BRATTLEBORO — Thanks for the great coverage of the film Boy Meets Girl! It's wonderful to have the support of The Commons for our work and this event.
I wanted to send a quick note regarding the use of the word “transgendered” in the article.
“Transgender” is an adjective - used to describe folks and their gender identity - and should not have an “-ed” added.
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...
Libby Bennett and Rita Ramirez submitted this piece on behalf of Groundworks Collaborative, where they...
Elayne Clift (elayne-clift.com) has written this column about women, politics, and social issues from the...
The 2020 campaign season in Vermont is about to begin heating up but, so far, only one major party candidate has expressed willingness to take on incumbent Republican Gov. Phil Scott. Rebecca Holcombe, 52, of Norwich, is running for the Democratic Party's gubernatorial nomination. A former schoolteacher and principal, she served four years as Vermont's secretary of education. This is the first run for public office for Holcombe, who launched her campaign in July. In 2014, Democratic Gov. Peter Shumlin...
There has been much speculation on what would have happened had a mob of Black Lives Matter activists invaded the capital demanding an end to this country's systemic and institutional racism and a more equitable nation. Much of this speculation comes to the conclusion that a bloodbath would have been inevitable. What might have happened had an unruly mob of liberal activists descended upon our “temple of Democracy,” demanding the resignation of the fascist enabler Mitch McConnell and his cadre...
Stone Church Arts and Immanuel Retreat Center in Bellows Falls hosts the Festival of Mandolin Chamber Music for the sixth time, Jan. 14 through 17. The festival welcomes participants from near and far, both Canada and the Northeastern United States. It culminates in a public concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 17, featuring the New England Mandolin Ensemble and Festival Participants. Directed by professor August Watters of Berklee College of Music, the ensemble presents a concert of classical music,
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