Excellent article. Murder is never an acceptable solution for workplace conflict. I get the sense that one interruption in the chain of events would have caused things to turn out differently.
AmÉe LaTour is a writer for nonprofits and lover of words and human beings. Recovery...
BRATTLEBORO-Peter Adair's essay is the best piece of writing I have seen in The Commons:
FLORENCE, MASS.-I just read with shock and awe, or just plain enthusiasm, a couple of...
Kris Pavek, a 71-year-old retired midwife and photographer, has often stayed in Brattleboro in summer...
Vermont lawmakers might consider legislation to legalize cannabis in 2016 following in the footsteps of states like Washington and Colorado. At a conversation on legalizing marijuana that drew a large, well-informed, and passionate audience to the River Garden on July 27, speakers highlighted potential benefits of legalization like economic development and job creation. The discussions also pointed to unanswered questions. How can communities or leaders be persuaded to speak about a stigmatized issue? Can Vermont balance state-level legalization with federal...
This month marks 10 years since an earthquake and tsunami touched off three nuclear meltdowns and multiple hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan, an ongoing nuclear disaster some scientists say will continue for the next 100 years. The Japanese government's focus on an eventual summer Olympics in Tokyo, despite the need for rebuilding and ongoing radiation concerns, is a contentious topic in and outside of Japan. On Sunday, March 21, from 4 to 5:30 p.m.,
When we plant a seed, we create a direct link between our ancestral past and our potential future. The seed we plant has traveled around the world, from farmer to farmer, from Native populations to traders and conquerors to royalty and eventually back to farmers. The carrot seed that we plant originated in Afghanistan; tomatoes and peppers, in South America; potatoes, in the Peruvian Andes; eggplant, in central Asia; watermelon, in tropical Africa. Most of our brassicas originated in the...
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