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Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
BRATTLEBORO-In Brattleboro, a significant amount of public discourse happens online. While social media can be...
GREENFIELD, MASS.-When I saw the cover of The Commons, I decided to look over this...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group went off to Asheville, North Carolina! The multicultural group...
There are two clear conclusions from a new state assessment of four major southeastern Vermont watersheds. First, the basin that includes the West, Williams, Saxtons, and lower Connecticut rivers is rich with recreational opportunity and biological diversity-including two federally endangered mussel species. But the region also has many problems, including waterway impairments related to bacteria, sedimentation, nutrient pollution, and temperature. The last problem is particularly acute, as the report notes “some of the highest number of miles of temperature impacts...
Melissa James Gibson's “What Rhymes with America,” presented by Next Stage Arts Project and The Apron Theater Company and directed by Hallie Flower, will be performed on July 21, 22, 23 and 28, 29, 30 at 7:30 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee on July 24. The play features a cast of seasoned Apron performers: Mark Bateman, Katrina Spenceman, Julia Tadlock, and Kenzie Klem. A father and his teenage daughter stand on either side of a closed door. Life is...
In a panel discussion following the recent viewing of Break the Silence: Reproductive and Sexual Health Stories by local filmmaker Willow O'Feral, viewers and panel participants discussed Article 22, a.k.a. the Reproductive Liberty Amendment, a.k.a. Proposal 5. For so many reasons, it was very helpful to be in a room full of people who wanted to talk about it! Here's my best attempt to describe the basics of the discussion as a list of frequently asked questions about this ballot...
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