BRATTLEBORO — So if I read this conclusion correctly, then I should probably tell people of color who won't vote for Hillary Clinton that their “wasted” vote (even in a safely Democratic state like Vermont) is actually their white privilege? Got it.
Sorry. This piece is riddled with circular reasoning and fiats.
One can vehemently oppose oligarchy, militarism, and duplicity without hating anyone.
Fric Spruyt is a property owner and property manager in Brattleboro and a member of...
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A mile and a half of Route 30 between Cedar Street north and the Saxtons River Distillery/Fulcrum Arts complex might soon get a facelift - or at least a makeover. The Agency of Transportation (AOT), Windham Regional Commission (WRC), and town of Brattleboro launched the Route 30 Multi-Modal Gateway study earlier this year to investigate improving the short, but heavily traveled, section of roadway. According to WRC Senior Transportation Planner Matt Mann, the conversation started with then-Secretary of Transportation Sue...
Now that Vernon's annual Town Meeting has come and gone, I must come forward and speak up in support of our library and library staff. Libraries have been vital institutions around the world for thousands of years. Though we're now in the electronic information age, libraries are no less important to the communities and people they serve. I have been a volunteer for more than a year at the Vernon Free Library, and I know we are fortunate to have...
The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) will present an animal mask-making workshop with UNH art instructor and artist Sachiko Akiyama and Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center (BEEC) naturalist Patti Smith on Saturday, April 30, from 2 to 5 p.m. at the River Gallery School in Brattleboro. Smith will talk briefly at the start of the workshop about animals in the local area who are at risk, largely due to climate change. Akiyama will then lead participants in making animal masks,
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