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We are headed into what seems to be a hard winter in a land of hard winters. We have to talk about the homeless in our midst.
And do something.
Meg Mott is professor emerita of Marlboro College and Emerson College and describes herself as...
Pablo Bose is a professor in the Department of Geography and Geosciences at the University...
BRATTLEBORO-I have lived and voted in Brattleboro for 45 years, and I am writing about...
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Comments from Town Meeting members on March 2 intertwined the potential ramifications of relocating the police department out of the heart of downtown with the ongoing debate over the project's costs. The conversation around the Police-Fire Facilities Project took this latest turn last week during a two-hour Representative Town Meeting informational meeting, a precursor to a Special Representative Town Meeting on March 12. That day, Town Meeting members vote on the money question, which could result in a culture change...
“On May 13, 1985, at 6221 Osage Avenue, an armed conflict occurred between the Phila. Police Dept. and MOVE members. A Pa. State Police helicopter dropped a bomb on MOVE's house. An uncontrolled fire killed eleven MOVE members, including five children, and destroyed 61 homes.” So reads a Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 2017 historic marker. * * * What does it mean to awaken, and what sacrifice is required? And as we talk about decolonizing, what does it require?
BRATTLEBORO-The results from the Charter Revision Committee's recent poll in Districts 7, 8, and 9 are telling: 66%, 78%, and 62% of respondents, respectively, expressed serious concerns about the Representative Town Meeting (RTM), noting its lack of effectiveness and transparency and its failure to reflect the will of the people. These concerns are well-justified. Each RTM member represents 60 voters, based on 150 representatives for 9,000 voters. In the most recent budget vote, 11 members of the voting body abstained,
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