BRATTLEBORO — My concern about the decommissioning of Vermont Yankee is that we focus too much on ideologues without adequate focus on workers.
GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...
The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...
WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...
Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
What would you do to support your cause? Six young adults concerned about climate change are bicycling more than 1,000 miles around Vermont and New Hampshire to focus attention on the impacts of fossil fuel use on New England. They arrived in Brattleboro on June 25 and departed on July 1. Between, they held “tabling” sessions at the Brattleboro Bike Shop, Burrow's Specialized Sports, and the Brattleboro Area Farmers' Market; held “climate cafés” at Equilibrium and the Stone Church; and...
I appreciated Tim Kipp's thoughtful analysis of our current situation, but the idea of resiliency of our democratic structures as Mr. Kipp presents struck me as overly optimistic. Mr. Kipp wrote, “We will never become a pre-World War II authoritarian regime, but any further erosion of our democratic structures will only bring further harm to our most marginalized citizens.” After evaluating the health of American institutions at present, I believe Mr. Kipp misses an important point, and that is the...
A rich range of world-class art photography is at your fingertips during October at In-Sight Photography Project's 15th Annual Silent Auction and Exhibition. More than 200 photographs, donated by local, national, and international photographers to support In-Sight's scholarship fund, are on display next door to In-Sight at Vermont Center for Photography, 49 Flat St. The public is invited to the opening of the auction and exhibit at Gallery Walk on Friday, Oct. 4, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. All artwork...
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