I love the sketch by Karen Becker of the chorus singing. How refreshing it is to have a drawing done on the site of local activities.
Would that The Commons have more illustrations like this one.
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MacLean Gander is retired from a long career as a professor and administrator at Landmark...
Deborah Lee Luskin , one of this newspaper's original columnists, blogs at deborahleeluskin.com. WILLIAMSVILLE-I have...
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...
With Windham County having a relatively low immigrant population, one might wonder: Does the Trump administration's travel ban and increased immigration enforcement affect this area? If so, how? One place to look is at higher education. The School for International Training in Brattleboro is an obvious choice. The graduate school's mission is to “[prepare] students to be interculturally effective leaders, professionals, and citizens,” and sends undergraduate and graduate students on field-based academic study abroad programs. True to its mission, SIT...
The Drawing Studio, a nonprofit community art center at 28 Williams St., will hold a celebratory Re-Opening Day on Saturday, Aug. 26, from 4 to 7 p.m. From a one-person effort, it has grown into a community cooperative, supported by 19 working and financially contributing members. There will be food, drink, art materials, activities for children, and conversation. Visitors can learn about drawing sessions for adults and children, community open studio times, art and music workshops, membership opportunities, and much...
Beginning on June 9, which happens to be International Children's Day, and culminating on June 16, Fathers Day, a Week of Action was held at the “emergency influx facility for migrant youth” in Homestead, Fla. The administration's inhumane treatment of asylum seekers coming across the southern border includes isolating children younger than 18 years old and placing them in “detention centers.” The largest such center is a for-profit facility at the former Homestead Air Force Base. Since it is on...
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