BRATTLEBORO — Thank you, Meg McCarthy, for your well-written commentary.
It is important that Vermont keep its prisoners here in Vermont - especially when they have lived the majority of their lives here.
Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this...
BRATTLEBORO-What a depressing time to celebrate Independence Day, as No. 47 and his obedient and...
Sarah Ellis is a writer and mental health advocate who grew up in Brattleboro and...
BRATTLEBORO-Analysis of Brattleboro's Charter Revision Survey reveals growing dissatisfaction with the current Representative Town Meeting...
Late this summer, psychologist Judy Greenberg returned from a trip to McAllen, Texas. This was no leisurely vacation to the sprawling border town of 130,000, located in one of the poorest counties in the United States, where the average August temperature is 96 degrees Fahrenheit. Greenberg, who practices in Brattleboro, visited McAllen to work with the local Sacred Heart Catholic Church's welcome center for newly arrived refugees seeking asylum from their violence-ravaged homes in Mexico and Central America. So many...
Simba will celebrate the end of the year and the longest night with their annual Winter Solstice Celebration on Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 7 p.m., at 118 Elliot in downtown Brattleboro. Admission is $10 per person, with a $25 family maximum Simba is a danceable world beat band featuring funky grooves and some excellent local musicians, including Bob Stabach (sax), Dan DeWalt (trombone, keys, steelpan), Wim Auer (bass), Charlie Schneeweis (trumpet), Derrik Jordan (guitar, percussion, vocals) and special guests.
Children have an odd fascination with knowing how old adults are. It's in their DNA to think of life experience in terms of numbers. At my first daughter's first birthday party, I'm on film saying, “When your child is turning 60, you know you're old.” I was speaking about my grandmother and my uncle. It was his 60th birthday, and my grandmother was traveling to celebrate with him. At 27, sitting with my 1-year-old, I couldn't even grasp the idea...
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