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BRATTLEBORO-We are living in a moment of deep crisis for our democracy. Billionaires and political...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
A person of interest who was being sought in connection with the suspicious death of a missing Massachusetts woman was shot dead Tuesday night while walking in West Brattleboro by members of the Vermont State Police and the Brattleboro Police Department. According to a press release from the VSP, during an attempt to speak with the man at about 7:45 p.m., “he was shot by police and has been pronounced deceased.” Police were investigating the disappearance and death of 23-year-old...
Ben Coplan of Marlboro Avenue died Oct. 18 at 82. He had devoted most of his work life to human services. Ben's way of serving meant doing, always, whatever it takes. If he'd helped someone find housing, he got his pickup that evening and helped them move. If someone needed a job, he didn't rely on ads or the Department of Labor - he went after an employer he thought should help and persuaded them to. If the police were...
While a mandala may seem pure art, this configuration of images and symbols guides focus - and thus aids meditation - in certain Eastern spiritual practices. Mandalas appear ubiquitously in nature; they're created in sundry materials, and they're rendered in paints and other media on various surfaces. One manifestation is the sand mandala, which is created - and destroyed - over time and ritualistically. Originating in India, the techniques of sand mandala painting were taught by Buddha Shakyamuni in the...
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