BRATTLEBORO — Why do the vast majority of pro-Vermont Yankee pieces printed herewith emanate from New Hampshire?
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...
The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 swept Brattleboro off its feet the very day the grand opening of the Latchis Theatre was to have taken place. One of the hallmarks of that storm was that it moved so quickly up the coast that it arrived without warning, making any kind of preparation or notification impossible. Demetrius (Jim) Latchis was 7 years old when his family was preparing the grand opening of the theater that was created in memory of...
The Musicians From Marlboro touring program, created as an extension of Vermont's Marlboro Music Festival and currently celebrating its 48th season, will perform in the Brattleboro Music Center's first concert of its 2012-13 Chamber Music Series. Musicians From Marlboro tours - featuring programs of unusual as well as beloved chamber repertoire - offer not only concerts but also valuable touring experience to artists at the beginning of their careers. The concert, on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m., features Soovin...
People who don't think it's a big deal that corporations have been elevated to the status of a person fail to appreciate history. All the founding fathers, and the country as a whole, were very suspicious of corporations and strictly controlled them. They fail to appreciate the economic power of corporations (many have the wealth of mid-sized nations), and they fail to appreciate the simple fact that corporations are legally bound to further the interests only of their shareholders -
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