Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
BRATTLEBORO-In Brattleboro, a significant amount of public discourse happens online. While social media can be...
GREENFIELD, MASS.-When I saw the cover of The Commons, I decided to look over this...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group went off to Asheville, North Carolina! The multicultural group...
Like many people who ran for election in Vermont after Donald J. Trump became president, Brandie Starr ran for Selectboard because, she said, remaining a bystander was no longer tenable. Starr, who has decided to step down from the Selectboard when her term ends after Annual Representative Town Meeting, has served as chair and vice-chair of the board during her four years on the board. The experience has refined her view of authority, as well as her own approach. “I'm...
For the third consecutive year, Jamaica is opening its doors to musicians, composers, and visual artists from all over the country for the Pikes Falls Chamber Music Festival (PFCM). Founded by its artistic director, Susanna Loewy, who wanted to present a free festival of chamber music for the town where she had spent so many summers in her youth, PFCM has been growing each year, adding more concerts, visual arts, and other community events. This year, PFCM will include 10...
We at the Vermont Veterans' Home desire to express our gratitude to every U.S. military veteran, past and present, for their unwavering service to our country. Let us all remember that, if not for their assurance of liberty, we would not have the rights and freedoms their sacrifice bestows on us all. We live in the greatest nation on earth because of their commitment to duty, honor, and country. Please join with me and thank our veterans and their families...
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