Where did FairPoint ever say that it would cut pay by one-third?
What a dumb letter. Get the facts straight before writing, please.
Elayne Clift (elayne-clift.com) has written this column about women, politics, and social issues for almost...
The Northwest Quarterly Meeting of Friends (Quakers) is a coalition of 14 Quaker congregations in...
This letter was submitted on behalf of Spark faculty. PUTNEY-We, the faculty of the Spark...
Matt Dorsey serves on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He delivered this memoriam to...
Looking back on another year of Town Meeting Day disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, there were two major issues that came up before voters. Two years ago, Vermont put into motion a plan to legalize the production, distribution, sale, and possession of recreational cannabis and gave cities and towns a say in determining whether to allow retail sales in their communities to anyone 21 and older. Under Vermont law, consumption of recreational cannabis is legal, but communities must opt in...
Joel Ross, a 24-year-old Blue Note recording artist, is making the “vibes” a more familiar and accessible sound to audience members of his generation. The Vermont Jazz Center presents Downbeat Rising Star Award–winning vibraphonist Ross in concert on Saturday, March 14. For listeners familiar with the impact of the vibes in bebop and swing, Ross's dynamic sound and virtuosity brings back memories of its judicious use by jazz legends Red Norvo, Lionel Hampton, Bobby Hutcherson, Milt Jackson, and Gary Burton.
We are at a crossroads, or at rock bottom, or at the most important election of our lives. Trump's presidency has shown us that, as much as it is scary to push for change, when we don't do so, things change anyway. Unfairness and imbalance have a way of building until we stand together to make them stop. Or, put another way, the only way things are going to change is if we change them. We can't solve climate change...
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