BRATTLEBORO — A ban on sale of assault weapons would be good.
A ban on sale of votes by Congress would be better.
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...
Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital has received “age-friendly” certification and congratulations from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), which called the beloved and smallest hospital in the state “a leader in this rapidly growing movement committed to care of older adults.” In fact, Grace Cottage is among the first health care systems in the U.S. to implement IHI guidelines for age-friendly care. So far, just over 600 health-care institutions in the entire country have been named Age-Friendly Health Systems.
There hasn't been a big fossil-fuel-burning plant in the area yet, and a gas plant in Vernon would cross a threshold into the past. Maximizing efficiency and output at the old, existing Vernon Dam hydroelectric plant would be a big first step to boosting clean energy. A nice solar facility and small-to mid-scale vertical axis wind turbine array would be great. Winds funnel nicely down that part of the river valley; it's a perfect spot for harvesting wind, water, and...
The inner life of one of the world's most beloved artists will be explored when Latchis Arts continues its presentations of Exhibition on Screen with I, Claude Monet on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 25 and 26, at 4 p.m., at the Latchis Theatre, 50 Main St. Exhibition on Screen presents compelling documentaries about the world's best-loved art. Typically focused on major exhibitions throughout the world, Exhibition on Screen takes a different tack with I, Claude Monet, disposing of traditional narration...
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