PUTNEY — I absolutely loved Robin MacArthur's story about mud season, cheerfully slowing down, Tropical Storm Irene, three generations, and their love of life here in New England [“Without wheels,” Voices, March 21].
Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this...
BRATTLEBORO-What a depressing time to celebrate Independence Day, as No. 47 and his obedient and...
Sarah Ellis is a writer and mental health advocate who grew up in Brattleboro and...
BRATTLEBORO-Analysis of Brattleboro's Charter Revision Survey reveals growing dissatisfaction with the current Representative Town Meeting...
After 23 years, Brattleboro Chapter 843 of Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) is disbanding. Its final meeting is set for March 14. Leonard Derby of Brattleboro, who has been the chapter's president for the past 22 years, said he recently decided to step down, and "no one was willing to take over the chapter. Our membership is aging and several members are [disabled]. That makes it tough to carry out our mission." Derby said VVA Chapter 843, which also has...
Local composer Larry Siegel has written a new work about one of the seminal figures in the modern contradance movement, Dudley Laufman. Next Stage, the Monadnock Folklore Society, and the Brattleboro Music Center present Keith Murphy as Laufman in the world premiere of The Dancingmaster of Canterbury. A unique combination of music, dance, and storytelling, the work is a musical portrait of Laufman, a legendary contradance caller who almost single-handedly provides the link between the old days of rural contradancing...
I am puzzled that The Commons decided to print this bigoted letter. “I am exploring with great fascination Vermont culture, specifically that of the white Anglo-Saxon protestant, or WASP. Your actions fit my cultural stereotypes too well. I was stung by a WASP again.” If these three sentences do not appear bigoted to you, substitute “African-American” for “WASP,” and you will see it more clearly. I understand that The Commons tries to print most letters it receives, but this kind...
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