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Voices

Thanks to Hannaford

By
Pat Haine
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 — Issue 284

GUILFORD — Many thanks to the generous and caring staff at Hannaford for making our shopping trip there such an enjoyable and successful event.

We prepared 28 baskets, each of which provided a complete Thanksgiving dinner for a local family.

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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Voters approve first budget of WSESD school district

By
Olga Peters
Wednesday, July 3, 2019 — Issue 517

The final big jigsaw piece needed to establish the new Windham Southeast School District locked into place on June 25 when just over 200 voters approved the district's $50.3 million fiscal year 2020 budget at the new district's first annual meeting. The budget represents a per-equalized-pupil spending of $18,184. This amount falls below the state's spending threshold of $18,311. Districts that exceed the spending threshold are penalized with a higher tax rate. During the three-hour meeting, voters expressed fast support...

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Voices

Kornheiser reflects the best traditions of public service in Vermont

By
Tim Kipp
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 — Issue 770

BRATTLEBORO-Emilie Kornheiser, District 7 representative, has earned support for reelection to the Statehouse. Our town and county have long benefited from delegations of competent, caring, and energetic elected officials. Windham County has historically been an influencer in Vermont government, and Kornheiser is a standout among her legislative peers. In a short time in Montpelier, she has emerged as an effective and respected leader. She chairs the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, giving Windham an influential role in state government.

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Arts

Biographer Harold Holzer tells story of Lincoln Memorial sculptor

Wednesday, April 24, 2019 — Issue 507

Biographer Harold Holzer, a recipient of the National Humanities Medal, will speak on the life of Daniel Chester French, creator of the Lincoln Memorial, in a talk at Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St. in Brattleboro on Tuesday, April 30, at 7 p.m. His talk, “Lincoln Memorial Sculptor Daniel Chester French: The Making of an Icon,” is part of the Vermont Humanities Council's First Wednesdays lecture series and is free, open to the public, and wheelchair accessible. Note that this...

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