PUTNEY — So, we'll finally get VPR in Putney [“VPR station for Brattleboro will soon broadcast,” June 13]? Hallelujah!
I've always been able to get VPR in my cars, but not in the house. I hope it works.
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...
It's the day the music died for one-trick marketers. Facebook - the publicly traded company with a net worth greater than McDonald's and several other multinational corporations combined - has switched up its sharing algorithm, much to the chagrin of the self-appointed marketers of the status quo. Facebook went pay-to-play for brands, and to some, that equates to selling out. Facebook isn't cool anymore. They had a good run - marketers reliant on a one-dimensional marketing strategy, that is. For...
The Friends of Brooks Memorial Library is holding a concert event on Friday, Sept. 7, at 7:30 p.m., in the American Legion Post 5 Hall on 32 Linden St. The suggested donation is $12, and proceeds benefit the library. Former New Christy Minstrel singer Jackie Davidson and Michigan folksinger Gary Brandt will continue the rich tradition of folk music with their program, which they call “singing the good old songs again.” They combine classic and original folk songs into an...
“Cover your mouth; you don't want to breathe that in.” This is the phrase I hear all too often at my summer job as a landscaper. Toward the middle of the season, our job becomes entirely about maintenance. When you get to a site, you go through the same routine: weed, cultivate, water, and dust. Dusting is our term for spreading insecticide. We shake a fine, white powder from a spice container onto the plants. It is always the last...
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