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Voices

Using the magic word

By
Blake Hennessy
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 — Issue 186

BRATTLEBORO — The light by the Co-op is not working.

So I wanted to write to say that.

Please fix it.

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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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If one were to go by the minutes of the public hearing held Sept. 4 to review the Charter revisions approved by the Rockingham Selectboard and Bellows Falls Village Trustees in March, nothing much occurred and no specific comments were made. The public hearing was meant to solicit feedback on the results of the yearlong work, and a possible vote. Yet, witnessing the hearing, it is clear several things occurred that were not noted in the minutes, not the least...

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Money and shade for farm workers

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People who pick our food might have to work for 10 hours a day, and some have to work for 14 hours a day. Kids sometimes work for 10 to 14 hours, too. People get really bad fevers in the sun. These workers don't get a lot of money. I want them to get a lot of money - and a nice, shady farm to work on.

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