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!
Ross Momaney (rmm-art.com) is a visual artist and arts educator. By blending these roles, he...
Michelle Bos-Lun and Richard Nelson are state representatives who sit across the table from each...
Carolyn North (carolynnorthbooks.com) is a writer of books that address "the interface between matter and...
Jon Hoover is assistant executive director of Groundworks Collaborative. BRATTLEBORO-This community needs to come together...
Not surprisingly, most scrutiny of the Vermont Yankee site revolves around radiological concerns. But, as indicated by a recent, months-long process of violation notices and responses, state officials also are deeply interested in what plant owner Entergy is doing with its non-radiological waste - so much so that the state has threatened a civil complaint and associated, unspecified penalties in connection with an inspection earlier this year. Some of the issues might seem surprisingly trivial: a half-full can of Sherwin-Williams...
How interesting that on April 1, we were reminded that on that date in 1933, Nazi Germany staged a day-long national boycott of Jewish-owned businesses, while that day's headlines in 2014 told about a call for boycotting Indiana because of that state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act. We all want the freedom to exercise our faith convictions as protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, just as the Jews in Germany wanted to live according to their faith while...
Boston-based early music ensemble In Stile Moderno returns to Brattleboro on Friday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m., for the first concert of its 2019–20 season. “Come Again: Lute Songs of John Dowland and his Contemporaries,” is a concert of songs for lute and four voices from early 17th-century England. The concert will be held at the Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way. Tickets are $20 and $10 and are available at instilemoderno.com or at the door. Motivated by a...
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