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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

Stand together and push back on April 5

By
Indivisible Brattleboro

BRATTLEBORO-We are living in a moment of deep crisis for our democracy. Billionaires and political...

Here’s how you can get in touch with federal lawmakers

By
Lori Larue

WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...

What will it take for us to get louder and more visible?

By
Calvin Dame

BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...

Attack on cultural diversity is mean, shameful, intentional

By
Paul Weber

TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...

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News

What we know

By
MacLean Gander
Wednesday, April 22, 2020 — Issue 558

The physical distancing that has been imposed in Vermont to challenge the spread of COVID-19 has so far had a good effect. Unlike the situation in states like New York and New Jersey, the curve of spread of the novel coronavirus that causes the disease has already begun to flatten. According to recent statistics provided by the Vermont Department of Health, fewer than 900 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19, out of more than 11,000 people tested. In Windham County,

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Voices

Keep lidocaine patches from entering sewage system

By
Marshall Stanton
Wednesday, January 16, 2019 — Issue 493

Kudos to Bruce Lawrence and his team for their persistence in diminishing the smell of the waste treatment plant. I live in Morningside, and know what that was like. They did great work. I have wanted to visit the plant, but am sensitive to sulfur, and the smell even from afar set off symptoms that were not good. I would also like to speak to Lawrence's comment about flushing wipes, which are indeed not flushable. Speaking as a former New...

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Arts

Art on the Mountain returns to West Dover

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 — Issue 766

WEST DOVER-I Love Art Space announces the return of Art on the Mountain, the once long-running gallery show organized by the Deerfield Valley Health Care Volunteers. Organizers say that for more than 40 years, this event had been an annual favorite in the Deerfield Valley Area. At its height, it was a two-week, three-weekend show with high-caliber artists and craftspeople. It took months of preparation and many volunteers, and was a highlight of the summer season in the area. In...

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