WVEW 107.7 FM, Brattleboro Community Radio, is moving closer to getting back on the air. The studio of the low-power FM station was badly damaged in the April 17 fire at the Brooks House, and aside from an Internet-only stream on its website, the station has been off the air since then. But with an insurance settlement reached, plans are in the works to return to over-the-air broadcasting this fall. According to Lou Erlanger, president of Vermont Earth Works, the...
Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St., will offer a series of free workshops for writers and others engaged in artistic pursuits. On Saturdays in August, award-winning author Barbara Morrison will share strategies for promoting creative work. • Aug. 10 - Promotion 101: These days, all authors must help promote their books, and every entrepreneur must develop marketing skills. Beginning with the three questions that guide one's marketing strategy, participants will look at the marketing tools that work today and discuss...
Ever worry about this? “What if we gave a party and no one came?” Right now, I'm worried that many of us are invited to support a party that we don't really want to be part of and don't feel good about voting for - and the disturbing thing is the problem is of that party's own making. When Democratic leaders like Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and others blathered about “A Better Deal” recently, I, and I'm sure...
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