Tom Schiedler shows that one is never too old to learn about and appreciate a new art form. Thank you for making me look in a different way.
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 spent the spring and summer beating down COVID-19. Because almost everyone wore their masks, washed their hands and kept their distance from one another, we might have a ski season. However, by keeping safe, Vermont also took a terrible economic hit, especially in the hospitality industry. After a lackluster summer and fall, all eyes are on the winter season. And even if you've never been on skis in your life, the ski industry is important. According to a 2017...
Rachel Clark and Bob DeMarco, the Vermont duo Blackbird, will perform traditional Celtic and Scandinavian music as well as tunes of their own creation at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 26 at the stone church on the hill. The concert is presented by Stone Church Arts. Fiddle, Irish flute, whistles, accordion, cittern, piano, guitar and voices, are combined to serve up a lively musical mix. Their albums Whistle and Sing and Good Morning, Good Night have both received critical acclaim. Whistle...
Well, we just celebrated the first birthday of the Trump administration. We must have eaten too much cake at the party, because we're all feeling sick. But let's not be too quick to place the blame for the mess we're in. We would like to blame the misogynist-in-chief. We would like to blame the “angry white class” who believed his lies. We would like to blame the 30 to 40 percent of the population who actually agree with the divider-in-chief.
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