BRATTLEBORO — Mindy Haskins Rogers' piece is impeccable journalism, brilliantly written.
Jonathan Elwell organizes with Vermont Just Justice, an organization whose mission is "to promote the...
Elizabeth Bridgewater is executive director of the Windham & Windsor Housing Trust. BRATTLEBORO-Every April, communities...
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Since the first days of the year, Windham County's legislators have been hard at work in Montpelier. And now, as the midpoint of the Session looms, Vermonters are starting to see the diverse and interesting results. Among them? An more than $873 million transportation bill. A bill taxing the wealthy. A tweak to the Renewable Energy Standard. Multiple and massive suggested changes to Act 250, the state's land-use law. A bill protecting African Americans from being discriminated against because of...
A recent political cartoon pictures President Biden dressed as Santa Claus standing in front of a present-laden Christmas tree with a family in their living room. His presents include things such as reduced unemployment/more people employed, inflation down to pre-pandemic levels, low gas prices, etc. The family is depicted rejecting his offers, saying something to the effect of "No, we're not buying it!" This captures comically yet frustratingly the kind of headlines one sees these days of Biden's approval ratings...
The countdown to the launch of the Brattleboro Words Trail begins Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC). Cynthia Parker-Houghton's “Our Storied Landscape: Revealing the Brattleboro Words Trail” presents the clay murals and wall maps commissioned to represent the project. The maps will be unveiled as part of BMAC's fall/winter exhibits. A limited opening is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 24, with viewings available during normal museum hours until the close of the exhibit on Feb. 14,
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