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Voices

Partridge: Thanks for your support

By
Rep. Carolyn Partridge
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 — Issue 282

WINDHAM — Thanks, voters, for your support on Nov. 4.

I am honored by the trust you have placed in me and will do my best to work hard for and represent you.

Please do not hesitate to contact me with your thoughts, ideas, or concerns. I can be reached by mail at 1612 Old Cheney Rd., Windham, VT 05359, by phone at 802-874-4182, and by email at cpartridge@leg.state.vt.us.

During the legislative session starting on Jan. 7, 2015, I can be reached Tuesday through Friday at the Statehouse at 115 State St., Drawer 33, Montpelier, VT 05633-5201, and by phone, toll free, at 800-322-5616. Please leave a message with the sergeant-at-arms, and I will respond to you as quickly as possible.

Thanks again for your support. Together we govern!

Voices

What makes us great

By
Jon Schottland

Jon Schottland is a psychotherapist and a school counselor. BRATTLEBORO-The other day I was walking...

Why do so many people rely on SNAP?

By
Robyn Stires

Robyn Stires is the director of Mercy Ministries Food Pantry at Agape Christian Fellowship in...

Health insurance premiums skyrocket for thousands of Vermonters

By
Robert F. Smith

Robert F. Smith reports for The Commons on Bellows Falls and surrounding communities. A longtime...

A solution to troubled nursing homes

By
Helen Neswald

SAXTONS RIVER-The recent reporting from VTDigger about the inadequacy of the state's private nursing homes...

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News

Too many projects, not enough money

By
Wendy M. Levy
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 — Issue 487

The town's infrastructure needs a lot of help - and a lot of money. That's what Town Manager Peter B. Elwell told the Selectboard at the Nov. 20 board meeting. As Elwell, his staff, and the board have worked on the fiscal year 2020 budget over the past few weeks, both good news and bad news have emerged. Some revenues are up, like the money the town receives from the Meals and Rooms Tax. And Elwell has a plan to...

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Voices

White: Working at the foundation of our democracy

By
Jeanette White
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 — Issue 268

The past 12 years have been exciting, challenging, frustrating, rewarding, and humbling. I would like to continue to use my experience and relationships to work for Windham County and the state of Vermont. I served on the Senate Health and Welfare Committee as we began working toward a universal, single-payer health-care system. I continue to work toward this goal. Our mental-health system has also been a priority of mine. Serving on the Mental Health Oversight Committee, I have worked hard...

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Arts

Ceramic sculpture is featured at Crowell Art Gallery

Wednesday, September 13, 2017 — Issue 425

An installation of ceramic Sculptures by Kathie Gatto-Gurney, “Tangled Roots Rising,” will be on exhibit through the month of September at the Crowell Gallery at Moore Free Library, 23 West St. These tangled branches and interwoven grotto-like clay sculptures, ranging from one to four feet high, were inspired by Gatto-Gurney's childhood moments spent in silence alongside Catholic statues, according to a news release. Gatto-Gurney's work as a ceramic sculptor is influenced by her experience as a dancer. She said her...

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