BRATTLEBORO — RE: “V-Why?” [Letters, Sept. 25].
Why do the vast majority of anti-Vermont Yankee protesters emanate from outside Vermont?
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
Lachlan Francis chairs the Windham County Democratic Committee. He adds: "I'm proud that in Windham...
In a normal year, Southeast Vermont Community Action (SEVCA) would have its hands full dealing with people who need help with a variety of problems ranging from filling an empty fuel oil tank to emergency food assistance. But since Tropical Storm Irene struck last August, SEVCA has had to add the role of storm relief to its roster of services. SEVCA officials explained their plight to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., during a meeting with the congressman last Tuesday in...
Many people claim that “journalism is dead.” They argue that nobody reads newspapers anymore, and that YouTube bloggers and people on Twitter are the new sources for news updates. They say there are no jobs left for journalism students, that there is no hope for the press. Well, the inescapable flood of digitized living might snuff out some forms of journalism, but that only means that other forms will thrive in their place. The jobs that once defined what a...
As part of its 40th birthday celebration year, River Gallery School of Art presents fundraiser, “Off the Wall,” an art lottery, on Saturday, March 19, from 5 to 8 p.m., at Brattleboro's new event venue, 118 Elliot. In this lottery, more than 75 paintings from artists near and far have been donated in support of the school. Artists such as Petria Mitchell, Mallory Lake, Ric Campman, and Barbara Campman, as well as the RGS faculty have work represented. Those interested...
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