BRATTLEBORO — Thank you, Sherri Keefe, for your efforts to protect others from predation and abuse.
It takes such courage to stand alone in the face of all you're enduring when you tell your story.
Much love and support to you.
Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
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January is the month when Vermonters pore over the seed catalogs and dream wistfully about how their flower and vegetable gardens will grow in the coming year. And, for more than 60 years, one of the determining factors for which annuals and perennials will survive in Vermont is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Plant Hardiness Zone Map. The map assigns a zone number to an area, reflecting the average annual extreme low temperature in an area over a 10-year period.
New England Youth Theater (NEYT) says it is “thrilled to offer a captivating musical theater opportunity” for performers aged 15–19 (14 with guardian consent). According to a news release, NEYT staff say they are “still waiting to secure the rights,” and therefore are not able to release the title of the show at this time. What they can share is “that Rebecca Waxman will be directing, working alongside a vibrant artistic team dedicated to fostering an experience full of discovery,
Matt Dricker submitted this letter, which is co-signed by Casey Parles, Jane Katz Field, John Field, Leo Moskowitz, Liz Harris, Lucy Johnston, Maya Faerstein-Weiss, Naomi Ullian, Rebecca Speisman, Steve Wangh, and Abby Mnookin. Tim Wessel asks readers to "think for a few moments about your Jewish friends. Ask them how they've been since Oct. 7." As some of Tim's Jewish neighbors in Windham County, allow us to answer this question: We are horrified, heartbroken, fiercely angry, and unwilling to stand...
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