Stories by Deborah Lee Luskin
Issue of Feb 15, 2023 (#702)
- Three hours for democracy: It’s worth making the time for Town Meeting, which is still an example of direct democracy, where voters are the legislators and where meaningful debate can still take place
Issue of Jul 13, 2022 (#672)
- Harrison: an up-close-and-personal knowledge of how municipalities work
Issue of Jun 22, 2022 (#669)
- A pleasant journey: Taking the train for a 300-mile round trip amid soaring gas prices was a bargain — and also a pleasure
Issue of Sep 22, 2021 (#631)
- A stranger in the grocery line turns forgetfulness into a blessing
Issue of Aug 25, 2021 (#627)
- It doesn’t have to be this way: As we mark the 10th anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene, which brought us together in the face of a natural disaster, we’re also coming up on the 18th month of the pandemic and yet another spike in community transmission
Issue of Apr 14, 2021 (#608)
- Be a patriot. Be altruistic.: The common good matters — especially if we want to stop the pandemic and reopen commerce and communities
Issue of Feb 10, 2021 (#599)
- Democracy requires vigilance. I haven’t quit checking the news.: I was checking the news so I could say: ‘This is it — now I can quit.’ But how could I, when an unruly mob stormed the Capitol?
Issue of Dec 23, 2020 (#593)
- Our best, imperfect, option: Using Australian balloting in place of in-person Annual Town Meeting diminishes the power of our direct democracy. But the current, grim conditions of the global pandemic make it preferable to creating a superspreader event.
Issue of Aug 5, 2020 (#573)
- Improving communities, reinvigorating the electorate: The nonprofit Movement Voter Project provides financial support to grassroots organizations in underrepresented communities
Issue of Jun 24, 2020 (#567)
- It’s taking a lifetime to correct this bias: ‘My elementary education — about the founding of the United States, in particular — was all about the Europeans who came and conquered, bringing freedom and democracy to all. And I believed it, even though it’s not true’
Issue of Apr 8, 2020 (#556)
- For women with an abusive partner, a pandemic heightens the risk of assault : Try to imagine what happens when a household includes an abusive person who is cooped up, is frightened about the coronavirus, and is out of control
Issue of Feb 26, 2020 (#550)
- ‘Telling Our Stories’ free writing workshop will give voice to survivors of sexual abuse
Issue of Feb 5, 2020 (#547)
- Goodnow for Brattleboro Selectboard
