DUMMERSTON — Wonderfully detailed and complete article on the status of recycling and trash disposal but no information on how options affect the environment and climate change.
I would love to read more in a future story.
Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
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15 years ago January 2010 issue If you think you're cold, consider the frigid conditions on a 121.9-mile walk from Brattleboro to Montpelier with daily distances between 6.2 miles and 15 miles. From Jan. 2 to 13, participants in the "Step It Up to Shut It Down: A Winter's Walk" will do just that on a pilgrimage to persuade the state Legislature not to renew the license of the Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee plant in Vernon, set to expire in...
In partnership with Sandglass Theater's Puppets in the Green Mountains Festival, Latchis Arts presents a special screening of Jim Henson's iconic film, The Dark Crystal, followed by a question-and-answer session with Cheryl Henson on Wednesday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m., at the Latchis Theatre, 50 Main St. Hailed as admirably inventive and renowned for its visual splendor, Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal was released to critical acclaim in 1982. John Engstrom of The Boston Globe has called it “a children's...
Make no mistake - our country is being incinerated. I'm not referring to the awful wildfires that have ravaged the United States for the last four-plus years. I'm talking about the Trump effect. Since he slithered down that gilded escalator on June 16, 2015 and bellowed out his hatred of immigrants as an opening salvo, Trump has managed to promote, bully, and lie his way into the political and social fabric of America, mainly by escalating hate and fear. He...
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