One compromised spent-fuel canister could deliver an 1850 msv dose of radiation to the population within 1 mile.
I really don't think it's a good idea to be moving this stuff around too much.
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...
Looking to save money on sand and gravel, the town has called a Special Town Meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 7 at the NewBrook Fire Department to ask voters to approve buying a gravel pit and borrowing $600,000 to accomplish the plan. Selectboard members are recommending buying a 21-acre site at Radway Hill and River roads owned by entrepreneur Paul Belogour for $450,000. But voters will be asked to approve borrowing nearly $600,000 to cover startup costs, as...
Given the uncertain future that New England Center for Circus Arts faced last year, its Circus Spectacular looked like an annual event that might not happen. Between moving into its new state-of-the art facility at 10 Town Crier Drive in Brattleboro, and surviving the attempted ouster of its founders, Elsie Smith and Serenity Smith Forchion, 2017 proved a monumental year for the circus arts nonprofit. “NECCA is in a good place right now,” says Forchion, with a sigh of relief.
I am supporting Becca Balint for Congress because she has integrity, grit, and compassion. My late husband and I met Balint at a candidate forum when she was first running for Windham County senator. We liked everything she had to say, except about marijuana (cannabis). She was against legalizing it. We didn't vote for her that (and only) time. After she won, at our request, she came to a meeting of medical marijuana patients and advocates of recreational use. She...
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