Where did FairPoint ever say that it would cut pay by one-third?
What a dumb letter. Get the facts straight before writing, please.
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...
Lachlan Francis chairs the Windham County Democratic Committee. He adds: "I'm proud that in Windham...
There are only two contested House races in Windham County on the Aug. 11 primary ballot, and the Windham County Democratic Committee gathered the candidates running in the Windham 3 and 4 districts online last week for a pair of virtual forums. The forums, moderated by Windham County Democratic Chair John Hagen, both lasted about 75 minutes and featured several questions from the online audience. The state's 45-day window of early voting is underway. Vermont voters may request a ballot...
Interesting proposition. There is a lot of possibly unnecessary packaging on many consumer products, especially items like cell phones, televisions, coffee makers, and the like. The Amazon and eBay phenomena also greatly contribute to this waste. A packaging tax would certainly give manufacturers an incentive to reduce that packaging if applied at the producer end. However, the point is well taken that this could then create an extra tax burden to shoppers at the grocery store as manufacturers pass the...
Friends of Music at Guilford's 10th annual celebration of Women in Music begins at 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, and salutes Katherine Faulkner “Kay” Swift (1897-1993). Swift was a classically trained composer who became George Gershwin's trusted musical advisor and companion. After Gershwin (1898-1937) encouraged her to compose popular music, Swift became the first woman to write a hit Broadway musical, Fine and Dandy (1930), now the borrowed title for FOMAG's gala. Some of both genres of music will...
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