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Voices

Hebert: Humbled to return to Montpelier

By
Mike Hebert
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 — Issue 280

VERNON — Thank you to all the people who voted in this month's election. I am honored to have been reelected to represent Guilford and Vernon in Montpelier.

Being elected is a humbling experience. So is knowing that the people of my district have trust in me to continue working diligently to address their concerns and working with my fellow legislators in moving Vermont forward.

I renew my promise to you that I will represent all the people of Guilford and Vernon equally and to the best of my ability.

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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Two diplomats discuss a complex, changing world

By
Joyce Marcel
Tuesday, September 10, 2024 — Issue 781

BRATTLEBORO-With wars raging in Ukraine and Gaza, plus a very uncertain presidential race in the United States, the Windham World Affairs Council's annual Galbraith Lecture featured a wide-ranging and candid discussion that touched on Afghanistan, Cuba, Ukraine, the Leahy Amendment as it applies to Hamas and Israel, and other hot foreign policy issues. "A Meeting of the Minds: Peter Galbraith and Tim Rieser Discuss What Lies Ahead - U.S. Foreign Policy Today and After the Election" featured two long-time insiders:

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Voices

Moran: Passion and drive

By
Elaine Dove
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 — Issue 278

I vote for the candidate who I feel will do the best job for us all. Just look at John Moran's many important accomplishments in his eight years as our state representative. John is a man of integrity and has the ability to work with the opposition in Montpelier and has built those alliances. He is respectful of their positions on an issue but willing to compromise until decisions are made that meet the goals he feels will work for...

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Arts

Global talent, fashion show will benefit Refugee Legal Fund

Wednesday, March 6, 2024 — Issue 755

The Ethiopian Community Development Center (ECDC), the organization that oversees refugee settlement in southern Vermont, is having a fundraiser on Saturday, March 9, featuring local refugee (and other) talent, at the International Center on the School for International Training campus, 1 Kipling Rd. When Afghan refugees arrived in Brattleboro two years ago, the U.S. government provided funding for legal fees. "However, newly arrived refugees from other countries, such as Eritrea, the Congo, and Yemen, do not have that financial support,"

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