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Voices

Mystery solved!

By
Douglas Gordon
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 — Issue 182

BRATTLEBORO — RE: “Guilford's fire station needs paint” [Town and Village, Dec. 5]:

A well-reported article. I drive by the Guilford Fire Department all the time and wondered why it was blue.

Voices

What has the U.S. done?

By
Kate Kenner

GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...

Keeping faith in ‘interesting times’

By
The Beloved Community VT

The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...

Election results: obvious, but still shocking

By
M.N. Scherbatskoy

WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...

We’ve become a business with a community problem

By
Hannah Sorila

Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...

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Yogurt maker plans $20 million expansion

By
Mike Faher
Wednesday, December 21, 2016 — Issue 388

When Tom Moffitt was putting together a business plan for Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy, his oft-repeated goal was to hire 40 employees within five years. He recalls that there were “quite a few disbelieving faces.” A little over five and a half years since the Brattleboro plant opened, Commonwealth now employs 150 in Vermont. And on Dec. 14, Moffitt announced yet another expansion of a facility that produces large quantities of the popular Green Mountain Creamery yogurt brand. The $20 million...

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Voices

Activism = humanitarianism

By
Akara Draper
Wednesday, January 7, 2015 — Issue 287

Shela Linton has always been awesome for Brattleboro. She wants to empower other people. In light of this kind of commitment, activism becomes clear as humanitarianism.

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Arts

Bowlerama seeks to help feed the hungry

By
Alan Steinberg
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 — Issue 506

On Saturday, April 27, for the 16th year in a row, Brattleboro area residents wishing to help down-on-their-luck neighbors will participate in Brattleboro Clayworks' annual Bowlerama, making bowls to donate to the Brattleboro Empty Bowls dinner. Participants don't need any experience or special skills since artist/teachers Bonnie Stearns, Annie Lauterbach, and Alan Steinberg will provide basic instruction and gentle support to help shepherd their creations from start to finish. The Empty Bowls dinner is held each Columbus Day weekend at...

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