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!
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When Lachlan Francis, as a sophomore in a speech and argumentation course at Brattleboro Union High School, began to research the John Collins writing program, he could not have foreseen where his curiosity would lead him. “As part of my research,” Francis said, “I talked with Ms. (Teri) Appel, who had been my English teacher twice, as well as with other teachers, and I gained an interest in educational policy.” This interest, and the conversations about policy, continued even after...
I've been seeing a lot of traffic on my Facebook feed about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, all of which consists of a series of constant, strident, endless calls to take one side or the other. I keep wanting to respond, to discuss, and to find some common ground, but I can't do it effectively inside the “if you're not with us, you're against us” paradigm. I've always rejected that paradigm, for one simple reason: If people are being killed, or having...
Archer Mayor shares the inside story on Fall Guy, the latest novel featuring Brattleboro's famous fictional detective Joe Gunther on Saturday, October 29, at Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street. All are invited for coffee (with maple syrup, of course) and a chance to chat with acclaimed author Mayor from 11 a.m. to noon in the main reading room. Copies of Fall Guy will be available for sale and signing from Everyone's Books. In book 33 of the beloved series,
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