Thanks so much for publishing such an excellent piece on Dave Shapiro's sad and untimely passing [“How could this happen?”, The Commons, May 4].
I really appreciated that you took the time to look at this in depth.
MacLean Gander is retired from a long career as a professor and administrator at Landmark...
Deborah Lee Luskin , one of this newspaper's original columnists, blogs at deborahleeluskin.com. WILLIAMSVILLE-I have...
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...
The state recently handed down a mandate to municipalities: Do a better job inspecting rental housing. And find a way to pay for it. The ordinance change goes into effect Oct. 20. The Selectboard held a second hearing and voted unanimously to adopt a change to the town's rental housing ordinance at the Aug. 21 meeting. While the change doesn't affect what's legal and illegal in rental housing, it does expand the municipal health officers' scope in responding to complaints...
Jessie Haas has been writing books about horses for many years, and has recently published a nonfiction reference book called - appropriately enough - Horse Crazy! She claims that her love for equines has been with her since birth. “I was born horse crazy. I get it from both sides of my family. We got a horse when I was six and have had horses on the farm ever since.” Haas has a horse of her own at her home...
The emotions that I am now feeling as I let the reality of the closing of Holton Home sink in are frustration, anger, and a deep sense of sadness. For several years, I played music at Holton Home and other Brattleboro area elder facilities. Holton Home stood out in its quality of care. I could see it primarily in the eyes of the residents and caregivers. I'm frustrated and angered because I know why it is closing: because we are...
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