Little Bread & Puppet state goes up against big nuke and the fed gummit.
What could go wrong?
GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...
The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...
WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...
Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
Two people were killed in an early-morning house fire on 420 Schoolhouse Rd. on Jan. 6. Russell Nutbrown, 90, and his son Barry Nutbrown, 57, died in the fire, according to Vermont State Police. According to state police, the fire at the single-family home was reported to Keene Mutual Aid at 4:41 a.m., and the house was totally engulfed in flames by the time the first fire crews from the West Dummerston Volunteer Fire Department arrived. Both men were inside...
Although I am a white guy, I share Curtiss Reed Jr.'s outrage about what happened to Shela Linton and what has been happening to other people of color. I support Curtiss's call for action, including action by those he has labeled as “allies.” But to me, “allies” is a positive label for people banding together in a common cause, such as was used during World War II, conveying the willingness to take decisive action to achieve that cause. Being an...
For many fine artists, art is their “religion.” For Stuart Copans, religion is seen through his monumental series of paper cuttings, some of which are currently on exhibit at Putney Public Library, 55 Main St. In the 1970s, Copans wrote and illustrated a small article about “Mizrachim” and “Shiviti” for The Jewish Catalog. The mizrach was a small plaque, papercutting, or painting which included the word “mizrach” in Hebrew, used in daily prayer. He has since produced thousands of paper...
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