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Voices

Thanks from a new justice of the peace

By
Cass Wright
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 — Issue 182

ROCKINGHAM — I am happy to report that, thanks to the faith and support of my fellow Rockingham residents, I have been elected as a new justice of the peace, with my term starting Feb. 1, 2013.

As soon as I'm sworn in, I shall begin serving the needs of taxpayers, voters, civil authorities, and all concerned citizens here in Windham County, as well as those seeking a marriage officiant anywhere in Vermont.

Please accept my gratitude for voting me into this office; I pledge to do my best for all of you, in every way I can.

Voices

Planet Hank is at our door

By
Anne Henshaw

Anne Henshaw is an independent educational consultant and advocate for disability rights. CHESTER-On Oct. 18,

Danger to the Constitution

By
Laurie Goldman

TRENTON, MAINE-Jo Schneiderman's piece on self-censorship is one of the most important and precise framings...

We must do more to stop U.S. complicity in Gaza

By
Steve Wangh

BRATTLEBORO-Our senators, Peter Welch and Bernie Sanders, and our Representative, Becca Balint, have been in...

Sweat and ash: the spirit of community in Windham

By
Michael Pelton

Michael Pelton, a farm owner and operator and engaged community member, serves on the Windham...

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At Brattleboro Union High School, grandstand could see repairs

By
Virginia Ray
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 — Issue 802

BRATTLEBORO-Before the Windham Southeast School District school board approved a $67.7 million budget for the next fiscal year to send to voters at the Tuesday, March 18 annual meeting, much of the discussion centered around the need for improvements to the Tenney Field grandstand at Brattleboro Union High School. With a commitment already for $12 million in capital projects over the next few years, said Business Manager Frank Rucker, Tenney Field improvements are budgeted for $150,000 annually for the next...

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Voices

Single-payer health care remains a simple idea

Wednesday, January 23, 2013 — Issue 187

Despite the efforts of Hilary F. Cooke [“Health-care letter misses the mark on all counts,” Jan. 16] and his cohort at the health insurance industry front organization Vermonters for Health Care Freedom to make it seem really complicated, single-payer health care remains a simple idea: one entity raises the revenue and pays the bills for health care across the state. The Veterans Administration health-care system and Medicare are two very efficient examples, where our federal government is the single payer.

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Arts

Brattleboro Concert Choir concerts focus on the concept of help in troubled times

Friday, January 20, 2023 — Issue 698

“Help! Music for Troubled Times” is the theme of two Brattleboro Concert Choir (BCC) concerts, scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 21, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 22, at 4 p.m. at the Latchis Theatre. According to BCC Director Jonathan Harvey, “Our program is focused on the idea of asking for, and receiving, aid. In this turbulent age, seeking help is an act both of necessity and of bravery, and the pieces on the program all touch on this idea from...

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