Opposition to Vermont Yankee is more like a religion than a war.
BRATTLEBORO-In Brattleboro, a significant amount of public discourse happens online. While social media can be...
GREENFIELD, MASS.-When I saw the cover of The Commons, I decided to look over this...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group went off to Asheville, North Carolina! The multicultural group...
NORTHFIELD, MASS.-There are so many hysterical writers to this paper that it's difficult to focus...
In 2003, Brattleboro Area Affordable Housing (BAAH) looked at two growing housing problems: shortage of decent rental housing affordable to low-income people, and homeowners' difficulty keeping their homes in the face of rising costs. It struck us that there could be a way to address both problems together: help the homeowner create an apartment. With our Apartments-in-Homes program, we have helped homeowners create more than 50 apartments - most in houses, but others in garages or barns. BAAH provides technical...
With every Guilford Selectboard meeting that I witness, I am glad that Zon Eastes is chair of the Selectboard. If you've attended any of the meetings, you will have noticed the vast skill set that is needed for the job. Whether he is running a meeting with a contentious issue on the agenda, exploring a complex topic that requires thought and research, addressing issues that are meaningful to Guilford citizens, or guarding Guilford's interests, Zon brings a curious mind and...
As part of the Academic Speakers Series “Art, Empathy and Social Change,” Landmark College will present Meg Mott, Marlboro College professor and Brattleboro Reformer columnist. Mott will be speaking on the topic “On the Emancipation of Eagles” on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. “Less than 200 years ago, African-Americans were considered too inferior to be dignified with civil rights,” Mott says. “Not until the 1964 Civil Rights Act did Congress provide effective mechanisms for black Americans to assert their...
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