Opposition to Vermont Yankee is more like a religion than a war.
Django Grace describes himself as an environmentalist, skier, chiller, and lifelong Brattleborian. He graduated from...
Chloe Learey is the executive director of Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development...
WESTMINSTER WEST-My recent essay in The Commons revealed the unique position of Vermont as a...
Roger Allbee served as secretary of agriculture, farms, and markets for Vermont in the administration...
For a state that has long held the distinction of being one of the whitest in the nation, Vermont has a surprisingly rich place in African-American history. However, that history is not all that well known. Curtiss Reed Jr., executive director of the Vermont Partnership for Fairness and Diversity, wants to change that. Working with the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing, the Vermont African American Heritage Trail will provide a self-guided tour for those interested in this chapter of...
Students can learn a lot from a river. Carol Berner, a Marlboro resident and coordinator of the River of Words program, believes that teachers and their students have much to gain by promoting education through discovering the wonders of their environment. River of Words (ROW) was co-founded in 1995 by writer and activist Pamela Michael and U.S. Poet Laureate Robert L. Hass, who held the post from 1995 to 1997. This national organization, dedicated to international watersheds, connects people throughout...
As I collected my thoughts and searched my heart about the events of Sept. 11 and what has transpired in the last decade, I had to move past the images and feelings of fear, anger, loss, and apprehension that are associated with that day. I was searching for something that I could share that was true to the events of that day but also helped us at this moment and in the moments to come. One idea kept coming up...
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