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Voices

An analogy

By
Warren Herrick
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 — Issue 144

Opposition to Vermont Yankee is more like a religion than a war.

Voices

With the right support, refugees in rural Vermont can thrive

By
Pablo Bose and Thomas Huddleston

Pablo Bose is a professor in the Department of Geography and Geosciences at the University...

Representative Town Meeting works for a town the size of Brattleboro

By
Rebecca Bartlett

BRATTLEBORO-I have lived and voted in Brattleboro for 45 years, and I am writing about...

The wonder of paradox

By
Meg Mott

Meg Mott is professor emerita of Marlboro College and Emerson College and describes herself as...

Editing words about war, and our great divide

By
Jeff Potter

Jeff Potter has edited The Commons since 2008 and has been working in and around...

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From hidden history to tourist draw

By
Randolph T. Holhut and Jeff Potter
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 — Issue 187

For a state that has long held the distinction of being one of the whitest in the nation, Vermont has a surprisingly rich place in African-American history. However, that history is not all that well known. Curtiss Reed Jr., executive director of the Vermont Partnership for Fairness and Diversity, wants to change that. Working with the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing, the Vermont African American Heritage Trail will provide a self-guided tour for those interested in this chapter of...

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Voices

Remembering our veterans with gratitude

By
Melissa Jackson
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 — Issue 433

We at the Vermont Veterans' Home desire to express our gratitude to every U.S. military veteran, past and present, for their unwavering service to our country. Let us all remember that, if not for their assurance of liberty, we would not have the rights and freedoms their sacrifice bestows on us all. We live in the greatest nation on earth because of their commitment to duty, honor, and country. Please join with me and thank our veterans and their families...

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Arts

‘Family is family’

By
Richard Henke
Wednesday, November 20, 2013 — Issue 230

A father and daughter, both talented musicians and former Vermonters, are returning to Brattleboro with a concert dedicated to two the greatest musicians in all of jazz. On Nov. 23 at 8 p.m. at its studio in the Cotton Mill, Open Music Collective presents vocalist Melissa Shetler and her father, Scott Shetler on sax, in a “Lady Day and Prez Tribute Show,” honoring singer Billie Holiday and tenor saxophonist Lester Young. Joining the Shetlers: guitarist Rudolph Vernaz-Colas, house bassist Jamie...

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