORO — I have known and worked with Kurt Daims for several years. Although I do not always agree with his positions, I know that he is an activist and gets things done.

Among the ideas I do agree with: the budget referendum he put before the Selectboard concerning the high cost of the then-proposed new fire station building, the Clean Air Resolution to demand that the Clean Air Act be put in action here, and the resolution to reverse Citizens United.

After all, corporations are not people!

Kurt deserves your vote.

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'Public safety' is not community safety

By
Jonathan Elwell

Jonathan Elwell organizes with Vermont Just Justice, an organization whose mission is "to promote the...

BIPOC homeownership matters

By
Elizabeth Bridgewater

Elizabeth Bridgewater is executive director of the Windham & Windsor Housing Trust. BRATTLEBORO-Every April, communities...

New beginnings

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Libby Bennett

Libby Bennett and Rita Ramirez submitted this piece on behalf of Groundworks Collaborative, where they...

What are we going to do about the women?

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Elayne Clift

Elayne Clift (elayne-clift.com) has written this column about women, politics, and social issues from the...

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