BRATTLEBORO — Hyperbolic, hysterical NIMBYism.
So much for compassionate spirituality in our town. This is ego-hippiedom at its most-glaringly obvious.
Where were these hand-wringers through the whole development review process? It was never a secret; there were lots of meetings.
I swear, the “love and light” crew in this town shows its hypocrisy more every year. Posers.
Leslie Zucker is a certified professional life coach, a facilitator of a women's group, and...
Corey DiMario is a musician and the proprietor of Patio Coffee, at the Hooker-Dunham block,
Kerry Secrest serves as honorary consul of Lithuania to Vermont. BRATTLEBORO-A heartfelt thank you to...
BRATTLEBORO-When I worked at a major airport, I learned to refer to people on airplanes...
Despite increased demands on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs health care system, the director of the White River Junction VA Medical Center says that northern New England veterans are getting access to care in a timely manner. At a town hall-style forum held at the Brattleboro VA outpatient clinic on July 24, Deborah Amdur said the White River facility books 24,000 health care appointments a month, and 95 percent of those appointments are scheduled within 30 days. Access to...
I've never been more frightened for the future of girls and women in our country. Having Becca Balint as a champion of reproductive rights gives me hope. I support Becca Balint in the primary race for Vermont's only Congressional seat. As the mother of two teen daughters, I trust Becca to fight for justice and bodily autonomy for all people. She has proven herself in her years in the Vermont Senate and as one of the champions of the Reproductive...
Twilight Music continues its 15th annual Twilight On The Tavern Lawn series of folk-rock, world beat, rock, pop, Celtic, blues, and bluegrass summer concerts on Sunday, July 23, with The Gaslight Tinkers. The Gaslight Tinkers' blend of African, Caribbean, funk, reggae, and Latin rhythms creates a “joyously danceable” sound around a core of traditional roots, New England old time, and Celtic fiddle music, “merging boundless positive energy with melody and song,” according to a news release. Audrey Knuth (fiddle), Jopey...
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