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Voices

Probe, watch, and hold government accountable

By
Alan O. Dann
Wednesday, July 6, 2011 — Issue 108

MARLBORO — Monday, July 4, marked the 45th anniversary of the signing of the federal Freedom of Information Act.

This law gives people the right to know what the government is doing, the good and the bad, and to hold the government accountable.

State law should follow suit.

The League of Women Voters urges everyone to probe, watch, and make sure these regulations and their administrators are, in fact, doing what these laws prescribe.

For more detail, please visit the United States Department of Justice's Office of Information Policy page and the Vermont FOI Resources page at the National Freedom of Information Coalition's website.

Voices

Planet Hank is at our door

By
Anne Henshaw

Anne Henshaw is an independent educational consultant and advocate for disability rights. CHESTER-On Oct. 18,

Danger to the Constitution

By
Laurie Goldman

TRENTON, MAINE-Jo Schneiderman's piece on self-censorship is one of the most important and precise framings...

We must do more to stop U.S. complicity in Gaza

By
Steve Wangh

BRATTLEBORO-Our senators, Peter Welch and Bernie Sanders, and our Representative, Becca Balint, have been in...

Sweat and ash: the spirit of community in Windham

By
Michael Pelton

Michael Pelton, a farm owner and operator and engaged community member, serves on the Windham...

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Lawmakers approve deal to extend motel shelter (for some) until the spring

By
Lola Duffort
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 — Issue 720

Lawmakers on Tuesday suspended their rules to pass, in a matter of mere hours, an eleventh-hour deal that will keep roughly 2,000 unhoused Vermonters sheltered in motels until April 1, 2024, unless state officials can find alternate placements. Gov. Phil Scott is planning to give the measure his stamp of approval. After a meeting between the Republican governor and legislative leadership on Friday, administration officials worked through the weekend to collaborate on the legislation's final language. His press secretary, Jason...

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Voices

Shaping a new Brattleboro

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 — Issue 221

The Vermont Downtown Action Team, and its urban planning consultants, came to Brattleboro last week to listen to area residents and offer observations and suggestions to make the downtown more prosperous. Consultant Tripp Muldrow and his team had plenty of praise for what's going right. That's entirely appropriate. A number of exciting changes are happening in Brattleboro right now. The Brooks House renovation is in full swing. There's new construction on Putney Road. There's the usual churn in the restaurant...

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Arts

Zydeco Party features two area bands

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 — Issue 835

PUTNEY-The "Vermont Zydeco Party," a celebration of zydeco music at Next Stage Arts, features two of the area's top zydeco bands who will bring their performances to Putney on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 3 to 8:30 p.m. Set in the Community Room with its wooden floors, there's plenty of room to dance and enjoy this event. "Whether you're a seasoned Zydeco dancer or new to the scene, this event promises something for everyone," organizers wrote in a news release. For...

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