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Voices

Grace Cottage Hospital’s annual Tee It Up For Health was a great success

By
C.J. King
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 — Issue 264

TOWNSHEND — Thanks to very generous sponsors, golfers, volunteers, and online auction bidders, Grace Cottage Hospital's fifth annual Tee It Up for Health raised more than $36,500 for our patient care fund.

Thirty teams participated in the tournament on June 21, at the Hermitage Club at Haystack Mountain. The winning team was David Allbee, Chris Cobb, Martin Hill, and Lester Lynch.

The second-place team was John Streeter, Coop Bills, Linda-Jane Parson, and Scott Cleary.

In third place were Doug Dannemiller, Jim Lindsay, Mark Lindsay, and Dan Neviackas.

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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Jasmine Day Spa celebrates 10 years

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 — Issue 361

This year, Jasmine Day Spa is celebrating its 10th year in business. Each month, from June through December, the spa will feature a different activity to show appreciation for its success, including sales, gifts with purchase, and a party in September, according to a news release. New signage will appear outside the spa, new services will be offered, and an updated website will be online. Jasmine Day Spa opened in 2006 as Jasmine Massage and Skin Care, the private practice...

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Voices

Judge Clinton on her merits, not on husband’s behavior

By
Elayne Clift
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 — Issue 376

I feel compelled to reply to Sandy Golden's letter regarding my column. I would remind Ms. Golden, and our readers, that Hillary Clinton is running for president, not her husband. It is her merit we must consider, not his sexual history or their marital relationship. It is perhaps worth noting as well that a great many former presidents, including Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy had extramarital affairs while in office, and we once had the good grace to...

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Arts

Southern Roots comes to next stage

Wednesday, May 7, 2014 — Issue 253

Haunting, high-mountain vocal harmonies will intertwine with the hard-driven, flat-picked guitars of visiting West Virginia-based folklorists Michael and Carrie Kline when they join Brattleboro's own blues guitarist and old-time fiddle and banjo player Scott Ainslie. The three present what organizers promise is a tour-de-force of Southern-style music and stories in a Friday-night concert at Next Stage Arts on May 9, and Saturday morning workshops at Putney Cares in Putney on Mother's Day weekend. The concert and workshops focus on a...

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