Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this...
BRATTLEBORO-What a depressing time to celebrate Independence Day, as No. 47 and his obedient and...
Sarah Ellis is a writer and mental health advocate who grew up in Brattleboro and...
BRATTLEBORO-Analysis of Brattleboro's Charter Revision Survey reveals growing dissatisfaction with the current Representative Town Meeting...
Current Brattleboro Town Manager Peter Elwell was 5 years old when the town tore down the original Brooks Memorial Library on Main Street in 1967. “My memories weren't very vivid,” he said. But he does remember the new library being built and that it opened on Sept. 23, 1967, five days before his father's 40th birthday. Corwin “Corky” Elwell was the Town Manager then. Five days from his 90th birthday, the elder Elwell shared the story about how the new...
BRATTLEBORO-The Banned Books to Film series continues at Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St., on Sunday, April 21, with a screening of The Kite Runner, followed by a discussion led by Abdullah Hafizi and members of the artist collective The ArtLords. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the film begins at 5:15. Free admission will be granted to those who bring their library card or a copy of the book. Free Afghan cuisine, created by Taza, will be offered after the...
Democracy is dead in America when a smart, articulate, unifying Congressman - Rep. Dean Phillips - spends more than two months campaigning in New Hampshire for the Democratic Presidential Primary, and gets nearly zero news coverage. Democracy is dead in America when a sitting president is a no-show in New Hampshire because he fears being challenged by someone more fit for office than himself. Democracy is dead in America when the Democratic National Party and state Democratic parties keep Phillips...
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