Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
BRATTLEBORO-In Brattleboro, a significant amount of public discourse happens online. While social media can be...
GREENFIELD, MASS.-When I saw the cover of The Commons, I decided to look over this...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group went off to Asheville, North Carolina! The multicultural group...
Selectboard Chair David Gartenstein said the board faces a “mammoth decision” on the best way to structure a bond for the $14.1 million police/fire facilities upgrade project. During discussion of the bond at the May 7 Selectboard meeting, held at the Municipal Center, Gartenstein said some residents have expressed concerns about the project's price tag. He hoped residents would educate themselves on the bond and its impact on the property tax rate before the board votes on it at its...
On Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m., Next Stage will celebrate the six-month anniversary of its Fables Storytelling series with a cash-prize Story Slam. Fables is held on the second Wednesday of each month at the Next Stage Café in Putney. Fables is hosted and curated by Peter “Fish” Case, who has been telling stories and entertaining Windham, Cheshire, and Franklin counties as a radio personality for more than two decades. There will be food and a beer and wine...
With the battle over the Affordable Care Act in the news, I have been troubled by the vigor with which we are trying to save it. Although the ACA could be seen as a breakthrough in “health care” for the United States, I see it as bolstering the insurance game we're already playing. The ACA guarantees a profit for the insurance industry. We are forced to pay a penalty if we don't sign up. We are told that we are...
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