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The writer represents District 8 as a member of Brattleboro’s Representative Town Meeting.
BRATTLEBORO-It’s important that Brattleboro voters understand how giving up Town Meeting deliberations (whether open or representative) in favor of Australian ballot voting is giving up their voice.
An armistice is a bilateral (or multilateral) agreement to stop fighting. The Will Miller Green Mountain chapter of Veterans For Peace is urging our representatives in Washington to introduce legislation in Congress to change the name of Veterans Day back to Armistice Day, with the goal of creating a...
As we approach the November general election, please make every effort to report election results responsibly. Jennifer Rubin's sobering commentary on this important function of the media, “How to minimize 2020 election chaos” [The Washington Post, July 26], is right on point. Please commit to informing the public -
Evidence gathered in a joint project between The Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) and the Bridging Divides Initiative (BDI) at Princeton University suggests that the vast majority of the thousands of Black Lives Matter protests this summer have been peaceful, with more than 93 percent involving neither harm to people nor damage to property. In light of this data, it is especially important not to represent the violence attached to a few BLM protests (often by, yes,
Do you like trees? They reduce energy use, provide erosion control, and help control storm water runoff. The Brattleboro Tree Advisory Board is shorthanded and needs a new member. If you are a resident of town and want to help us look after our trees, fill out the online application at brattleboro.org (Serving the Community > Boards and Committees > Application). Don't be intimidated by the application; it's an all-purpose document. If you have questions about it, Jan Anderson at...
Do you like trees? They reduce energy use, provide erosion control, and help control storm water runoff. The Brattleboro Tree Advisory Board is shorthanded and needs two new members. If you are a resident and want to help us look after the town's trees, fill out the online application at the town's website, www.brattleboro.org > Serving the Community > Boards and Committees > Application. (Don't be intimidated by the application; it's an all-purpose document. If you have questions about it,
RE: “Local Komen chapter shouldn't suffer consequences” [Letters, July 25]: The students and current football players at Penn State will suffer due to the horrible actions of a few. But suffer they must. Sometimes the innocent suffer from the punishment of those who did wrong. I happened to see the movie Pink Ribbons, Inc.; I will never again donate to any organization aligned with Komen. When such a small fraction of the money raised really goes to discovering the cause...
