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...
On April 6, in a crowded cafeteria at Vernon Elementary School, there were three hours of debate and discussion about the proposed sale of Vermont Yankee. But for the most part, it all might boil down to one question: Is it too good to be true? Few spoke unequivocally for or against Entergy's plan to sell the shut-down nuclear plant to NorthStar Group Services. Rather, most expressed support for NorthStar's promise to decommission the plant promptly, while also confessing doubts...
From their small, grape-colored home on South Main Street, the non-profit Brattleboro Area DropIn Center provides a variety of services to locals seeking basic needs such as food and shelter. The Drop In Center offers case management, a day shelter, a year-round food shelf, job referrals, advocacy, and housing assistance programs. In addition, it operates an overnight shelter and evening meals during the winter months in Brattleboro's First Baptist Church on Main Street. Operating since 1988, the Drop In Center...
Is the current financial crisis in Greece that has brought that country to the brink of default a preview of coming attractions in Europe? And can the country survive the crippling austerity that has been unleashed by the crisis? These questions were taken up by Maria Margaronis, who covers Europe with her husband, D.D. Guttenplan, for The Nation. She talked about what she saw in Greece this spring as the crisis came to a head during a presentation on July...
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