BRATTLEBORO — I agree the wording on the ballot seemed biased.
The issue is the amendments were poor options for the most part, regardless of how they were presented.
Meg Mott, Ph.D. is professor emerita of Marlboro College and Emerson College and describes herself...
Ross Momaney (rmm-art.com) is a visual artist and arts educator. By blending these roles, he...
Michelle Bos-Lun and Richard Nelson are state representatives who sit across the table from each...
Carolyn North (carolynnorthbooks.com) is a writer of books that address "the interface between matter and...
The state primary election will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 13, at polls throughout Windham County. The following information is provided by the elections division of the office of Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Harris. For more information, including personalized voter resources, visit sos.vermont.gov/elections. Polls at locations statewide, including the following locations, close at 7 p.m. [Editor’s note: The contact information for Vernon, supplied inaccurately in the state listing, has been corrected, with our apologies and appreciation to Town Clerk...
While David van Deusen tries to reassure us that Vermont's violent crime rate is low, he omits the fact that the state's suicide rate is high and that firearms are a frequent method of suicide, as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Gathering such statistics has been made difficult because of the lobbying of the National Rifle Association. The Dickey Amendment to the federal Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1996, promoted by...
New England Youth Theater presents Disney's Alice in Wonderland Jr., directed by Shoshana Bass, May 5 through 7 and 12 through 14 at NEYT, 100 Flat St. Based on the classic tale by Lewis Carroll, this adaptation of the musical sets the story in a hospital, where a child's boredom gives way to imagination as the doctors, other patients, and hospital staff all transform into the strange characters of Wonderland. Featuring updated songs from Disney's thrilling animated motion picture, the...
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