WILMINGTON — I thank you for bringing to my attention the anti-Semitic action of Ben & Jerry's. This product will no longer be allowed in my house.
This sort of surprised me, as your paper is usually not very revealing of anti-Jewish actions.
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...
BRATTLEBORO-A century after becoming the first English-language author to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, the late Rudyard Kipling has gone from being one of the world's most widely read names to, in the charitable words of his latest biographer, a "complex historical figure" tied to the exploitative era of British colonialism. But Kipling's reputation isn't the only remnant of his life facing a shifting climate. Born in India and raised in England, the Victorian-era writer was 26 when, traveling...
In collaboration with Vital Partnerships and Out in the Open, Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) is hosting a free dance party at the museum during Gallery Walk, on Friday, June 2, at 7:30 p.m. The party will feature a DJ, photo booth, balloons, refreshments, and a make-your-own-boutonniere station with Pride ribbons. The event, open to all ages, will offer a safe space for members of the LGBTQ+ community and others to celebrate Pride month and prom season. The event...
I appreciate and endorse Peter Case for reelection to the Selectboard for a three-year term. Peter isn't your typical Selectboard member - he's not a typical anything, frankly, and we need more of that in this town. Peter is not afraid to say the things many of us are thinking, and he's been saying them for over 30 years now. He's not just a talker, either - he's a listener, a thinker, and an answerer. If you don't believe me,
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