Django Grace describes himself as an environmentalist, skier, chiller, and lifelong Brattleborian. He graduated from...
Chloe Learey is the executive director of Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development...
WESTMINSTER WEST-My recent essay in The Commons revealed the unique position of Vermont as a...
Roger Allbee served as secretary of agriculture, farms, and markets for Vermont in the administration...
For many, the high school years are an emotional minefield. Some manage to navigate it successfully. Others are scarred for life by the experience. And for those who do not identify as heterosexual, the high school years can be pure hell. The recent spate of news coverage of the suicides of six gay youths around the country has focused attention on the plight of LGBTQ youth - those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, otherwise describe themselves as “queer,”
The In-Sight Photography Project invites you to its first annual exhibition of the work of alumni who have continued with photography after taking classes at In-Sight. Visitors can stop by the In-Sight gallery on Flat Street throughout December to see work from Wyatt Andrews, Evan Darling, Helen Jones, Kayla Rice, Michelle Stephens, Zachary Stephens, Rachael Warriner, and others. An opening reception is set for the Dec. 5 Gallery Walk, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
What would it feel like to put on an undershirt, layered with a bulletproof vest, uniform, boots, and heavy utility belt, and then holster a radio and gun - in all types of weather? Then go de-escalate volatile situations? Now imagine doing so for nine hours a day, sometimes longer if you're in the middle of an active situation at the end of your shift. Would you manage that with a cool head and compassionate heart? Vermont State Trooper Nader...
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