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.
Django Grace describes himself as an environmentalist, skier, chiller, and lifelong Brattleborian. He graduated from...
Chloe Learey is the executive director of Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development...
WESTMINSTER WEST-My recent essay in The Commons revealed the unique position of Vermont as a...
Roger Allbee served as secretary of agriculture, farms, and markets for Vermont in the administration...
Vermont Senate President Pro Tem Becca Balint, D-Brattleboro, made it official on Dec. 13: She will be running for Congress in 2022. At her campaign kickoff event at the Vermont History Museum in Montpelier, Balint said that she is running for the Democratic nomination “because we're facing huge challenges. Working families are struggling, the pandemic is raging on, real climate action can't wait, and our democracy itself is at risk. The future feels perilous. We can't tackle these challenges if...
Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present an evening with folksinger, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, storyteller, activist, and author John McCutcheon at Next Stage on Friday, Sept. 13, at 7:30 p.m. Folk icon Pete Seeger once called McCutcheon “not only one of the best musicians in the USA ... he is committed to helping hard-working people everywhere to organize and push this world in a better direction.” McCutcheon is a master of a dozen different traditional instruments, most notably the rare...
The Vermont Department of Public Service recently announced a final draft of a 10-year telecommunications plan for the state. A series of public hearings about the plan were held throughout the state. One more public hearing will take place in Montpelier on a date to be determined. The plan, which includes 5G LTE technology for both urban and rural areas in Vermont, does not address concerns with the ever-growing levels of electro-smog or the lack of safety testing for 5G...
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