RE: “Having his back” [News, March 13]:
An amazing write up about amazing people. Keep it coming!
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...
“There isn't a department head that hasn't taught me something,” said Town Manager Barbara Sondag, sitting in her office on the second floor of the Municipal Center, her desk covered by an organized chaos of paper, Looking back on her nearly 10 years as town manager, Sondag says she knows more than she ever imagined about the cost of one linear foot of sidewalk, fire suppression, and the value of a snowless winter. She leaves Brattleboro to take a position...
Confluence gallery in Readsboro will open its second season on May 6 with a show of portraiture. The show, titled Exploring Portraiture, is curated by gallery manager John Walker. The show explores four different artists' take on the general idea of making and using portraits in art, and includes a broad range of materials and intentions. Explaining his choice of opening the season with a portrait show, Walker said in a news release, “We get large amounts of information from...
What to make of Sandy Golden's letter [“People are in greater need of help, so count blessings,” April 20] which basically tells Shela Linton to shut up and count her blessings? I have no idea, though her attitude is unfortunately common. As to Golden's specific claims: I find it hard to believe Sandy Golden “could not qualify” for student loans despite being unable to afford tuition. Student loans are available to almost everyone. Even if she, for some odd reason,
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