MacLean Gander is retired from a long career as a professor and administrator at Landmark...
Deborah Lee Luskin , one of this newspaper's original columnists, blogs at deborahleeluskin.com. WILLIAMSVILLE-I have...
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...
Trying to sustain a stable, productive, and enthusiastic workforce? The Working Bridges Employer Workgroup, convened by United Way of Windham County, offers vital training on Monday, Feb. 24, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Marlboro College Graduate Center, 28 Vernon St. “Working Bridges Concepts” costs $25 per person, and includes training, materials, and light refreshments. Pre-registration is encouraged, as space is limited. The training is co-sponsored by Employer Workgroup members Chroma Technology, Omega Optical, and Economic Services (Brattleboro district).
Twilight Music continues its 13th annual Twilight On The Tavern Lawn series on Sunday, Aug. 9, with funk and world beat band Simba. Simba features blazing horns and scorching percussion on a highly danceable mix of funk, Latin, reggae, world beat, soca calypso, ska, jazz and blues. The eight-member band has been together 26 years and includes Charlie Schneeweis, Wim Auer, Steve Sonntag, Derrik Jordan, Dan DeWalt, Johnny Yuma, Steve Leicach, and Bob Stabach. Simba has released one CD, a...
When I was a kid in Vermont, I ran around in the woods all the time, and I'd never seen a tick. When I was a kid, it didn't rain after every snowstorm. Have you forgotten already how different it was back then, when I was a kid? I'm not even 30 years old. When I was a kid, I read all the time. Fantastical adventure stories where the protagonists saved the world from certain destruction - a destruction brought...
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