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...
Since the Occupy Wall Street movement took hold in New York City's Zuccotti Park nearly three months ago, many people have asked this question: What will the protesters do come winter? Anthony Gilbert, originally from Ann Arbor, Mich., has stood steady at the center of the Occupy movement in Brattleboro. Gilbert, 37, who set up his tent on the Brattleboro Common Oct. 7, has stayed despite early requests of local police and town officials to leave the property. He thinks...
Join the Wild Goose Players as they present Stephen Sondheim's musical, Into The Woods, beginning Friday, April 22, and continuing with performances April 23, 29, and 30 at 7:30 p.m., and April 23, 24, 30, and May 1 at 2 p.m. at the Bellows Falls Opera House. Nominated for 10 Tony Awards and winning three, this epic musical adaptation of Grimms' Fairy Tales covers multiple themes: growing up, parents and children, accepting responsibility, morality, and finally, wish-fulfillment and its consequences.
BELLOWS FALLS-As a single mother of two special-needs children, I have witnessed firsthand how Vermont's current system often fails its most vulnerable populations. I share my story with the hope of raising awareness, advocating for systemic change, and securing funding for children from low-income families. In 2017, I left an abusive situation, seeking safety for myself and my children. This decision, while necessary, led us into years of chronic homelessness, moving between shelters, hotels, and even living out of our...
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