We inadvertently omitted a name on “Police should be taking hate speech seriously,” a letter that appeared in the July 18 issue. The letter should have been signed by both Arlene Distler and Steve Minkin.
Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this...
Steev Lynn works internationally, currently reporting on the civil war in Myanmar after a military...
CAVENDISH-It's crucial to address the underlying motivations behind this opposition about HCRS's use of AI...
The writer is a member of the Putney Housing Solutions Task Force, a community group...
BRATTLEBORO-Unless immediate decisive action is taken to transform Vermont's health care system, it will be financially unsustainable by 2030. This is the conclusion of a hired consultant's 10-month review of health care in Vermont. More than 60 people attended a community meeting organized by the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB) at Brooks Memorial Library on July 17, where the report's findings were presented and discussed. The presentation was one of several being held around the state in July. It was...
DUMMERSTON-I have followed Rep. Emilie Kornheiser's work in the Vermont Legislature since 2019. I am increasingly impressed with her intelligence; she understands the crucial issues affecting all Vermonters and is able to advance policies and legislation to improve the social, economic, and environmental quality of our lives in this state. Emilie has hit her stride and is well respected among her peers in Montpelier. It is in everyone's best interest to support her bid for re-election. Judy Fink Dummerston This...
“We all have a funny little map in our head that divides the world into home and away.” The speaker in Will Eno's one-character play Title and Deed is a recent arrival on our shores, disoriented from culture shock and homesickness, and he is struggling to illuminate both sides of that map with a torrent of words: absurd, tragic, stinging, hilarious words. The original New York production of Title and Deed was on the “10 best plays” lists for 2012...
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