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Voices

Whalen has been, always will be an inspiration

By
Jean Anne Kiewel
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 — Issue 175

BRATTLEBORO — RE: “From Vermont family court to judging war criminals” [News, Oct. 10]:

“World peace begins at home”: The work of my friend and former colleague, the Hon. Patricia Whalen, epitomizes this saying.

Her work at Vermont Legal Aid, in Vermont Family Court, and in the International Court of Justice has done our community, our Windham County and Vermont bar associations, Vermont, and the United States proud.

She is and always has been an inspiration to me. It will be good to have her home.

Voices

Planet Hank is at our door

By
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

By
Michael Pelton

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

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After the motel — one month later

By
Ellen Pratt
Tuesday, July 25, 2023 — Issue 724

With only three days remaining in their 21-day, maximum-allowed stay at Fort Dummer State Park's campground, Kayla and Travis Lavonte and their two cats are scrambling to find shelter - again. "We have to leave for seven nights but then we plan to come back," Kayla said. The couple has been camping since being evicted from the Quality Inn in mid-June. They are among the 70 households sheltered in six local motels who lost access to the pandemic-era emergency shelter...

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Voices

‘Trust me, I’m cool’ is not a non-discrimination practice

By
Mark Tully
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 — Issue 651

Sheriff Mark Anderson cites his non-discrimination motto as “culture eats policy for breakfast.” It's hard to imagine a more callous and unprofessional approach to fair and impartial policing. “Trust me, I'm cool” is not a non-discrimination practice. Putting protections in policy is. What are we to tell incoming Afghan immigrants about whether they can interact with local law enforcement without fear of harassment, detention, and being turned over to federal authorities for the same? Due to Sheriff Anderson's negligence, the...

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Arts

Making up for lost time

By
Wendy M. Levy
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 — Issue 265

Tom Scheidler's upcoming one-man art show, “Of Two Minds,” will be his fourth in the last 18 months. While this is a laudable accomplishment for nearly any artist, that Scheidler has been drawing for just under two years - at least for this round - makes the show, at Vermont Artisan Designs on Main Street, even more remarkable. Scheidler's introduction to drawing came when he was a fifth-grade student in parochial school, where, he says, “not much art was taught.”

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