Wow, thanks for dismissing Jill Stein.
The populist movement doesn't have to wait to move forward - Jill Stein is a candidate. Thanks for ignoring her. Why did you even bother to mention her name?
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...
Most voters throughout the county will assemble on Town Meeting Day on Tuesday, March 4. Voters in Athens, Brattleboro, Brookline, Rockingham, Vernon, Windham, and Westminster will convene on their own respective timetables, and Marlboro voters won't meet at all, with voters making all decisions by Australian ballot. According to the Vermont Secretary of State's office, "Vermont law makes Town Meeting a holiday for employees of the state government." State law "also gives an employee the right to take unpaid leave...
The Vermont Center for Photography (VCP) presents “Mark Shaw: Selections from the Archive,” a historical exhibition which features a variety of photographic subject matter by the late photographer Mark Shaw (1921–1969). Shaw is best known for his photographs of Jacqueline and John F. Kennedy, which he shot originally for Life magazine, and later as the Kennedys' unofficial family photographer. He developed a strong friendship with the Kennedys and regularly visited the White House during their time there, state organizers of...
Pedestrians have the right of way, right? Wrong! Pedestrians have the right of way when a car is stopped or has time and distance enough to stop before colliding with a pedestrian in its path. The laws of physics supersede the human made-up “laws” of the road. A car traveling at 30 mph (the speed limit on Western Avenue in West Brattleboro) needs 109 feet to stop (that is 36 yards for football fans). Friday afternoon traffic on Western Avenue...
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