BRATTLEBORO — I have come to view Donald Trump simply as “The Abscess.”
Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this...
BRATTLEBORO-What a depressing time to celebrate Independence Day, as No. 47 and his obedient and...
Sarah Ellis is a writer and mental health advocate who grew up in Brattleboro and...
BRATTLEBORO-Analysis of Brattleboro's Charter Revision Survey reveals growing dissatisfaction with the current Representative Town Meeting...
LONDONDERRY-The town is seeking a town clerk and state representative with the resignation of dual officeholder Kelly Pajala, who has taken a job with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. "I am starting a new job with FEMA's Community Assistance Team in Vermont," Pajala wrote on her public Facebook page upon her July 31 career change, an announcement she confirmed in an interview. "I am excited about this next chapter and am ready to jump into the work that is ahead."
The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) hosts “Grit and Grace: The Empowerment of Women at Work in Global Communities,” a free, online talk with National Geographic photojournalist Alison Wright via Zoom on Thursday, June 25, at 7:30 p.m. The talk is presented in connection with the exhibit “Alison Wright: Grit and Grace, Women at Work,” on view at BMAC through Oct. 12. It will be livestreamed simultaneously on BMAC's Facebook and YouTube pages. Wright is a documentary photographer, a...
There is a great deal of evidence, both scientific and philosophical, that we each create our own reality. Many of us share many aspects of a collective “consensus” reality. Right now, many of us share a consensus reality where the power of the COVID-19 pathogen is a much greater threat to our collective well-being than the economic challenges presented by properly addressing the immediate health issue. Some feel the economic and political challenges more daunting. Some find the economic and...
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