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...
Vermonters filed 1,700 complaints of consumer fraud with the state Attorney General's Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) last year. Many of the scammers behind what was found to be fraud had targeted seniors, said Assistant Attorney General Janet Murnane, director of CAP. Murnane spoke to seniors about ways to protect themselves against fraudsters at a forum hosted by CAP and AARP on March 28. “They want your money,” she said. CAP's top 10 list for scams in 2012 ranged from “phishing”
Arguably, our large brains make human beings the most intelligent species on Earth. Yet only now are we coming around to a full scientific, and perhaps even spiritual, appreciation of the deep and interconnected relationship we have with the natural world. As we learn from Peter Wohlleben's 2016 book The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate-Discoveries from a Secret World, trees are actually smart! And not only do they play an invaluable role in maintaining the...
Local trio Serenata Bossa Nova, with Chilean guest artist Natalia Bernal, will present two house concerts of Brazilian Bossa Nova in the homes of Marlboro and Guilford residents at 7:30 p.m. on June 20 and 21, respectively. The first concert takes place at Ede Thomas' home at 1563 Ames Hill Rd., Marlboro. The second concert is at Wendy Redlinger's home at 2596 Tater Lane, Guilford. Both concerts are open to the public. Suggested admission is $12. For more information about...
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