Alimony reform is much needed. Vermont needs it more than any other state, considering the ex-spouse is allowed to get remarried and still receive the alimony. That is abhorrent.
Bad law is allowing too many people to take advantage.
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...
Best wishes for a happy New Year appear not to have extended from all when students returned to classes on Tuesday, Jan. 3 in the Windham Southeast School District. Instead of diving into their studies, students spent up to 30 minutes in their classrooms while police responded and ascertained they were safe, which they quickly did. Unconfirmed reports suggest an alum might have made aggressive statements while involved in social media gaming, prompting the caution. Law enforcement responded, and it...
The Northern Roots Traditional Music Festival - set for Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 25 and 26, includes performances by noted musicians, workshops, and a session of pub singing. Now a cornerstone of the traditional music calendar in New England, the festival, directed by Keith Murphy, continues to offer a unique showcase of a variety of northern musical traditions, including Irish, Scottish, English, and French Canadian. The festival, which musters the considerable local talent in the area as well as a...
A Vermont company, Practice Fusion, was recently accused of giving kickbacks to doctors when they overprescribed opioid drugs. I would like to hear the details of this case, and, furthermore I want to see the $145 million in fines from this company go to save the Brattleboro Retreat, which is the state's main source of treatment programs for Vermonters who are suffering from addiction. People in Massachusetts also use this facility. Can money to this facility be expedited? The Brattleboro...
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