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The hardest thing for a new writer is sharing your work with another writer, and hoping they think the words you put on the page are worth reading. You might think that Brattleboro Police Capt. Mark Carignan, a man with a 25-year career in law enforcement, would not be that shy. But he admits that it was difficult to reveal what he was writing. “I'd been writing for about 15 to 20 years, but I never let anyone else see...
To watch the debate, visit bit.ly/774-debate. BRATTLEBORO-Our lone public candidate forum so far in this election season has come and gone. It was standard issue. The topics, as always, were drawn from the perennial list. The agenda, too, followed the typical template: Each candidate opened with a couple minutes about themself after which Moderator Olga Peters commenced questions. The event on July 8 was organized by the Democratic Party, its topics drawn from the standard menu of state issues, with...
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