BRATTLEBORO-We are living in a moment of deep crisis for our democracy. Billionaires and political...
Tim Kipp, a political activist since the 1960s, is a retired history and political science...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
-At an Oct. 21 debate with Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., Mark Coester disagreed with the incumbent Democrat on nearly every issue - challenging the basis of the questions and, at times, the moderators themselves. Coester, a Westminster logger and small business owner who won the Republican and Libertarian nominations for Vermont's sole seat in the U.S. House, even seemed to question his own presence at the debate and his status as the parties' standard-bearer. "It's a great mystery how I...
Yellow Barn's season of concert streams continues this week on Thursday, July 30 and Saturday, Aug. 1, at 7:30 p.m., with respective international rebroadcasts on Friday and Sunday at 2 p.m. This week's Thursday program includes performances for narrator and instrumentalists, including “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and “Ferdinand,” alongside works for percussion “Gone, dog. Gone!” (based on the Philip D. Eastman book Go, Dog, Go!) and “The Lonelyness of Santa Claus” [sic]. Performing are sopranos Elaine Daiber and Lucy Fitz...
To vaccinate or not to vaccinate: That is not the question. The unasked question is this: How am I caring for my immune system? We all stew in this pandemic brew together - vaccinated folks in the research group, those without the vaccine in the control group. So when someone reveals their vaccine status, rest assured it is what's best for that person. When there is risk related to your body, choice is an essential aspect of the democratic process...
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