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Voices

Har! Har! Har!

By
Schuyler Gould
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 — Issue 196

RE: “After Fukushima, another anniversary” [Letters, March 22]:

Ted Jordon is so funny comparing the risk of same-design baseballs to that of same-design nuclear reactors. Har! Har! Har!

I'm sure they're rolling on the ground in Fukushima. Well, not their ground; they've been evacuated.

Here's another one - this just happened. The power supplying the pumps cooling four of the spent fuel pools at Fukushima failed, and they don't know why! Har! Har! Har!

Don't worry about it, they said, we've got it under control! Har! Har! Har!

Turns out they think it was a rat in the fuse box, but they still don't know. Har! Har! Har! Rest. Har! Har! Har!

I'm dying here.

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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Savage maintains WSESD board win

By
Virginia Ray
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 — Issue 757

After unofficially winning a three-year seat as a director on the Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) School Board by just two votes in the March 5 election, Colleen Savage has retained that win following a recount. In the end, newcomer Savage won the seat over newcomer Richard Leavy by eight votes, 1,672 to 1,664. Leavy requested the recount several days after the election. Incumbent Tim Maciel retained his seat and his initial vote count of 1,680 did not change following...

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Voices

'Truth is just a plane ticket away'

By
Lasse J. Schmidt
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 — Issue 736

When I was an adolescent in the 1980s, one of the great contemporary prophets was Bono, the front singer in the Irish rock band U2, which would later be considered the greatest rock band in the world. I felt that Bono represented me. He cared about people and was upset with the powers that be. In my understanding, he wanted change without violence. One of my favorite songs was "I Threw a Brick Through a Window." I particularly liked the...

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Arts

Arts Council of Windham County celebrates 36 years of Student Arts Month

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 — Issue 345

The Arts Council of Windham County (ACWC) is celebrating 36 years of Student Arts Month, which takes place during the month of March. Throughout the years, ACWC has celebrated blossoming young artists in Windham County while recognizing the teachers and school infrastructures that help these students flourish. The organization has partnered with venues, schools, and teachers to arrange activities featuring the work of young artists throughout Windham County. Between eight and 10 county high schools, as well as many elementary...

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