WESTMINSTER — What do Russians have to do with any of this? It was the Clinton campaign that smeared Bernie Sanders' supporters as “bros,” and it was the Clinton campaign that blamed their loss to Trump on Russians.
Their - including Sanders' - inability to admit either of those facts does not bode well for the Democrats.
To win elections, you have to operate a little more in reality.
Peter Adair ([email protected]) is the creator of the stations of "Elemental Elders" (earth, water, life,
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...
A plan to drop the town's nearly 60-year contract with Rescue Inc. for a lower-priced emergency medical service lacks a state license just weeks before its scheduled July 1 start. Complicating matters, the current private nonprofit provider says it won't respond to local calls without negotiated compensation after June 30. As part of a presumptive transition plan for the local fire department to take over EMS duties, the Selectboard abruptly entered into a contract with the for-profit Golden Cross Ambulance...
I enthusiastically support Daniel Quipp for Selectboard. I have worked closely with Daniel for several years on the leadership team of 350 Brattleboro, a local climate-action group. Throughout that time, he has demonstrated a remarkable work ethic, a commitment to equity, inclusion, and justice, and a firm belief in group decision-making and shared leadership. I have also worked alongside Daniel as a District 2 Representative Town Meeting member. He takes this responsibility seriously, doing background reading and research, asking relevant...
Three lectures on the history of the Gordon and Mary Haywards's House and Garden will be presented at the Congregational Church in Westminster West at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday evenings, Feb. 18 and 25 and March 3. On Feb. 18, the Haywards will explore the history of what is, since 1983, their house, originally built by the Ranney family ca. 1790. First, Westminster historian Jessie Haas will offer context of the early history of Westminster West Village, and start the...
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