I'm looking forward to a day when dentistry offers a system of care rather than sporadic charity care for the many Vermonters who fall through the cracks.
Tristan Roberts ([email protected]) is a former state representative, a small-scale farmer, and a writer who...
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Steve Barrett, director of public works, opens the door to his sunny office to let in fresh air. “There is hope everywhere,” he says on this bright morning. Barrett's upbeat attitude serves as a reminder to get outside and enjoy Vermont's beauty even while the community practices social distancing to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The shift in the way we are living has had consequences for the town's water and sewer systems. Barrett estimates the town “is using...
The Brattleboro Music Center presents “Jake Charkey, the Hindustani Cello,” Friday, May 6, in a concert that includes the world premiere of a commissioned work. Charkey, an acclaimed cellist with a strong background in both Western classical music and Hindustani music, will perform North Indian Classical music with tabla accompaniment and contemporary music for solo cello that draws from the Indian Classical tradition, including a world premiere of a commissioned work by Akshaya Avril Tucker and music by Reena Esmail.
In the spring of 2015, the Vermont Legislature passed Act 46, a school consolidation law, “designed to encourage and support local decisions and actions.” This quote is from an Agency of Education (AOE) fact sheet. That same fact sheet lists five goals of the law for these decisions: to provide equity; to achieve or exceed the state's Education Quality Standards; to maximize operational efficiencies; to promote transparency and accountability; and that they are “delivered at a cost that parents, voters,
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