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Voices

Sneaky humor

By
Ernest Hebert
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 — Issue 157

RE: “Coming home” [Arts, June 13].

Grants Ferry is a very good read. I especially liked David Chase's sneaky sense of humor.

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An American birthday party

By
Anita Rafael

Anita Rafael is a Wardsboro writer whose work has appeared in myriad newspapers and magazines,

Civics can lead to something greater: virtue

By
Meg Mott

Meg Mott (megmott.com) is a professor emerita, former town moderator, and self-described Constitution Wrangler and...

Does Paul Revere belong in the Fourth of July parade?

By
Tim Stevenson

Tim Stevenson ([email protected]) is a community organizer with Post Oil Solutions. He is the author...

The case that redefined U.S. schools

By
Bill Holiday

Bill Holiday, a retired veteran social studies teacher of 48 years, believes in exposing students...

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Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8

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Randolph T. Holhut
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 — Issue 688

With less than a week to go before Election Day on Nov. 8, the election season in Vermont has been relatively tranquil, compared to other states. A number of statewide races in Vermont are contested, and in the state House and Senate races, Republicans and some unaffiliated candidates have mounted challenges to Democratic incumbents. Two proposed amendments to the Vermont Constitution also appear on this year's ballot. Here's who and what will be on your ballot in Windham County on...

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Watercolor workshop with Nancy Lanoue is offered in Chester

Wednesday, February 28, 2018 — Issue 448

An exploration of watercolor painting will be offered on Friday, March 16, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the First Universalist Parish in the Stone Village on Route 103. The instructor, Nancy Lent Lanoue, is a member of the Vermont Watercolor Society and has been painting in watercolor for 20 years. The workshop is a collaborative effort of the Stone Village Art Guild and the First Universalist Parish of Chester. Lanoue is a charter member of the Stone Village...

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Voices

Chase gets that IVF, reproductive care could be at stake in this election

By
Krista Gay
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 — Issue 787

ATHENS-I'm a lifelong Vermonter who lives in Athens on the same land that my family has for at least six generations, and I endorse Heather Chase for our state representative. This election is deeply personal to me. So is my ability to have children and God forbid, if I miscarry, my getting needed life-saving medical care could quite literally depend upon the outcome of this election. As a first-generation college student growing up in my small town, I saw education...

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