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Voices

Using the magic word

By
Blake Hennessy
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 — Issue 186

BRATTLEBORO — The light by the Co-op is not working.

So I wanted to write to say that.

Please fix it.

Voices

With the right support, refugees in rural Vermont can thrive

By
Pablo Bose and Thomas Huddleston

Pablo Bose is a professor in the Department of Geography and Geosciences at the University...

Representative Town Meeting works for a town the size of Brattleboro

By
Rebecca Bartlett

BRATTLEBORO-I have lived and voted in Brattleboro for 45 years, and I am writing about...

The wonder of paradox

By
Meg Mott

Meg Mott is professor emerita of Marlboro College and Emerson College and describes herself as...

Editing words about war, and our great divide

By
Jeff Potter

Jeff Potter has edited The Commons since 2008 and has been working in and around...

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News

Power restored in aftermath of late-winter storm

By
Randolph T. Holhut
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 — Issue 707

It was the biggest March snowstorms in Vermont in many years and, after leaving anywhere from a few inches in downtown Brattleboro to a few feet in the higher elevations of Windham County, it took days for life to return to normal. Elevation had a great deal to do with how much snow that Windham County towns received in the nor'easter that hit the area from March 13-15, which left many people without power for days. According to the National...

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Voices

Biden does not deserve maddeningly low approval ratings

By
Bill Conley
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 — Issue 746

A recent political cartoon pictures President Biden dressed as Santa Claus standing in front of a present-laden Christmas tree with a family in their living room. His presents include things such as reduced unemployment/more people employed, inflation down to pre-pandemic levels, low gas prices, etc. The family is depicted rejecting his offers, saying something to the effect of "No, we're not buying it!" This captures comically yet frustratingly the kind of headlines one sees these days of Biden's approval ratings...

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Arts

Stone Church Arts presents Howard Fishman on March 23

Wednesday, March 20, 2013 — Issue 195

Stone Church Arts welcomes Howard Fishman and his band to Immanuel Episcopal Church, “The Stone Church on the Hill,” on Saturday, March 23, at 7:30 p.m. A critically acclaimed singer, guitarist, composer, and bandleader, Howard Fishman's exuberant, spontaneous, and unvarnished music has made him a favorite of audiences and critics alike. Fishman funnels a deep passion for New Orleans jazz, Brooklyn soul, open-hearted country, blues, and gospel music through a completely original, experimental aesthetic, and creates a sound entirely his...

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