WARDSBORO — Howard Fairman, you sound like a bitter skier talking about snowboarders when the mountains started letting “those kind” on the slopes.
Don't you believe in diversity on the trails?
“Oasis” means different things to different people.
Wendy Harrison is one of Windham County's two state senators. BRATTLEBORO-We're talking a lot about...
LEYDEN, MASS.-I was lucky to have been born in Boston in 1947 and never served...
WARDSBORO-I agree, we do need facts. Have you heard of CWD (chronic wasting disease)? It's...
The writer is president of Vermont Friends of Israel. ATHENS-In response to Bert Picard's criticisms...
More than 50 graduates received their master's degrees at the School for International Training on May 11 during a ceremony infused with the importance of multicultural understanding and communication. “The SIT experience impresses upon you at every opportunity that everyone has a story to tell and skills to share, and that valuable feedback can come through many channels,” said commencement speaker Meghan Audette, West Bank deputy director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the...
Can anyone tell me why people need semi-automatic assault weapons, except to kill others and create mayhem? Can anyone tell me why the Second Amendment, which few people realize was historically connected to the right of settlers to kill Native Americans and take their lands, has anything to do with the assault rifles? The madman in the synagogue in October, the madmen shooting parishioners in churches, the madmen in schools blasting rapid-fire bursts tearing children apart - all were enabled...
The Vermont Art Council recently announced the 22 recipients of its most sought-after award, the Creation Grant, which supports Vermont artists in creating new work. Two recipients were People's Choice Creation grantees, a new process involving the public's vote. Four Windham County artists were among the recipients. They are: • Sean Kirby, of East Dover, to support the creation of a feature screenplay based on the real life of Vermont dairy farmer Romaine Tenney, entitled "I Am My Domain." •
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