Charles F. Monette is a poet, teacher, playwright, actor, builder, and U.S. Army veteran. BRATTLEBORO-Recently,
Lachlan Francis chairs the Windham County Democratic Committee. WESTMINSTER-Democrats in the state Legislature scored some...
Fric Spruyt represents District 9 in Brattleboro's Representative Town Meeting. BRATTLEBORO-At the July 8 Brattleboro...
Jim Freedman is a leadership consultant and the author of Becoming a Leader: Identity, Influence,
An estimated 15,000 gallons of heating oil spilled from a tank at the Soundview Paper Company mill on Nov. 2, much of it entering Sacketts Brook, which flows into the Connecticut River. Authorities have thus far recovered more than 12,000 gallons of the sludgy No. 2 heating oil, according to Mike Nucci, an environmental analyst with the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation spill team. He said he expected authorities to discover more of the missing oil when they excavate the...
On Sept. 15 at 7 p.m., the Jamaica Town Hall 2012 Summer Music Series concludes with a performance by renowned blues guitarist and historian Scott Ainslie. According to Ainslie, things haven't been the same since he saw Virginia bluesman John Jackson playing in the middle of a Mike Seeger concert at Groveton High School in 1967. He took up the guitar a month later and has never put it down. From community concert series and local schools to the Kennedy...
This year, several labor leaders stood in Peter Shumlin's office, seeking help with a bill that passed the House and would ensure people's homes are protected against faulty workmanship, house fires and even death. Shumlin said, “You stood with the enemy [businesses and supporters of Vermont Yankee], and now you're in here asking me for my help? You're [expletive starting with f].” He said this in front of leaders of Vermont labor organizations, including my own. Union leaders must stand...
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