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Voices

Thanks times two

By
Barbara Holliday
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 — Issue 176

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.

Voices

Here’s how you can get in touch with federal lawmakers

By
Lori Larue

WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...

What will it take for us to get louder and more visible?

By
Calvin Dame

BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...

Attack on cultural diversity is mean, shameful, intentional

By
Paul Weber

TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...

Trump’s attacks on immigrants threaten all of us

By
Lachlan Francis

Lachlan Francis chairs the Windham County Democratic Committee. He adds: "I'm proud that in Windham...

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News

Selectboard looks to start budget process with cuts to services

By
Virginia Ray
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 — Issue 792

BRATTLEBORO-Selectboard members have asked Town Manager John Potter and his staff to go back to the drawing board and return scenarios that describe 5% and 10% reductions to the proposed nearly $26.5 million budget for the next fiscal year. "I want to be clear with the public that a 22% increase in property taxes is extremely high, very hard to swallow, and, for many people, really, really concerning," said Board Chair Daniel Quipp of the current draft budget implication. The...

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Voices

Let’s make every day Veterans Day

By
Brett Rusch
Wednesday, November 14, 2018 — Issue 485

At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month 100 years ago in 1918, World War I - “the war to end all wars” - ended. It is with honor that we as a nation stand together every year on Nov. 11 to recognize those who fought for freedom and for what they believe in: you and me. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Nov. 11 Armistice Day and, in a 1919 speech, he stated, “To us in America,

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Arts

Wardsboro Library names Smith artist of month

Wednesday, September 14, 2016 — Issue 374

The art of Matthew Ivan Smith will be on display at the Wardsboro Public Library, 170 Main St., for the month of September during library hours. Smith is a “self-taught” artist and a grandson of the composer Ernest Bloch. He showed a remarkable gift in music early, but after spending his summers in Vermont, he became fascinated by the beauty around him. He began to draw in pencil on small pads - hills and trees at first, then adding a...

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