Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
BRATTLEBORO-In Brattleboro, a significant amount of public discourse happens online. While social media can be...
GREENFIELD, MASS.-When I saw the cover of The Commons, I decided to look over this...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group went off to Asheville, North Carolina! The multicultural group...
With the elections less than two weeks away, 10 candidates responded to questions about human rights in Vermont during a forum held as part of a statewide discussion on building a new Vermont economy. The candidates had 90 seconds each to answer big questions on healthcare, workers' rights, supporting Deaf students and adults in the wake of Austine School's closure, and climate change. Ahead of the elections, the Vermont Worker's Center (VWC) - with organizations such as 350VT.org and the...
This month, local actor Kristina Meima returns to the same play on the same stage where she took her first steps as a performer. Beginning Dec. 4 at New England Youth Theatre (NEYT), the 17-year-old Meima takes the role of governess Fräulein Maria in Rodgers and Hammerstein's “The Sound Of Music,” the musical based on the true story of the Trapp Family Singers in World War II-era Austria. “It'll be my last show around here,” she says. In 2015, Meima...
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department writes that game wardens “enforce fish and wildlife, boat, snowmobile, ATV, and general criminal laws.” Game wardens also “provide an important law enforcement support role during critical incidents and emergencies. They also have extensive knowledge of Vermont's remote areas and utilize this knowledge and special training for search and rescue operations.” This is a state with many natural riches, and residents feel that the conservation and preservation of these gifts is vital. It is...
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