RE: “A good session for our lawmakers” [Editorial, May 16]:
A “good session” if you call redistributing other people's money good.
Jason Cooper, a real estate investor, developer, and property manager, has served as a steering...
Jessica Dolan, Ph.D. (District 8) is a Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting member. BRATTLEBORO-Our predecessors were...
Emilie Kornheiser, Ian Goodnow, and Mollie Burke represent Brattleboro in the Vermont House of Representatives.
SPRINGFIELD-On April 16, during his inaugural speech as secretary of health and human services, Robert...
At a May 19 nuclear power summit in Washington, D.C., top-ranking federal officials and industry executives focused on market forces and government regulation. But Patty O'Donnell made sure the audience also heard about declining property values, underfunded nonprofits, and lost friends - all in the context of Vermont Yankee's 2014 shutdown. Her message was clear: If the pace of nuclear shutdowns accelerates, many other communities can expect to experience the problems that are plaguing Vernon and the surrounding tri-state area.
I recently had the opportunity to join a local group of students in Berlin, Germany who were on a three-week study-abroad program on the subject of World War II, including how a country commemorates atrocities committed during its history. As a visitor to the many memorials and monuments in Berlin, I was impressed most by the intentional ownership of the atrocities that took place during the reign of the Nazi regime. The Holocaust Museum, for example, is actually called the...
Michi Wiancko - described by Gramophone magazine as an “alluring soloist with heightened expressive and violinistic gifts,” - will perform a “Stone Church by Candlelight” concert on Saturday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m., at Immanuel Episcopal Church, 20 Church St. Wiancko gave her debut concerto performances with the Los Angeles and New York Philharmonics, made her New York recital debut in Carnegie's Weill Hall, and released a solo album of works by Émile Sauret on Naxos. The internationally-acclaimed violinist and...
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