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Voices

One interruption?

By
Tom Stier
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 — Issue 213

Excellent article. Murder is never an acceptable solution for workplace conflict. I get the sense that one interruption in the chain of events would have caused things to turn out differently.

Voices

‘Nobody knows what I’m going to do’

By
MacLean Gander

MacLean Gander is retired from a long career as a professor and administrator at Landmark...

On being Jewish now

By
Deborah Lee Luskin

Deborah Lee Luskin , one of this newspaper's original columnists, blogs at deborahleeluskin.com. WILLIAMSVILLE-I have...

Some notes on bravery (and Brahms)

By
Meg Donahue

Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...

Looking beyond generalizations

By
Emily Carris Duncan

Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...

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Help The Commons by participating in a reader survey

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 — Issue 506

Members of The Commons have recently been mailed a reader survey with our annual spring fundraising appeal. We invite all readers, members or not, to answer a few questions so we can make the newspaper and our operation better and get a better understanding of our readership and demographics. All personal information is optional and will be used only for participation in a random drawing for a $50 gift certificate for Whetstone Station. You can download the survey here. You...

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Voices

The ACA should be a starting point

By
Marcia Hylan
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 — Issue 443

With the battle over the Affordable Care Act in the news, I have been troubled by the vigor with which we are trying to save it. Although the ACA could be seen as a breakthrough in “health care” for the United States, I see it as bolstering the insurance game we're already playing. The ACA guarantees a profit for the insurance industry. We are forced to pay a penalty if we don't sign up. We are told that we are...

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Arts

Potty-mouth performance

Wednesday, March 19, 2014 — Issue 246

Rich Earth Institute presents an evening of fun and education with artist, comedian, and sustainability activist Shawn Shafner on Friday, March 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. The event, at the Robert H. Gibson River Garden, is free. Included are hors d'oeuvres, interactive activities for all ages, door prizes, urine donor recognition, and an update on Rich Earth Institute's recent accomplishments. Shafner is founder of The People's Own Organic Power Project (The POOP Project; www.thepoopproject.org), a grassroots organization working since...

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