NEWFANE-A relative newcomer on the venue scene, Music at Union Hall (MAUH), a Newfane-based concert...
BRATTLEBORO-It promises to be an afternoon of humanitarian support and fine music as a host...
BRATTLEBORO-The Vermont Jazz Center (VJC) launches its winter-spring season of classes, starting in mid-September. Most...
BRATTLEBORO-On Saturday, Sept. 13, at 3 p.m., ByWay Books & More, 399 Canal St., hosts...
U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., is in a difficult position. On the one hand, she wants to work hard for her constituents, who have serious and pressing needs. On the other hand, she serves in one of the most divisive Houses in history - and she is in the minority party. “It does get demoralizing when I sit in a committee and what is happening on the other side of the aisle is a lot of misinformation and disinformation,” she...
Rural Vermont again partners with master storyteller and Commons columnist Annie Hawkins for the organization's third annual storytelling benefit. “After the Flood: Stories of Heart and Hope” will feature a series of tales from past generations and distant cultures that speak to the resolve, compassion, and valor displayed by Vermonters in the aftermath of the floods. Adults and older children are welcome to join Hawkins and Rural Vermont on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 7 p.m., at the Songyard at 295...
I feel that Jeremy Gorman's essay (“A Pipe Dream,” The Commons, January), correctly identifies drug and insurance companies, malpractice lawyers, and government subsidies as major contributors to the outrageous costs of our health-care system. But he gives short shrift to the elephant in the living room. I recently read about that elephant in “The Cost Conundrum,” by Dr. Atul Gawande, a practicing surgeon of the Harvard Medical School, in the June 1 issue of The New Yorker. The piece completely...
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