BRATTLEBORO — We here at Harmony Underground see the problem hour by hour. People are afraid to come in the parking lot, and I don't blame them.
We would love to see a business watch, like a neighborhood watch. What can be done?
Marvin Resnikoff is an international consultant on radioactive waste issues. A nuclear physicist and a...
ROCKINGHAM-I am concerned and dismayed over the recent decision by the management of North Star...
BRATTLEBORO-Denise Gebroe is correct that the issues motivating the No Surveillance in Health Care campaign...
LEYDEN, MASS.-In response to Holland Mills' recent letter, it's essential to address significant omissions and...
On a mid-August morning, amid the bustle of commerce in the Putney General Store, staff helped customers with deli orders, stocked shelves, and prepared items for the lunch hour. Meanwhile, upstairs, in a sitting area surrounded by empty shelves left from the store's former pharmacy, approximately 20 people met with state lawmakers and leaders with the Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) to ask nuts-and-bolts questions and share big-picture concerns about doing business in Vermont. ACCD Secretary Michael Schirling...
The Vermont Voter's Oath fascinates me. Our state is one of only three in the nation, along with Alabama and Florida, that has voters take an oath at the time of registration, and our oath is unique: “You solemnly swear (or affirm) that whenever you give your vote or suffrage, touching any matter that concerns the State of Vermont, you will do it so as in your conscience you shall judge will most conduce to the best good of the...
During the month of November, Brattleboro Clayworks on Putney Road will be featuring pottery creations to enhance upcoming Thanksgiving and holiday meals. Join them for an opening reception for one of the Clayworks' newest members, Karen Horton, and her “Pottery With a Purpose” on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 3 to 5 p.m. All are welcome. Karen Horton has returned to making pottery after a long career teaching music in public school and performing classical music on the French horn (She...
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