BRATTLEBORO — Thank you, Jeebus! And thank you, Wendy M. Levy [“A union-busting law firm separates Co-op from its expressed ideals,” Letters, Oct. 17], for your articulation of the problem.
MacLean Gander is retired from a long career as a professor and administrator at Landmark...
Deborah Lee Luskin , one of this newspaper's original columnists, blogs at deborahleeluskin.com. WILLIAMSVILLE-I have...
Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
Good day to you! We have certainly been dealing with unseasonably cool temperatures in an intermittent cadence for a few weeks now. I know many farmers and gardeners are ready for warmer, drier, sunnier streaks of weather, and I'm happy to say we may get to tie at least several such days together late this weekend into early next week. After Tuesday's super rawness, we can hopefully finally turn the corner into the summer season. For Wednesday, the upper level...
Arlene Distler took note of the “effort of the growing number of artists and appreciators of arts” in the community. I am grateful for her making these familiar statements, but I must add that there is more to the story. We live in a large town abundant with residential artists. And, indeed, these people are “starving artists.” What strikes me is that there is no mention of the city's largest employer, the Brattleboro Retreat, and the absence of therapeutic activities.
Main Street Arts is offering four unique camps in June and August, including printmaking, puppetry, theater for teens, and its popular arts exploratory camp. Printmaking with professional printer Clare Adams for ages 6 through 9 will meet Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, June 20, 21, and 22 from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Adams will teach the basics of mono-printing using stencils and layering with nontoxic, water-based inks. Students will collaborate on a group wall hanging and take home individual creations. The...
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