Opposition to Vermont Yankee is more like a religion than a war.
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...
After 13 years in the state Legislature, Windham County Sen. Jeanette White is fine with the fact that her name has become synonymous with marijuana-decriminalization efforts in Vermont. But as lawmakers prepare to tackle pot legalization in the 2016 session, the Putney Democrat wants to make a few things clear. First, she wants a serious debate - meaning she'd like to be spared “silly” jokes about brownies and munchies. Second, White said she doesn't smoke marijuana and isn't pushing a...
From Jan. 12 through Feb. 24, Mitchell-Giddings Fine Arts, 183 Main St., presents “Winter Group 2019,” an exhibition of new work by Josh Bernbaum, Bruce Campbell, Lyell Castonguay, Liz Chalfin, Jon Gregg, Emily Mason, Petria Mitchell, and other gallery artists. An opening reception will be held Jan. 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. According to a news release, among the pieces introduced in “Winter Group 2019” are Bernbaum's large, blown-glass vessels inspired by flowering cacti of the Southwest, and Campbell's...
A ceasefire requires the participation of at least two parties. The demand for an immediate permanent ceasefire in the current Hamas war is a demand that Israel unilaterally surrender to Hamas. Hamas broke the ceasefire in existence on Oct. 7, 2023. Hamas's stated mission is to destroy Israel and Jewish people. Israel must stop indiscriminate bombing, allow safe passage of innocents from the war zone, oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cronies, elect a democratic government that will respect...
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