Voices
Focus on Act 46
On towns’ options for school choice and the pressure for change
AmÉe LaTour is a writer for nonprofits and lover of words and human beings. Recovery...
BRATTLEBORO-Peter Adair's essay is the best piece of writing I have seen in The Commons:
FLORENCE, MASS.-I just read with shock and awe, or just plain enthusiasm, a couple of...
Kris Pavek, a 71-year-old retired midwife and photographer, has often stayed in Brattleboro in summer...
On Aug. 4, Town Manager Peter Elwell released an in-depth overview of town operations, a draft document he calls “a to-do list in context.” On its surface, it is a list of 50 action items, such as creating a long-term financial plan to accompany the annual town budget. At a deeper level, the goal of overall long-term stability for the town and its tax rate underscores every item on Elwell's list. “We can be methodical in our planning and stable...
BRATTLEBORO-"I don't know what it's like to live in Palestine, but through these films, I think I have a better idea; I would hope that anyone watching [them] would have a similar experience." So says Shana Frank of Putney, a math educator who has coordinated a four-part Palestine film series to be offered every Sunday this April at 4 p.m. at the Latchis Theatre, 50 Main St. The series is presented by Southern Vermont for Palestine (SoVT4P), described in a...
Although I had prepared speeches and paper handouts for folks around our county on Town Meeting Day, I unfortunately tested positive for Covid the day before and had to cancel my plans to visit different towns. It is especially disappointing because I was excited about the prospect of revisiting our old Town Meeting traditions and talking with folks to present my updates, hear their various issues, and listen in on the hearty town debates about different articles. But there's always...
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