RE: “Can a bicycle replace the family car?” [News, Nov. 7]:
A spot of inspiring news! If people in Vermont can ride bikes even in the winter, we certainly can here in California!
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...
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Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
Vermonters filed 1,700 complaints of consumer fraud with the state Attorney General's Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) last year. Many of the scammers behind what was found to be fraud had targeted seniors, said Assistant Attorney General Janet Murnane, director of CAP. Murnane spoke to seniors about ways to protect themselves against fraudsters at a forum hosted by CAP and AARP on March 28. “They want your money,” she said. CAP's top 10 list for scams in 2012 ranged from “phishing”
Marc Schauber is executive director of the Coalition for Vermont Student Equity (CVTSE). This Voices Viewpoint was submitted to The Commons. This piece, published in print in the Voices section or as a column in the news sections, represents the opinion of the writer. In the newspaper and on this website, we strive to ensure that opinions are based on fair expression of established fact. In the spirit of transparency and accountability, The Commons is reviewing and developing more precise...
Kurn Hattin Homes for Children invites you to its seventh annual Jazz Invitational on Wednesday, April 9, at 7 p.m. Featured are the Keene Orchestra directed by Scott Mullett; jazz singer Samirah Evans; and Master of Ceremonies Eugene Uman of the Vermont Jazz Center. This year's program features youth jazz ensembles from Bellows Falls Union High School, Brattleboro Area Middle School, Northfield Mount Hermon School, Kurn Hattin Homes For Children, Vermont Academy, and the Vermont Jazz Center. The Keene Orchestra...
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