RE: “Written in stone” [Editorial, May 30]:
I served with Bill Bassignani in Vietnam. Thank you for reminding people of the tremendous sacrifices made by the men and women in uniform, especially those in combat zones.
Wendy Harrison is one of Windham County's two state senators. BRATTLEBORO-We're talking a lot about...
LEYDEN, MASS.-I was lucky to have been born in Boston in 1947 and never served...
WARDSBORO-I agree, we do need facts. Have you heard of CWD (chronic wasting disease)? It's...
The writer is president of Vermont Friends of Israel. ATHENS-In response to Bert Picard's criticisms...
An employer in northern Vermont told Robyn Freedner-Maguire, that during a shift change, he'd watched parents exchange their infant in the parking lot. That employer is committed to finding better child care solutions for his employees, said Freedner-Maguire, campaign director with Let's Grow Kids, a statewide campaign intended to educate the public about early-childhood education. Freedner-Maguire told the story to participants at a brainstorming session with child-care advocates and a few members of the business community. Angela Earle Gray, Human...
I was impressed by the turnout and the energy of the recent Brattleboro Selectboard Candidates forum to which I was lucky enough to have been invited. The grassroots energy that has been ignited by recent turns in national politics is clearly being seen locally with an increase in protests, vocal support for historically underrepresented populations, and initiatives for ballot questions put before the voters. At the forum, that energy resulted in some questions that were difficult for me to answer,
“I like solving problems,” says Vermont businessman Robert Johnson. His latest conundrum is what to do with a white elephant of a church in downtown Brattleboro. Under Johnson's initiative, the First Baptist Church on Main Street is undergoing a major renovation that will transform the site into Epsilon Spires, a center for the arts that will be opening later this year. “With its Estey organ, double balcony, and exemplary acoustics, this historic church building has served the town as a...
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