Addie Lentzner was a Vermont delegate at the Democratic National Convention in August. Among many...
WESTMINSTER WEST-I have known Rep. Michelle Bos-Lun for over 20 years as a teacher and...
Karen Walter originally wrote this piece as a letter for her family, and some encouraged...
BRATTLEBORO-Constitution Week, Sept. 17 to 23, commemorates the signing of the Constitution of the United...
BRATTLEBORO-Recently, two storms in the span of three weeks brought torrential rains and flash flooding to Vermont that made it seem as if the Northeast Kingdom were washing away down to Brattleboro. Climate change is real, and it's happening in Vermont. Who is responsible, and who will pay to repair the damage? "The Legislature has given us the authority to basically present a bill to those fossil fuel companies that are determined to have fueled the climate crisis," State Treasurer...
Recently, a friend dropped by while she was out campaigning for a local candidate. She was bundled for the cold and wore a small dove pin on her sweater. When I asked about it, she said it had been made in Cambodia in an area that had been bombed. People who live there collect pieces of shrapnel from the bombs, she explained, and fashion them into dove pins. On the pins inscribed in very small letters is the word “peace”
The Drawing Studio, a nonprofit community art center at 28 Williams St., will hold a celebratory Re-Opening Day on Saturday, Aug. 26, from 4 to 7 p.m. From a one-person effort, it has grown into a community cooperative, supported by 19 working and financially contributing members. There will be food, drink, art materials, activities for children, and conversation. Visitors can learn about drawing sessions for adults and children, community open studio times, art and music workshops, membership opportunities, and much...
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