RE: “What happens when a library loses its spirit?” [Column, Sept. 25]:
What a beautiful and resonant description of what we love about and get from libraries!
Tristan Roberts ([email protected]) is a former state representative, a small-scale farmer, and a writer who...
BRATTLEBORO-Big thanks to Joyce Marcel for an excellent article/interview with Becca Balint, and big thanks...
BRATTLEBORO-As I listen to all the reports of what's happening in the Texas Legislature, I...
SAXTONS RIVER-An open letter to Gov. Phil Scott: On Aug. 10, I received an email...
The former Marlboro College campus, which remains the home of the Marlboro Music Festival in July and August, will soon have students again. Potash Hill (potashhill.org), the nonprofit that purchased the campus of the former Marlboro College in 2021, has diligently worked to see that its grounds and buildings continue to be used by various groups for events, workshops, classes, retreats, and creative programming, according to Potash Hill Managing Director Brian Mooney. Mooney said that, in early December, Potash Hill...
A well-known Vermont journalist has launched a Kickstarter campaign aimed at raising $45,000 - the funds necessary to complete a book chronicling the full behind-the-scenes story of Christine Hallquist's 2018 run as the first openly transgender major-party nominee for governor in the United States. The Democratic Party nominee, Hallquist, formerly the CEO of Vermont Electric Cooperative, lost to Republican incumbent Phil Scott. After being included in all campaign team calls and events from the beginning of the campaign in March...
Vermont democracy is less than we believe: Crafty candidates can hijack our right to elect whom we choose. Vermont law is silent about one candidate running for, winning, and holding two or more seats on the same school board or Selectboard. Elected to more than one seat, a winner does not have to resign the additional seats, presumably casting a vote for each. A winner can choose to resign the additional seats, joining fellow board members in appointing successors. A...
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