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...
The Selectboard will present a budget of $18.4 million, a 2.1-percent increase, to Town Meeting members at Annual Representative Town Meeting on Saturday, March 21. This budget, for fiscal year 2021, represents a property-tax increase of $37.70 for each $100,000 of assessed property value in property taxes. While the budget's line items are as meaty as ever, the multi-month process that went into creating the budget was lower in intensity than the process in previous years. According to Town Manager...
On Saturday, July 25, at 8 p.m., Readsboro Arts presents The Maverick Street Band, featuring Agona Hardison, in concert in the historic EJ Bullock Building at 7012 Main St. The Maverick Street Band plays country, rock, and roots music, accompanied by Hardison's vocals. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door, with cabaret seating. Advance tickets are available by calling 802-423-7706 to order. For more information, visit www.readsboroarts.org. This concert is part of the Readsboro Arts 2015 Summer...
I urge all Vermonters to ask their state senators and representatives to push the Death With Dignity Bill out of committee and let the full Legislature debate the issue. The bills, H.274 and S.103, follow the precedent set by passage over 10 years ago of the law in Oregon. This is not a religious issue, or one about slippery slopes or euthanasia. It will not disadvantage the disabled or the elderly. It's simply about choice. It's about allowing an individual...
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