BRATTLEBORO — Shela Linton has always been awesome for Brattleboro. She wants to empower other people.
In light of this kind of commitment, activism becomes clear as humanitarianism.
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...
Brenda Siegel of Newfane, the Democratic nominee for governor, spent a recent afternoon walking through Hardwick's downtown with Rep. Chip Troiano, D-Stannard, as her guide. Local business owners chatted politely each time she popped in to introduce herself and hand out campaign pamphlets. But out on the street, one woman immediately recognized her and warmly exclaimed: “Thank you for running!” Buttonholed by a reporter in a flower shop a few minutes later, the woman, Karen Starr, 70, of Danville, said...
The Brattleboro Music Center is celebrating the holidays a little early this year, thanks to a $500,000 gift from an anonymous donor. The money supports the Center's ongoing capital campaign. Work has begun on the Guilford Street property that will be the Center's new home next summer. “All of us at the BMC are deeply grateful to the donor for believing wholeheartedly in this project and for helping make our new music center a reality,” BMC Managing Director Mary Greene...
Democracy is under attack like never before. We see it in the headlines every day as the Jan. 6 Commission continues its work. While it would be nice to think of the events of that dark day as safely behind us, the truth is that the forces at work undermining elections are gathering for another try in 2022 and beyond. For example, the Republican nominee for governor of Pennsylvania has boasted that, if elected, he could refuse to certify an...
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