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.
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...
Not everyone who buys a home gets a press conference upon moving in. But, not every homeowner is the first in the state to purchase an energy-efficient modular home through a new USDA program. Dennis Miller is that homeowner. On June 21, the Putney resident was joined by government officials and representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Windham & Windsor Housing Trust at the Locust Hill Mobile Home Park to celebrate his new home, purchased through the...
Bread and Puppet Theater Cofounder and Director Peter Schumann, 89, bakes bread for each performance ahead of time, using a sourdough starter that is 150 years old. Think of all the loaves he's baked in the last 59 years as the company celebrates its 60th anniversary this summer, and how much history each loaf represents. "It's a type of bread that you can't find in the grocery store; it uses an old way of baking. People are usually pleasantly surprised...
Sheriff Mark Anderson cites his non-discrimination motto as “culture eats policy for breakfast.” It's hard to imagine a more callous and unprofessional approach to fair and impartial policing. “Trust me, I'm cool” is not a non-discrimination practice. Putting protections in policy is. What are we to tell incoming Afghan immigrants about whether they can interact with local law enforcement without fear of harassment, detention, and being turned over to federal authorities for the same? Due to Sheriff Anderson's negligence, the...
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