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Voices

Valuable real estate

By
Christopher Parker
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 — Issue 151

PUTNEY — RE: “Brattleboro task force asks: What can we do about parking?” [The Commons, May 2].

Parking spaces are real estate - real estate that is not earning its full value.

Parking rates should be higher than they are.

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Planet Hank is at our door

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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

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Michael Pelton

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

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Deputy sheriff put forth as successor to Clark

Wednesday, May 15, 2019 — Issue 510

During their meeting on May 13, members of the Windham County Democratic Committee identified Deputy Sheriff Mark Anderson as their recommended candidate to succeed Sheriff Keith Clark, who will retire June 30. With this decision, Anderson's name will be sent to Governor Phil Scott for final consideration. Democrats also considered another applicant, Bellows Falls Police Chief Ron Lake, but his name was not forwarded to the governor. The need for a sheriff candidate was driven by Sheriff Keith Clark's announcement...

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Siegel has what it takes to bring out Vermont’s potential

By
Ann Zimmerman
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 — Issue 469

Please go to the polls on or before Aug. 14 and support Brenda Siegel in the Vermont Democratic gubernatorial primary. So many issues in Vermont require fresh, younger, more progressive leadership than we see from the other candidates in the primary or from the current governor. Brenda is the only candidate running for governor with a solid record of working for social and political change. She volunteered tirelessly for Bernie Sanders' campaign, and she has participated enthusiastically in the many...

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Arts

VTC announces season plays, names new board members

Wednesday, December 15, 2021 — Issue 643

The Vermont Theatre Company (VTC) recently announced measures to address what board President Michelle Page and Vice President Cameron Cobane described as “the troubling allegations that came to light over the summer of 2021, and the roles that both the VTC and longtime board member and former President Robert Kramsky played in enabling the harm done to some of the most vulnerable members of the community.” The announcement took place in a discussion with public attendees at the VTC's recent...

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