Christian Avard

Israel and Hamas are both on the hook



UNITY, N.H.-If the "Zionist Project" is fair game according to Kate Casa, then so is Hamas's "Islamist Project" - that of the Muslim Brotherhood.

It's less about Palestinian statehood and more about establishing a repressive Islamic state ruled by sharia law. If Casa is OK with that, then I'm speechless.

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The need for nuance

UNITY, N.H.-I want to commend Tim Wessel for his sincere attempt to address Hamas's terrorist attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2024. Israel should not be left off the hook for its brutal occupation of the Palestinian Territories. Wessel tried to make that clear. He also tried to...

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Winooski’s second-half surge ends BF boys’ title run

The fifth-seeded Bellows Falls Terriers smelled an upset against the top-seeded and undefeated Winooski Spartans in the Division III boys' basketball semifinal on March 9 at the Barre Auditorium. The Terriers had them. They really did. But an injury to one of Bellows Falls' key players along with a...

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Colonels fall to Rice in boys’ hoop semifinal

The sixth-seeded Brattleboro Colonels fought valiantly to the end in the Division I boys' basketball semifinals, but second-seed Rice played on another level from start to finish, eliminating the Colonels and their title hopes on March 6 at the University of Vermont's Patrick Gymnasium, 76-49. Rice is the defending Division I state champions and they played like it from the opening tipoff. The Green Knights got off to an 11-0 lead in the first minutes of play. Cam Frost and...

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Blue Mountain eliminates Rebels in D-IV girls’ semifinal

Getting to the Barre Municipal Auditorium (“The Aud”) is an accomplishment for any basketball team. It's also a much tougher task to win at this historic venue as well. The third-seeded Leland & Gray Rebels girls' basketball team got a case of the Aud jitters on March 1, and the result was a tough semifinal loss to the second-seeded Blue Mountain Bucks, 65-43. According to Leland & Gray Head Coach Terry Merrow, it was the first time since 2017 when...

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Brattleboro shut out in state baseball title

For the second straight year, the Brattleboro Colonels played in the Division I state baseball championship game. Unfortunately, for the second straight year, the Colonels were shut out by their opponents. Last year, it was Champlain Valley who beat the Colonels, 13-0. On June 13 at Centennial Field, the third-seeded Colonels lost to fourth-seeded Essex Hornets by a score of 9-0. It was Essex's sixth state championship and their first one since 2010. The Colonels, on the other hand, are...

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CVU routs Brattleboro for second straight baseball title

A Division I state baseball championship was not in the cards for the third-seeded Brattleboro Colonels. It wasn't even close. In fact, it was downright ugly. The top-seeded Champlain Valley Redhawks won their second straight championship, defeating Brattleboro at Centennial Field on June 13, 13-0. The Redhawks won the state title in 2019, and the coronavirus outbreak wiped out the 2020 season. It was CVU's fifth baseball title overall. According to the Vermont Principals' Association, it was the biggest D-I...

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Brattleboro beats Harwood to win first-ever hockey championship

History is in the books at Brattleboro Union High School. The Brattleboro boys' varsity hockey team won their first-ever hockey championship on March 24 at the Barre City B.O.R. Arena, defeating the Division II defending champs Harwood, 5-3. It was a sweet victory after the Colonels lost to the Highlanders in the regular season, 6-4. But this time they were victorious in the game that counted the most - a game that had many improbable twists and turns. Harwood took...

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