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.
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...
Brattleboro Union High School continues to grapple with what has become a national concern: drugs in school, especially post-pandemic. On Dec. 22, Interim Principal Cassie Damkoehler confirmed that on the previous day, “two, possibly three” students visited the health office at the school “complaining of some odd symptoms that came on suddenly.” “The students were unaware of any reason they would be experiencing these sorts of things,” Damkoehler said in an immediate message to staff members and parents. She later...
A preview of a new PBS documentary, “The Raising of America: Early Childhood and the Future of Our Nation,” is offered on Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the Latchis Theatre from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. To be released by PBS next spring, “The Raising of America” examines how a strong start for all children leads to greater individual success and a more prosperous and equitable society. The film will be followed by a community discussion on this national issue. Panelists include...
News we see on TV, online, or in the paper about the direction our country is moving is distressing. Whatever your hot button issues are, one of the key arenas for changing things is the political arena. That arena is open to everyone. Every voter who lives in Windham County can join with other like-minded voters and help the Republican Party organize your town's GOP Committee. Help bring balance back to the Legislature in Montpelier. If not you, who? If...
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