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...
Asserting that the public's right to access court records is “deep-rooted” and necessary for ensuring accountability, the Vermont Supreme Court has overturned a Windham County judge's decision to redact portions of two suspects' mental competency reports. While there are instances where the legally relevant portions of a competency report can be kept out of the public record, a majority of Supreme Court justices wrote that those situations are limited. And they found no evidence that redaction had been justified in...
Marlboro Music, the Vermont retreat celebrating its 65th season, just completed a residency with noted Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, offering performances of two of her works – Nymphea and Mirages. This coming weekend's concerts will feature two major woodwind works - the Mozart Quintet in A Major for Clarinet and Strings, K. 581 on Saturday, Aug. 1 at 8:30 p.m. and the Beethoven Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 for clarinet, bassoon, horn and strings on Sunday, Aug, 2 at...
Well said. As one who was close with Jeremiah, it's hard to keep in mind that his ending his life was his choice and not the result of something that I neglected to do or say. Giving someone validation that they still matter can go a long way. This needs to be a much larger conversation regarding mental health and addiction.
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