BROOKLINE-I loved this column by Joyce Marcel! I have admired and appreciated her writing for a long time, but this one was particularly impactful for me.
I lived for 30 years on the end of Cape Cod, prior to moving up here. At the community-supported radio station out there, WOMR (Outermost Radio), I was a volunteer DJ in the '90s playing primarily folk music, and I always highlighted people making the rounds of the "Greater Boston area" coffeehouse circuit, which included the Iron Horse Music Hall.
Judging by the level of talent that would play there in those days, it was a place I always thought I would get to sooner or later, but somehow I never did.
I knew it had been out of business for a while, and I am so thrilled to read that it has reopened. It was great to read the history of it, and her own personal history as well. Thank you for the piece!...
Vermont's electric utilities claim that their power comes from 100% "carbon-free" sources. This claim bears closer inspection. Since the closing of Vermont's only nuclear plant in 2014, it is true that virtually 100% of the electricity generated in Vermont comes from so-called renewable sources. This includes the burning of...
I appreciate The Commons reporting on recent proposed cuts to senior meal programs in Windham County. I am one of dozens of volunteer drivers who get mid-day meals out to seniors in the more rural areas of our county. I deliver to clients in Townshend, Brookline, and Newfane. The...
Anyone who describes abortion as “killing unborn children” is not likely to be swayed by argument. Nevertheless, I must respond to Erica Walch. There is obviously no compelling state interest in killing unborn children, to answer the question posed in the headline. What there is a compelling state interest in is preserving and protecting the right of pregnant women to decide for themselves, without interference from the government or from any church, and without the imposition of any moral code...
Unlike a letter writer in your Aug. 12 issue, I had no problem whatsoever with the semantics or the emphasis in MacLean Gander's essay about COVID-19. As he says, although we here in Vermont are in better shape than most other states, the virus does not respect borders and this is no time to relax our vigilance. The thing we have to fear with this virus is people not taking it seriously enough, rather than taking it too seriously. The...