I am so sorry to lose Pat Smith. She was the voice of the Reformer for me, and always helpful.
Django Grace describes himself as an environmentalist, skier, chiller, and lifelong Brattleborian. He graduated from...
Chloe Learey is the executive director of Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development...
WESTMINSTER WEST-My recent essay in The Commons revealed the unique position of Vermont as a...
Roger Allbee served as secretary of agriculture, farms, and markets for Vermont in the administration...
For years, local officials and energy-efficiency advocates have been working to nurture and promote a “green building” industry in Windham County. Those efforts have taken on new urgency with the shutdown of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. And officials recently announced - with a boost from federal funding - creation of a new Green Building Cluster Study to identify the county's strongest assets in environmentally friendly construction and renovation. But energy efficiency is just one aspect of what some...
Village Square Booksellers celebrates National Novel Writing Month with a “How to Write to Publish” workshop featuring author and writing coach Annalisa Parent on Sunday Nov. 12, from 1-3 p.m. Parent will walk participants through the elements of a publishable manuscript. Based on her decade-long career helping writers publish, and a 20-year writing career, she'll pull back the curtain on some tricks of the trade. Participants will also have the opportunity to share their writing and get meaningful feedback based...
WESTMINSTER-I have known Michelle Bos-Lun since I moved to Westminster seven years ago and joined a writing group of which she was a member. Immediately, I was impressed with her commitment to service and to helping others. She wrote beautifully about her work with students in Taiwan and Iraq through State Department exchanges. Then, as I got to know her, I learned that she has also taught English to asylum seekers and supported schools in India. In these and other...
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