I am writing to share my support for Nader Hashim for Windham State Senate, a candidate who brings together kindness and competence, humility and insight.
Political conversation is often harsh and divisive these days. Differences can turn quickly into personal attacks. Nader Hashim is a peacemaker and a consensus-builder.
Recently, when Nader met with some community members in Guilford, I was so impressed with his curiosity as a listener and by his thoughtful, deliberate responses to thorny questions. There were no talking points, no set pieces - just honest answers based on his own experience and his personal search for remedies for our most difficult challenges.
As a former Vermont state trooper and state representative, Nader has worked hard to meet the needs and address the concerns of neighbors throughout our county. He is committed to addressing the housing crisis, preserving our environment, encouraging rural economic development, and protecting our most vulnerable neighbors.
I support Nader Hashim for state Senate, a candidate who brings together kindness and competence, humility, and insight. Political conversation is often harsh and divisive these days. Differences can turn quickly into personal attacks. Nader Hashim is a peacemaker and a consensus-builder. Recently, when Nader met with some community...
The Broad Brook Community Center, in the heart of Guilford, needs your help. To support the final phase of renovation, a group of donors is offering to match, dollar-for-dollar, all donations and new pledges received before the end of January. Since 1896, this building, our former Grange Hall, has welcomed the kinds of gatherings we are missing in these isolated times. Here, residents graduated from one-room schools, danced, courted, and wed. Here, we've listened to speeches, debated, and voted, secure...
I am writing to remind people to vote for Sara Coffey. None of us could have imagined the heartbreak our nation has faced this year. With her colleagues in the Vermont State Legislature, Sara has taken on the challenge of reaching out to residents and working to meet their needs. Sara convened a mutual aid group with Guilford Cares, the Guilford Selectboard, and the Broad Brook Community Center to contact everyone in town whose age might put them at risk.
§Go to the edge where there once was a pond. §It was Sweet to behold. Wish I had a magic wand §to show you the riches that nobody owned: §gone now, drawn down to mud-skin and bones. * * * §Without Sweet Pond, I guess, the sky will not fall. §Without Sweet Pond, no one's talking urban sprawl. §Without Sweet Pond, there's always death and taxes. §Without Sweet Pond, the moon still wanes and waxes, * * * §Though we...
On Labor Day, Sept. 7, 1942, far from the horror of World War II, local farm families set aside time to catch up during a pause in the season between haying and cutting corn. “It was also a chance to celebrate soldiers coming home from the service,” Harry Evans says. Evans was 5 years old at the time of Guilford's first Old Home Day, which over the next 75 years would evolve into the Guilford Fair, an upbeat two-day festivity...
For 10 years, I've known Sara Coffey as a visionary arts colleague, an experienced community organizer, and a dear friend who brings dedication, humor, curiosity, stamina, and humility to all she does. Her interest is authentic; she listens to everyone and respects differences. Sara is excited about serving both Guilford and Vernon, exploring and expanding our common interests. Sara is a flexible collaborator, working with a range of neighbors to transform the Broad Brook Grange into the durable Broad Brook...