Thank you for your efforts to disseminate the news of the day and resist the hate-filled and deceitful rhetoric of this administration. I cannot believe, still, in this country that it is necessary for the press and regular citizens to defend themselves.
Only one quarter or less of the citizens believe a word Donald Trump says, yet the press is forced to defend itself because his speech is so incendiary.
The press is now officially our last line of defense.
Marc Schauber is executive director of the Coalition for Vermont Student Equity (CVTSE). WEST DOVER-Act...
Chuck Collins is co-editor of Inequality.org and author of the recent, Vermont-based novel Altar to...
BRATTLEBORO-To everyone at the Multicultural Center: I want to express my profound thanks and appreciation...
BRATTLEBORO-Near the end of the movie Golda, which was released for the 50th anniversary of...
The state was given an unusual task in a last-minute legislative deal brokered in June that extended publicly financed motel-based shelter for more than 2,000 unhoused individuals. It was charged with attempting to rehouse or shelter everyone by April 2024, and required to report back to the Legislature on its progress - every single month. Lawmakers received their first update from state officials two weeks ago. The upshot: From an original cohort of 1,250 households, 174 left the program in...
Over the past few weeks, I have been tempted to create a squad of the mask police. I have seen too many people who either don't seem to understand how a face mask is supposed to work, or they think half a job is better than none. When I see people who do not cover their nose with a mask, my blood pressure rises a little, but I have refrained from telling them how to use it correctly. Forty years...
The Brattleboro Music Center's Chamber Series continues Friday, Jan. 19, with pianist Benjamin Hochman, in a concert entitled "Resonances." In all roles, from orchestral soloist, recitalist and chamber musician to conductor, Hochman says he regards music as vital and essential. "Composers, fellow musicians, orchestras, and audiences all recognize his deep commitment to insightful programming and performances of quality," organizers say in a news release. The program for the 7 p.m. concert at the BMC includes Carlo Gesualdo's Madrigals in five...
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